I'm looking into a new computer setup, and he's the basic plan. I want a small, light laptop (no bigger than my current Dell Inspiron 4000) with one swappable drive bay (floppy or DVD/CDRW/DVDR), integrated wireless, decent graphics, and a touchpad. I don't see much point in paying for a large screen (14.1 inches max I think) if I'm just going to be using the LCD most of the time. Basically performance is important, as I want it to last at last 3 years.
My plan is to use this to take notes in class and work in the library, and when I arrive back at my dorm, to plug it into a docking station.
I envision the docking station on the floor or a shelf, and the keyboard on the slide out drawer, leaving only the LCD (which has a small footprint) and the mouse on the desk. I'm going for a clean desk.
My ideal docking station would have the following:
17 or 19 inch LCD
keyboard, mouse
floppy or optical (whichever is not in the swappable bay)
audio out jack to my stereo
a bunch of USB 2.0 devices (number of ports not really an issue, I can use a hub)
10/100 ethernet
I'd really appreciate it if you guys and gals could recommend a brand and/or model of laptop that has all that and has an available docking station with all the features I want. Also please recommend an LCD. Thanks a lot everyone.
Budget maximum is $3000 for EVERYTHING (laptop, docking station, LCD)
My plan is to use this to take notes in class and work in the library, and when I arrive back at my dorm, to plug it into a docking station.
I envision the docking station on the floor or a shelf, and the keyboard on the slide out drawer, leaving only the LCD (which has a small footprint) and the mouse on the desk. I'm going for a clean desk.
My ideal docking station would have the following:
17 or 19 inch LCD
keyboard, mouse
floppy or optical (whichever is not in the swappable bay)
audio out jack to my stereo
a bunch of USB 2.0 devices (number of ports not really an issue, I can use a hub)
10/100 ethernet
I'd really appreciate it if you guys and gals could recommend a brand and/or model of laptop that has all that and has an available docking station with all the features I want. Also please recommend an LCD. Thanks a lot everyone.
Budget maximum is $3000 for EVERYTHING (laptop, docking station, LCD)