[plug] Which brand of laptop?

[Bret Busby]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Craig Foster wrote:

>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
>> Behalf Of Bret Busby
>> Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2008 1:28 AM
>> To: plug at plug.org.au
>> Subject: Re: [plug] Which brand of laptop?
>>
>> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, w0018749 wrote:
>>
> <snip>
>> While that
>> one comes with 2GB RAM, a couple of weks ago, Dell had a special on
> the
>> XPS M1730, with a model with 3GB RAM, for $1200 (delivered).
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> --
>> Bret Busby
>> Armadale
>> West Australia
>> ..............
>
> Anyone with a XPS 1730 can tell you it's *NOT* a laptop at 5KG. Maybe
> the 1720 is what you were thinking of.
>
>

No, it was the 1730. I am fairly sure of that. If you want to check it, 
you could always phone/email Dell, asking them about the specific offer, 
of a laptop computer with a 17" screen, for $1200, delivered.

As I stated in my response, to get the numeric keypad inbuilt, a 
portable computer (since you do not like the term "laptop" being used 
for a 17" screened portable computer) with a 17" screen, would likely be 
required.

The Dell XPS M1730 is such a system, and, whether it weighs 5kg or 1 kg, 
it is a computer that meets (from my understanding) the specified 
requirements.

My missus has a slightly heavier (and, better, because of the screen 
aspect ratio; 4:3) Acer 1711, and, that she has found to be too heavy 
for her to want to take on aeroplanes, due to the weight requirements 
for cabin luggage, that are sometimes enforced, and, because she finds 
the computer a bit heavy to lug around). That computer is dual booting 
into Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu 8.04, without any significant problems, 
and is a fairly good computer. However, it was alot more expensive than 
the Dell, the Dell having its much cheaper, new-fangled, 17" widescreen 
display, and, due to the full sized screen of the Acer, the battery life 
for the Acer is only about an hour.

But, anyway, the original poster HAD specified that an inbuilt numeric 
keypad was wanted and, as far as I am aware, on a PORTABLE COMPUTER, a 
17" screen is required, to get the keyboard width sufficient to include 
an inbuilt  numeric keypad (of usable size).

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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