Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:05:56 -0700 From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> Subject: Re: laptop recommendations Message-ID: <200011102106.eAAL5vN36995@orthanc.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:29:10 PST." <XFMail.001110122910.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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>>>>> "John" == John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:
John> If you throw in the extra battery, Windows (everyone plays
John> games, right :-P), and Office then you end up with a machine
John> that is $100 less and only does 1400x1050 instead of
John> 1600x1200. However, it still looks quite nice, esp. if you
John> don't want Windoze or Office. I would only recommend the
John> Inspiron for the insane screen though. If you don't need
John> that, get a VAIO. :)
While I really like my Inspiron 7000, *especially* the insane screen,
you don't want one if you travel. Weighing in at 10 lbs it's almost
half of the carry-on baggage weight allowance for many (North American)
airlines. (In Canada you're typically limited to 10 kilos total weight
for carry-on. Most US carriers have a non-metric equivalent limit.) Since
I prefer to travel with a single backpack small enough to carry on board
(even for business -- being a programmer has some advantages :-)
the 7000 really limits me.
--lyndon
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