Choosing a new laptop

[Lars]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 10:44:07AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
Hi,

I, because I already have one, would go for an IBM Thinkpad of
the R40 series because the value:money ratio is, imho, quite high.

IBM's laptops are 
relatively well documented - enter the model number
on their support site and you get all the info;
are quite sturdy in their construction;
have good keyboards;
replacement parts are available for a long time, 3y+;
run long, my TP R40 2681-F7G runs 3.5h without additional battery;

Hope that helps,
Lars.

> I've decided it's time for a new laptop.  In the past I've been
> relatively happy with Dell, but their web site is driving me to
> distraction (want info about Latitudes?  Tell them you have a home
> office and they'll give you Inspiron instead).  Questions to you:
> 
> 1.  Which brand?
> 2.  Which model?
> 
> I use laptops when travelling and for presentations.  For the former I
> want long battery life and high resolution (preferably 1600x1200).
> For the latter I need something that will feed run-of-the-mill data
> projectors at 1024x768 and with enough grunt to run an increasingly
> lethargic Acrobat Reader without noticeable delay.  I'm suspicious of
> the new wide screen versions because of potential problems with the
> data projectors; if people can allay these concerns, I'd be quite
> happy to have a wide-screen model.  I also want a keyboard which I can
> remap and a touchpad which works; a third mouse button would, of
> course, be a good idea.
> 
> Greg
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