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Looking For Thin Laptop Or Netbook [SOLVED]
YamiNoSenshi
A point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered User regular
A point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered User regular
So, my Dell Inspiron Tank is pretty much outdated and useless at this point, as well as weighing in at 4.7 elephants. So I'm looking for something at least light and probably small to accompany me. I'm not looking for some powerful behemoth that can play all the newest games. What I want it to do is:
-Play videos and DVDs. My primary use would be a portable anime player, so it has to be capable of playing stuff that's encoded in some pretty high definitions., but it doesn't necessarily have to play the videos in HD, if you can understand that.
-Web stuff. Assuming it has an integrated WiFi card, should be good to go. I doubt I'd be able to find anything lacking this, but just in case.
-Play older games. If it can handle stuff like Diablo 2 or Starcraft, I'll be perfectly happy. The more the better, but there's a point where I'd rather have a lower price and size than pure power.
I was looking at netbooks, but they seem very underpowered and trying to watch video on one seems like it would make only my optometrist happy. But I want something light, since the 5 year old laptop I have now is a beast to carry around.
-Play videos and DVDs. My primary use would be a portable anime player, so it has to be capable of playing stuff that's encoded in some pretty high definitions., but it doesn't necessarily have to play the videos in HD, if you can understand that.
-Web stuff. Assuming it has an integrated WiFi card, should be good to go. I doubt I'd be able to find anything lacking this, but just in case.
-Play older games. If it can handle stuff like Diablo 2 or Starcraft, I'll be perfectly happy. The more the better, but there's a point where I'd rather have a lower price and size than pure power.
I was looking at netbooks, but they seem very underpowered and trying to watch video on one seems like it would make only my optometrist happy. But I want something light, since the 5 year old laptop I have now is a beast to carry around.
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It's also thin, light, and cheap.
If it turns out that you need a beefier processor, though, the important question is "how light is light"?
5lbs is about the standard. That's what the white macbook weighs, for instance, as well as just about any $500 laptop you can get on newegg or whatever.
4lbs starts to be "hey, this is light". Here you've got the Dell XPS m1330 or Acer 3595.
3lbs is "wow, this is really light." and you get the Thinkpad x200
And for thinner/lighter than that, it gets really expensive really quick.
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?
You, or your workplace, is Doing It Wrong.
The Atom certainly can't handle Fallout 3 or high-res h.264 video (low-bitrate 720p is occasionally doable) but to say you can't view video on it is hyperbole.
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?
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I don't have a hard budget number, but definitely something below $1000. After that we're talking full-on gaming machine, and my shuttle is portable enough for LAN parties and what-not. Somewhere around $750 is probably going to be the sweet spot it seems. And no MacBook. I have nothing against Macs, but I doubt it's going to be the solution I'm looking for.