Reply to: Small Laptop

[Zorba]

Just bought a Dell XPS 1210 for my missus off eBay (brand new cancelled order with 3 year nbd warranty) for £800 - made up! Great little machine although not the lightest of the 12" screen jobbies. Runs for blummin hours though.

[Clippy]

I have a JVC Mini-note which I bought about 5 years ago and it is still going strong having even survived a car crash where the car was written off!

The newer versions are even better than the one I have and much cheaper. You don't need a laptop bag as it will fit into an ordinary briefcase.

http://www.jvc.com/presentations/MPXV841US/

This is an attractive notebook, but the maximum memory support is low - not even 1Gb.

Memory
256MB Standard, 768MB Max. (PC2700 DDR-SDRAM)

[Barriebazg]

I have a laptop with daft blue lights that were too bright. I got a cheap roll of film, opened it so it was exposed, then cut out little squares with a razor to act as 'shades' for the blue lights. Worked fine.

Of course, I was between contracts at the time.

A perfect job for on the bench!!

[Zorba]

I asked the same question a while back, and in the end I gave up looking for a high-res tiny-laptop and got a reconditioned Dell Latitude D420 from http://www.mcscom.co.uk/ for about £450. And, it's lovely! (Still has Dell's 3 year on-site warranty too.)

My only complaint is that the "bluetooth on" light below the screen is ridiculously, distractingly, bright.

They're low on stock at the moment due to appearing on a bunch of bargain-hunting sites recently, but if you wait a while I'm sure they'll get some more in.

I have a laptop with daft blue lights that were too bright. I got a cheap roll of film, opened it so it was exposed, then cut out little squares with a razor to act as 'shades' for the blue lights. Worked fine.

Of course, I was between contracts at the time.

[WotNxt]

Agreed - I have the D410 and can't fault it.

Can't say I've noticed the Bluetooth light.
But now that you have mentioned it, I'll probably keep looking at it now.

I have a JVC Mini-note which I bought about 5 years ago and it is still going strong having even survived a car crash where the car was written off!

The newer versions are even better than the one I have and much cheaper. You don't need a laptop bag as it will fit into an ordinary briefcase.

http://www.jvc.com/presentations/MPXV841US/

[Clippy]

I asked the same question a while back, and in the end I gave up looking for a high-res tiny-laptop and got a reconditioned Dell Latitude D420 from http://www.mcscom.co.uk/ for about £450. And, it's lovely! (Still has Dell's 3 year on-site warranty too.)

My only complaint is that the "bluetooth on" light below the screen is ridiculously, distractingly, bright.

They're low on stock at the moment due to appearing on a bunch of bargain-hunting sites recently, but if you wait a while I'm sure they'll get some more in.

Agreed - I have the D410 and can't fault it.

Can't say I've noticed the Bluetooth light.
But now that you have mentioned it, I'll probably keep looking at it now.

[timh]

I asked the same question a while back, and in the end I gave up looking for a high-res tiny-laptop and got a reconditioned Dell Latitude D420 from http://www.mcscom.co.uk/ for about £450. And, it's lovely! (Still has Dell's 3 year on-site warranty too.)

My only complaint is that the "bluetooth on" light below the screen is ridiculously, distractingly, bright.

They're low on stock at the moment due to appearing on a bunch of bargain-hunting sites recently, but if you wait a while I'm sure they'll get some more in.

[portseven]

You could try the black market for one of the $100 Laptops, let me know when you find a source, coz I want one too!!

[Clippy]

with the plasma, bear in mind that not all plasma/lcds are FullHD, i.e. 1080p. Id only get a Sony Bravia Plasma myself.

Sony only make LCD's.

P.S. Great avvy.

[churkus]

with the plasma, bear in mind that not all plasma/lcds are FullHD, i.e. 1080p. Id only get a Sony Bravia Plasma myself.

[chubba]

Why not go for a little mac? They are very nice...

And only about £700 inc VAT:
Macbook

[Clippy]

Libretto - That's a Tosh, right?

Not a big fan of their laptops, especially the smaller ones, as they charge a fortune for external devices with proprietary connections.

Oh, and a naff BIOS as well.

[Euro-commuter]

I also hear that the Libretto is making a comeback

It made one, and then disappeared again
Anyway, it wasn't cheap.

[portseven]

P7 - Do Dell still make the X1?
Was on their website recently but didn't see this on there.

Ohh, maybe not then! I was looking at them about 8 months ago, guess they have dropped them.

I guess the next nearest is the d420, I also hear that the Libretto is making a comeback

[Clippy]

Laptop - Lenovo Thinkpad X60 or Dell Lattitude X1

P7 - Do Dell still make the X1?
Was on their website recently but didn't see this on there.