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    #11
    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!!
    Politicians are wonderfull people, as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, like working for a living!

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      #12
      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.

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        #13
        Originally posted by 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.
        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.

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          #14
          Originally posted by Clippy
          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/

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            #15
            Originally posted by 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.
            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.

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              #16
              Originally posted by Zorba
              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!!

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                #17
                Originally posted by WotNxt
                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)

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                  #18
                  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.

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