... presumably in the Latitude line, without considering cost, which one would you pick? I'm really pulled by E4200...but that ugly battery pack seem like a bummer. Plus, I don't know if Intel Core Duo U9600 is fast enough. All the others? They are bulky and I can't tell the difference. What's your pick?
... In Dell's strange world, E4200 (12 inch) is more expensive than anything with i7. And...for most of the laptop work, I don't think i7 or i5 would make much of a big difference. I'd rather go for SSD drives.
michecon what is a ssd drive? My laptop is getting old sometimes need to shake it to get it to turn on so I plan to replace it soon, like to replace it for around $1000. give or take. Need large screen do to eye problems. (yes age combined with diabetes is a b****).
ssd drive (solid state drive) is like your flash drive (or the card you use for digital camera), but made as a hard drive. It runs without spinning, which means it can run faster and with less heat.
Mostly common business staff...office, latex, data, etc, no gaming...occasionally when I am in mood, run some statistical staff.
I don't need one as good as micheon does, internet,clutch bbs reading, banking and stock market, and a lot of pictures. My laptop has gotten noisy and it will heat my house in the winter.
Thanks tinman. For about $1k, I'll always recommend a macbook pro or Lenovo T or X series. You probably don't need as good a machine, but these would never fail you.
Macbook pro 17'' is too pricey for my needs and I do not see a 17" Lenovo. I need 17" or bigger because of bad eyes. I have an ancient 17" Toshiba now and it is adequate. It is worn out and running very hot, I keep a fan blowing on it while it is on.
Dell Vostro 3700 might do the trick for you. The drawback is weight, close to 6 pounds, then again, it has 17''.
With bad eyes, you could even get the MacBook Pro 13"/15" and use the Zoom function built in with the Mac. I use it all the time when I don't have glasses on and works to perfection. Simply hold down control and use two fingers on the TrackPad and it zooms in.
