Wish to buy best laptop with light weight and small screen?

Question

I have been impressed with quality of TOSHIBA and my requirement matches with TOSHIBA U200.

I like SONAY VAIO small laptops for its style but afraid whether they are good for long term and performance stuff.

I like Dell XPS because of its configuration of CORE DUO plus similar small sized 12 inches screen ...

am looking at laptop with dvd recorder, card reader everything packed in small unit not bulky and heavy ones but it should be durable as well. I know its asking for too much but please help me.

Which one out of this should be best if am concerned about
"QUALITY, PERFORMANCE and SMALL SIZE.

Ofcourse cost does matter so may be SONY may not fit in here.


Also guide me where exactly are your recommended models cheaper. Am in Kuwait and can buy things from UK or USA through amazon sort of facilities.

Answer 1

dell xps m1210
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1210?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

> nothing quite like it
so small, yet so so powerful & feature packed !

configure it,
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DYCWLS1&s=dhs
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™
Integrated Audio
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Norton Internet Security™ 2006 Edition 15-months
Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Award Winning Service, Support
Windows Vista™ Capable

>> $ 1,563

if u get a better deal, grab it !
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ok, i was just comparing it side by side with the toshiba u200
with as close a specs as possible

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetcontinue.to?seg=HHO&poid=331311&cartAction=Add&coid=-31396&selcmpcodpipcrt=&qtycrt=0&lincrt=0&selxslpoidtab2pip=&COMP_CPU=CPU-0190&COMP_Operating+System=OS-0074&COMP_Color+Variation=COLOR-0002&COMP_Office+Software=APP-0010&COMP_Memory=MEM-0066&COMP_LCD=LCD-0054&COMP_Graphics+Controller=GFX-0032&COMP_HDD=HDD-0037&COMP_Optical+Media=SBAY-0031&COMP_Mini-PCI%2FWiFi=COM1-0026&COMP_Bluetooth=COM2-0015&COMP_Standard+Warranty=WARR-0001
CPU: Intel® Core™2 Duo* Processor T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
Color Variation: Mist gray
Memory: 1024MB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM (512MBx2)
LCD: 12.1" Diagonal Widescreen XGA TruBrite™ display (1280x800)
Graphics Controller: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-128MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
HDD: 80GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial-ATA)
Optical Media: DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
Mini-PCI/WiFi: Intel® PRO/Wireless LAN 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth® Version 2.0 +EDR
Standard Warranty: 1 Year Standard Limited Warranty

>> $ 1,461

wow, a good system and a good price
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weighs slightly less than dell & lil slimmer too
but no dedicated graphics possible, only gma950
no win xp media centre 2005,
here you loose out
the media centre coupled with an improved dell direct features are a huge benefit

advantage: dell !
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u205 at $ 1600 with win xp media centre & 2 gb ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834114285

great !

>> my vote for the u205 @ 4.1 pounds, win xp media centre & 2 gb ram <<

Answer 2

Have a Dell XPS because of its configuration of CORE DUO plus similar small sized 12 inches screen - also docking station with DVD very pleased with it