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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
ow... well inspirons will be ok if they're used mostly as desktops. for true road warriors, the latitudes & precisions are where it's at. the inspirons are HEAVY and so don't plan on long city walks with it on your shoulder. just be gentle on the thing, don't throw it around like a pancake, as i do. wobbly lids/ chassis are the achiles heel of consumer laptops, so beware of that and you should be ok. also battery life might not be as long as you'd hope, but then again where do you go that there are no plugs? i have an inverter for my car, works like a charm.
ps- the 17" screen should make it great to watch movies on a hammock , though.
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Well, I'm used to working on a 17 inch screen at work, and since I do so much copyediting and writing, getting to open those manuscripts up to 200% on a big screen really helps keep the eye strain down (and the mistakes!). Plus it helps me keep several windows visible at the same time--e-mail, net, word. Trust me, I ain't gonna be doing muching lying around in a hammock. In fact, if any Carolinias out there know of any potential clientele who could use the services of an award-winning writer/editor, let me know, por favor.
It's going to be my computer at home more than anything, which is why I went for the big keyboard. Yes, it will possiby go to the library or other places, but I'm not gonna be hauling it around to parks and coffee shops for hanging out and looking cool.
Specs all looked pretty hefty to me, including long battery life (at least longer than most I saw in this range, at 85Wh).
& I don't know--is 7 lbs. all that heavy?