Business laptop.

[Molotov]

Hey guys,
A friend of mine is on a lookout for a 12-14 inch laptop after his got stolen and we've scavenged the net for a few hours just now.
However knowing that there's always something you miss was gonna check with you chaps.

Budget - up to 1000 euroes (he is planning to buy in Germany, when he's back there) or aprox 800 pounds, however the cheaper the better (I'm advising him to spend 500-600 and get monitor/speakers to hook up to at home)

Priorities in order of importance:
Battery Life
Mobility/weight/size
Connectivity
Screen and keyboard quality.

Tasks:
Words processing
Browsing
Watching Movies

All in all - I'm advising him against getting something too powerful since frankly he doesn't need it to be.

Thanks in advance !

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would have a look at the Toshiba R630 and R700:

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.c...obile-laptops/

Both have a magnesium alloy chassis.

Toshiba have recently introduced the R800 series though.

[cub1061]

Dell Latitude. There should be one to suit his needs, good spec and price range to choose from.

I have a Latitude D620, one of the best laptops I have used.

[Molotov]

cub
i heard the battery on those was awful
what do you use it for ? how's the perfomance ?
pros and cons ?

[cub1061]

Done a little mod on mine as I got the nvidia gpu with of course had problems with heat.
So took it apart got a large piece of copper and alot of AS5. Now it runs fine and no overheat.

Mainly use it for surfing and playing kiddie games. Battery not too bad on mine, I get over an hours before having to plug charger in. Not bad for a used machine.

Performance I think is good, came with C2D T5600 @ 1.8, upgraded memory to 2gigs PC6400 and 120gig hard drive.

All in all Iam very happy with it, out shine some new laptops I see in shops.