what laptop/netbook

[ik9000]

Can anyone recommend a good laptop? I'm after the holy grail for going on city breaks + working off my knee during the commute: priorities (in order) are:

good for DVD watching
battery life
something easy to take on airplanes etc
portable
able to use internet while on travels
able to handle work on the go (office, powerpoint etc) without grinding to a halt.

preferably with a built-in DVD player but not essential if a portable one can be purcahsed with it.

budget ideally sub £300, no more than £500 unless it's absolutely worth it. Were the mac-book pro not £1000 it would prob be ideal.

[Iron Sights]

you might want to wait and see what amd llano has to offer, once they pop up

[ik9000]

i'd be inclined to agree, but I could really do with one for this w/e (I can peddle it later if Llano is as good as it's meant to be for that bracket)

[Iron Sights]

Not the best battery, but comes with a dedicated card (not sure that it will be much use to you)

http://www.dabs.com/products/dell-in...lack-7L0C.html £339

Keep an eye out on hotukdeals, I've seen a lot of dell laptops around the £500 mark

[Rob_B]

what about the one in the bargains forum?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Advent-A13...item19c7a10d72

Its not going to set the world on fire but add an external DVD drive & you'll still be under £200... surely 'ok' spec for browsing and office?

PC operating system: Genuine Windows (R) 7 Home Premium
Processor Type: Intel SU2300 CPU mark
Processor speed: 1.2GHz
Memory Size: 2GB mb
Memory Type: DDR3
Hard Drive Capacity: 250 Gb
Screen Size/Type: WXGA 13"
Graphics Card Type: Integrated
Graphics Memory: UP TO 256 mb
Wireless Enabled: Yes
No. of USB Connections: 3
Other Interfaces: 4 in 1 card reader
Battery life (up to): 3 hours
Weight: 1.71 kg
Colour: Red

[ik9000]

ok, I thought this sort of machine didn't exist but check this out:

http://uk.asus.com/Notebooks/Superio...specifications

ticks all the boxes and less than a mac-book, plus no bendy plastic chassis. If I can find one, I'm seriously considering ordering this, depending on price + unless anyone can suggest a better option for similar price.

[ik9000]

Not the best battery, but comes with a dedicated card (not sure that it will be much use to you)

Keep an eye out on hotukdeals, I've seen a lot of dell laptops around the £500 mark

what about the one in the bargains forum?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Advent-A13...item19c7a10d72

Its not going to set the world on fire but add an external DVD drive & you'll still be under £200... surely 'ok' spec for browsing and office?

PC operating system: Genuine Windows (R) 7 Home Premium
Processor Type: Intel SU2300 CPU mark
Battery life (up to): 3 hours
Weight: 1.71 kg
Colour: Red

battery life is the downer with both those. I'm ideally after something that will let me watch a few DVD films before keeling over and dying.