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that toshiba you mention in post 9 seems a little bit heavy at 6 pounds...thickness isn't all that bad but the other dimensions seem a little big

Edited by: germuno

6lbs isnt horrible but it's like 10 times the power and usability of that asus. I take a big screen HP dv4000 series with me and hardly notice the weight. -not that I'm a fanatic about HP mind you.

I use one of those targa laptop backpacks and just fits. still room for camera, other stuff and not bulky at all.

you may be right akirakhan & i appreciate your input

what i have to consider that may or may not make an lp my option

... 6 lbs is over 4% of my body weight

... over 20 % of my luggage weight allotment

... must fit easily in an LL bean day pack & be extremely rugged

my reasons for wanting a laptop

...email
....phone
...download pictures now that i just started carrying a camera
...play dvd
...live streaming
...maximum hours of battery life

Edited by: germuno

look around, that was just one example. Get one of those targa daypacks I mentioned -looks normal but is really a very rugged laptop backpack. Besides, itll keep you in shape!

yeah akirak...the more effort i put into this project the fewer regrets i'll have..

..but it's time to do it & join the 1st world...just got my first cell phone camera...didn't even carry a camera before now.

I use a 15 inch macpro and carry it most everywhere when I travel. It is in a neoprene sleeve and then additionally padded in a totebag or backpack. Never had a problem and the bags have both dropped on more than one occasion. I regularly backup on a hard drive at home before taking trips. I use it for preparing presentations, email, storing photos, playing dvds.

I am considering the new mac which is even lighter though I don't find the weight to be a huge problem and routinely carry my computer with me.

Ruth

#9 #11

of course the toshiba is much more powerful, but is also bigger and 3 times more weight!!
IMHO when you're on a trip the most important things are mobility and flexybility and the asus does that very good: is easy to use (if you don't like linux you can still put xp on it) and is really cheap (cheaper than a high end phone)

if you don't care about money you can even get a oqo E2 whit vista ultimate loaded on it, 1,6Ghz CPU etc, but who cares if you need only to check only some mail or book a flight ticket?!?

Edited by: scareface

i tend to agree with you scarface about the merits of mobility & flexibility...

...what's the best arrangement for making phone calls?

Well if you must carry a computer, why a laptop? Notebooks are smaller and lighter and that is the only difference between them and laptops.

Since you want to use internet telephony, look for one with a built in webcam. My wife's VAIO notebook weighs very little, slips into a foam rubber sleeve which could then go into a daypack. Open a Skype account for your phone calls. There are other VOIP suppliers of course but Skype is by far the largest and if you have family, friends who are also Skype users, then those calls are of course free.

Laptop's are so 2007.

Having a laptop makes so much sense these days for the traveler. In fact you are pretty dumb if you don't (or some old style hippy!)

Free wifi is everywhere making it cheaper than web cafes, u can store back ups of music, videos, photos, important docs.

It can also relieve travel boredom as you can watch DVDs etc

I have a Toshiba T41

Lightweight, cheap and powerful.