Where to get good info on portable comps?

edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
edited September 2003 in Hardware
I like my Toshiba Sat. pro, But after lugging it around China for two weeks I am in the market for a lighter machine.

Where can I get good data and reviews on protable computers?? I have tried a few places with no luck.
I know that you guys know. Please tell me where to go. (let me rephrase that)
tks ed

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    www.dynamism.com has the smallest & lightest notebooks in the world. Outside of Laptop magazine, which is passable at best, there isn't much that I've found in the way of laptop reviews. Just look @ the hardware specs and go with something decent is the best you can do...

    How light were you looking btw? Sager/PowerPro have some Centrino notebooks that are pretty lightweight but still pretty powerful.... www.powernotebooks.com sells them.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    A friend of mine showed us his boss's new toy the other day... a brand new Toshiba Centrino notebook that weighed all of 3.9 pounds and is the smallest fully featured notebook I've ever seen, right down to the CD-RW/DVD Combo drive. I'm not sure of the model number on it, but it runs about 1800 bucks.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    Fujitsu has some fully featured notebooks that are smaller than that toshiba, but they're POS Transmeta Crusoe/384mb/ATi 8mb video units...
  • reelbigfishreelbigfish Boston, MA Member
    edited September 2003
    my T40 from IBM rocks. It has an 80GB hard drive, 1.6Ghz Pentium-M(Centrino), ATI Mobility 9000, 512MB of RAM, weighs about 3.9lbs, has good resolution, has trackpoint and a touchpad, wireless A/B. Its got tons of features, it portable, and easy to use. Definitly worth a look.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited September 2003
    the lightest i've EVER seen is IBM's X31... its a tiny ass beast, somewhere in the 2.7 pound range
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    http://www.dynamism.com/u3/index.shtml

    Sony U3. 1.8lbs.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Hey, I don't need micro.
    My Toshiba works great, but it is 7.4 lbs and 1.9" thick.
    If I can get as much function in less than 4lbs I'll be real happy.
    Some great leads guys.
    If you come across anything else let me know.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    How about 5.5lbs?
    http://powernotebooks.com/specs/PowerPro/c3-16.php
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    Oh, Sony's got some Centrino notebooks that are about 4lbs or less...
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