Comments on: What do you look for in a laptop? http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/ Jake on travel, China, food, life and tech Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GiM http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6584 GiM Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:26:29 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-6584 Well, at least Dell want to be on top. With about $8000 you are able to find some performane at the nest link: http://click.canada.dell.com/r/9FZE8T/QT8Q/9ZNT27/B5VJ1/TYX3/KI/h Bravo! Well, at least Dell want to be on top. With about $8000 you are able to find some performane at the nest link:

http://click.canada.dell.com/r/9FZE8T/QT8Q/9ZNT27/B5VJ1/TYX3/KI/h

Bravo!

]]> By: GiM http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6042 GiM Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:36:48 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-6042 Love to... dream PCs or laptops, more exactly... a) full keyboard size (~ 6" x 18"); b) display same size (~ 19", ~ 3:1 ratio and not 16:9, ~ 1800x600 pixels minimum - I like some 3600x1200 pixels, 100hz refresh); c) you realize that the video card must support the displays... d) easily 2 swappable (not necessarily hot) SSDD of 32GB (Solid State Disk Drive; any additional space, external USB...; the BIOS to be able to make an image of first SSDD to second one, no matter the partition type; certainly, higher size will be acceptable); e) 2GB RAM on board, one expansion slot for other 2-4GB (dual channel); f) HDMI input/output (nice an ATSC_QAM/NTSC/PAL tuner inside); g) second display output for external (clone/)independent monitor; h) external international AC adapter and a small internal battery pack (replaceable: AA, C, D... size) for about 10 minutes working; external battery pack for 2-4 hours at full computing power - hot swappable (you can have spare...); i) 100/1000 LAN, a-n WiFi; j) a good processor (core 2 duo / quad); k) external DVD (USB...); l) a good OS (Vista excluded). I forgot to mention, but... the keyboard IS the laptop! And the included display can be amovible to 20-25" away... Do you like it? Remember, this SPECs do not belongs to a future technology, but to an established one (I work last year with motherboards with a socket for swappable SSDD)... I love a Fujitsu or Lenovo laptop like this one! HP, well they are a little traditional, maybe in a few years... Falcon Northwest, maybe... Love to… dream PCs or laptops, more exactly…

a) full keyboard size (~ 6″ x 18″);
b) display same size (~ 19″, ~ 3:1 ratio and not 16:9, ~ 1800×600 pixels minimum – I like some 3600×1200 pixels, 100hz refresh);
c) you realize that the video card must support the displays…
d) easily 2 swappable (not necessarily hot) SSDD of 32GB (Solid State Disk Drive; any additional space, external USB…; the BIOS to be able to make an image of first SSDD to second one, no matter the partition type; certainly, higher size will be acceptable);
e) 2GB RAM on board, one expansion slot for other 2-4GB (dual channel);
f) HDMI input/output (nice an ATSC_QAM/NTSC/PAL tuner inside);
g) second display output for external (clone/)independent monitor;
h) external international AC adapter and a small internal battery pack (replaceable: AA, C, D… size) for about 10 minutes working; external battery pack for 2-4 hours at full computing power – hot swappable (you can have spare…);
i) 100/1000 LAN, a-n WiFi;
j) a good processor (core 2 duo / quad);
k) external DVD (USB…);
l) a good OS (Vista excluded).

I forgot to mention, but… the keyboard IS the laptop! And the included display can be amovible to 20-25″ away…

Do you like it? Remember, this SPECs do not belongs to a future technology, but to an established one (I work last year with motherboards with a socket for swappable SSDD)… I love a Fujitsu or Lenovo laptop like this one! HP, well they are a little traditional, maybe in a few years… Falcon Northwest, maybe…

]]> By: Brian http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-5980 Brian Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:12:22 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-5980 Why not the best of all worlds, with a portable core (processor, memory and storage (Flash or hard drive), that can be inserted in a variety of system assembies, when I'm at home I want a big screen, separate keyboard and lots of expandability. I'd like to be able to carry the system with me in a PDA sized system that I can stick in a pocket and have at my fingertips. A traditional laptop shell would provide the system I need when traveling. I guess this is the "IPOD" laptop with a simple core machine that becomes the "brains" in different configurations (Car audio, External speakers, exercise monitor, etc....) Why not the best of all worlds, with a portable core (processor, memory and storage (Flash or hard drive), that can be inserted in a variety of system assembies, when I’m at home I want a big screen, separate keyboard and lots of expandability. I’d like to be able to carry the system with me in a PDA sized system that I can stick in a pocket and have at my fingertips. A traditional laptop shell would provide the system I need when traveling.

I guess this is the “IPOD” laptop with a simple core machine that becomes the “brains” in different configurations (Car audio, External speakers, exercise monitor, etc….)

]]> By: Dennis http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-5965 Dennis Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:57:13 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-5965 Like you, I look for a size and weight that works for travel. Wide screen but still able to open on the airplane and see the screen even though the person in front of you has the seat back reclined. Long battery life is another lots of memory (expandable) lots of USB ports An internal device to detect wireless mouse so you don't have to burn a USB for that a good set of speakers so I don't need an external device if I'm playing a movie in my hotel room a slide out number keypad would be a great add on (slides out of the right side sort of like a dvd drive) Like you, I look for a size and weight that works for travel. Wide screen but still able to open on the airplane and see the screen even though the person in front of you has the seat back reclined.
Long battery life is another
lots of memory (expandable)
lots of USB ports
An internal device to detect wireless mouse so you don’t have to burn a USB for that
a good set of speakers so I don’t need an external device if I’m playing a movie in my hotel room
a slide out number keypad would be a great add on (slides out of the right side sort of like a dvd drive)

]]> By: William Viergever http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-5957 William Viergever Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:38:25 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-5957 i'm still running a15" thinkpad t42p that supports 1600x1200 res the new t61p, that does 1920x1200 could be your ticket: see: http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channeltype/2/channelid/127/subtype/1/2003889.html don't know the model numbers, but lenovo also offers integrated AT&T and (i think Verizon) data cards as well ciao' for now out i’m still running a15″ thinkpad t42p that supports 1600×1200 res

the new t61p, that does 1920×1200 could be your ticket:

see:

http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/63266/channeltype/2/channelid/127/subtype/1/2003889.html

don’t know the model numbers, but lenovo also offers integrated AT&T and (i think Verizon) data cards as well

ciao’ for now

out

]]> By: Scott http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-5956 Scott Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:20:30 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-5956 You forgot the most important thing, Battery Life. I am sick of laptops that don't last more than a couple of hours especially editing video etc. I still want absolute minimum weight but I need more battery time! You forgot the most important thing, Battery Life. I am sick of laptops that don’t last more than a couple of hours especially editing video etc. I still want absolute minimum weight but I need more battery time!

]]> By: Curt http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-5954 Curt Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-laptop/#comment-5954 Man, you totally missed the ASUS A8J series... Mine is a couple of years old now but it is 14in widescreen, core duo, Geforce 7600 go with 512 MB dedicated vid memory, up to 4 GB of memory, bluetooth, card reader, 5 usb ports, dvi and vga out, built in webcam, firewire, DL DVD burner and it was about $1300.00. I don't think anyone makes better laptops than ASUS. Man, you totally missed the ASUS A8J series… Mine is a couple of years old now but it is 14in widescreen, core duo, Geforce 7600 go with 512 MB dedicated vid memory, up to 4 GB of memory, bluetooth, card reader, 5 usb ports, dvi and vga out, built in webcam, firewire, DL DVD burner and it was about $1300.00. I don’t think anyone makes better laptops than ASUS.

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