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[Binch Lover]

I'm looking into buying a small laptop because I'm going to need one that I can carry around a lot in the near future. My current one is 4 years old (still running well) but battery life is non existent.

My criteria are:
long battery life
low weight: around 2 kg
somewhat decent specs
need a dvd drive (which rules out netbooks)

From my research, it seems lots of companies are offering 13" laptops which fulfill these criteria. I've narrowed it down to the following models:

Samsung Q320: Great reviews, battery and screen
LG E310: Very light and good specs
TG ES 301: Cheaper and decent specs
HP DV3: Great reviews and specs but expensive

Of course, I'm open to other suggestions.

Does anyone have experience with these types of laptops? Any recommendations? Thanks!

[eamo]

Nowadays computer makers all use the same or similar parts. They just design the case that goes around them.

My personal advice is to not get wrapped up in brand-names and just get the best spec you can for a price you're willing to pay.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I have an MSI wind netbook and have never missed the DVD drive even once. You could get a separate usb DVD drive. Are you going to be watching dvds on the go?

[red_devil]

13" laptop either the new Macbook Pro or the Sony VAIO. Nothing else.

[Binch Lover]

I didn't really want a Macbook Pro and Sony Vaoi were out of my price range of about 1 million for the specs I wanted.

In the end, I followed eamo's advice and went for an Asus F6a which cost me 1.1 million.

Specs:
Core 2 Duo T6400
250GB HD
13.3" screen
1.95kg
3GB RAM
DVD-R

The weight was one of the main selling points for me. It also has a pretty cool alternative operating system which boots up in 8 seconds and allows you to access Internet, Skype and music/pictures.

I only got it yesterday, so we'll see what happens!

On a related note, we now have 2 out of date (circa 2005) laptops, 1 Toshiba and 1 Samsung. Is there anywhere to sell them for parts or get any sort of money for them?

[Suwon4AGT]

I bought a Macbook, upgraded the ram to 4gb, the hard drive to a 500gb 7200rpm and added a USB mouse and hard shell all for 1.5M about 6 weeks ago at the L'Park mall.

[richardlang]

I know you're looking for a 13 inch notebook. Perhaps consider Lenovo's new S12, which has a 12.1 inch screen.

It's $429 for the 1.30ghz VIA nano processor, while the 1.60ghz Intel Atom processor version costs $499 and can handle HD 720dpi video.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-lenovo-ideapad-s12

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lenovo%20s12&w=all