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To: Jeff Hayden who wrote (34245)	7/27/2002 11:41:54 PM
From: Robert Salasidis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

The laptops in that link are all VERY small laptops (ultra portables). They are in the 2-3 lbs range. Some are less than 1" thick. Speed Step can be turned off (at the expense of battery life) if you wish. As an example, the Fujitsu laptop gets 4.5 hrs and weighs in the 3.3 lbs. fujitsupc.com If you want more power than 700-850MHz PIII, then you can get anywhere up to 2.2GHz P4s. The display size, weight and battery life tend to vary accordingly. All you need to do is decide what you want, and you can find a Wintel laptop that will fit the bill. And in the end that is the main advantage of the Wintel market. Lots of choice and lots of software.

To: Jeff Hayden who wrote (34245)	7/28/2002 11:43:10 AM
From: hdl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

i saw a fat, bald guy with a nice chick - he had a titanium shortly after they came out- it sure looked kewl

To: Jeff Hayden who wrote (34245)	7/28/2002 10:01:52 PM
From: Artslaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

why you Windows guys use PC laptops at all? . . .head and shoulders above any "mobile" laptop out there in speed and battery life. Well, my reasons are pretty specific: First, I write PC applications as part of my job. Our applications are mostly for Unix variants, but we typically port to Windows for some internal groups. Because MS Developer Studio has great debugging features, I occasionally develop in Windows first and port to Unix. Whatever the case, I need to run Windows, but that's not a problem. Second, I'm largely concerned with processing power over screens and battery life (within reason--need ~two hours for plane flights, and like to watch an occasional DVD). My laptop is virtually always AC powered since I have a docking station at work and at home. Both have a fat monitor, mouse, and keyboard attached, so the "laptop" is only in my lap a few times a month. Perhaps the most important reason, though, is that there is no way in heck our IT department is going to support (much less fund) an Apple laptop. I would be surprised if there were a Fortune 500 company (besides Apple!) that had a more Apples than PCs (note, Adobe is not a Fortune 500 company). That important battle was lost long ago, methinks? Steve