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03-30-2008, 08:24 PM
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looking for solid 12" laptop
My sister-in-law wants to buy a small laptop that will fit in a particular space in her desk. It will fit about a 12 incher. Any suggestions? I don't see a Dell on the website that small. She doesn't want to spend a lot of money (1000 or below) and I don't know laptops well enough to know which processor to recommend. Any help would be appreciated.
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03-30-2008, 09:30 PM
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Dell has pretty much gotten out of the 12" market. The smallest in their current line is the XPS 1330 which is a nice little machine, but in that price range what I would probably suggest is to go to the Dell Outlet and look at the Latitude D430. It's one of their last gen models, but it's a nice little daily use computer. They're 12" and the prices are in the $800 a returned referb to 1,100 for a new never opened system that just had some packaging damage.
In that size range I like the Thinkpad X series a bit better, but the D430 was one of my serous choices when I was looking for similar.
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03-30-2008, 10:59 PM
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Getting a new sub-$1000 12" will be very hard to find. I have an IBM x31 and x41 and like them both but I bought both used. Full price for an X series will easily go over $1000.
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03-30-2008, 11:36 PM
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Which is why I suggested a referb Dell D430. I like the X series laptops as well, but they are expensive. The D430 isn't built quite as well as the Thinkpads are, but similar hardware spec and in the price range.
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03-31-2008, 10:23 AM
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I wasn't implying that you didn't make a good suggestion.
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03-31-2008, 11:29 AM
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New D430's are still available on the Dell small business site - but they start at $1143.
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04-02-2008, 08:32 PM
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I have got to know that sony has a VAIO VGN-TZ130NB Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7500 11.1 inch notebook on slae now but hte price is $1500:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3429562 Or another option is to get a Apple PowerBook G4, they are small, light and not expensive. |
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04-02-2008, 09:13 PM
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Looks like you can get a thinkpad x series for just north of $1000. I'm not sure if 1000 is a hard limit or just a ballpark for you.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...DAD8E72CF6FD61
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