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Ok.. i'm looking for a alright price (3,000 or lower) laptop. could you recommend one for me. but the catch is.. i want it to be "oh so light". not heavy... the skinner and thinner the better. thanks

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:38 am: Edit

I really think Sony VAIO Z1RA is awesome! Very very light and thin! it's acually much below $3000. It's like $1399.
Dell's Inspiron 600m is again so light and thin and I'm actually planning to buy it.
Dell's latitudes are very light and thin.

Whatever you do, I'd definately recommend buying one of these. They're all below 3000.

By Tigeruppercut (Tigeruppercut) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:51 pm: Edit

get a dell

By Serene (Serene) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:23 pm: Edit

I just got IBM which is really skinny. =)

By Nerdboy (Nerdboy) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:28 pm: Edit

IBM is so overpriced.

By Citygirl (Citygirl) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 12:56 am: Edit

thanks... one more this... well its a "sub-question." do you think I should get the laptop soon.. like christmas sort of timeline.. or wait until next summer.. (a few months before I need it)... thanks for any help... muwa!

By Serene (Serene) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 01:43 am: Edit

Wait. First reason: sometimes computer companies offer discounts to college students. Second reason: computers are always being outdated and the prices are always falling.

By Spit (Spit) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 02:35 pm: Edit

I bought a sony vaio R505 SuperSlim Pro Notebook, it's awesome and really lightweight.

By Bft (Bft) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:08 pm: Edit

Dell has a new line of super thin laptops. So do Apple, but I prefer and I'm guessing you want a PC too. Skinny is nice, but remember you sacrfice power.

By Batman (Batman) on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 01:32 am: Edit

Maybe you'll want to consider a tablet PC -- they are only about 3lbs and have some really nice features. I'd look at one of the convertibles like the new ACER C110 series, or the one from Motion Computing. The newer ones are much more powerful than the first generation tablets, and also better built.

By Antithesis (Antithesis) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 04:57 pm: Edit

If you wouldn't mind a Mac, I have an iBook which I absolutely adore. It isn't "superlight" by technical standards, but I have no trouble carrying it around (and I'm a whopping 5'1"/90lbs). Depending on the speed/features you need, they are fairly cheap as well.
Sarah