Laptop Buying Guide

Smaller, lighter weight

Not everyone can carry a 6 and half pound laptop around

There are small laptops that weigh in around 3 to 4 pounds and boast only a 12" screen. I have bought some of those for clients and they have been very happy.

But if you want to go in between, say, the 5 pound range, here is a laptop you can buy that you should be very happy with.

(NOTE: This system is Windows Premium Ready, not just Vista compatible)

 Dell Laptop - Latitude D630

  Processor:        Intel Core 2 Duo 2.00GHz

            800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache

  Memory:         2GB DDR2 667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS

  Operating System:    Windows XP Professional (or)

            Windows Vista Home Premium or Above

  LCD:            14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA

  Graphics:        128MB nVidia Quadro (256MB better)

  Hard Drive:        120GB 7200rpm

  Optical Drive:    8X DVD+/-RW

  Wireless:        Intel 3945 802.11ag Dual Band Mini Card

  Battery:         6 Cell (9 cell sticks out in front of keyboard)

  Pointing Device:    Keyboard integrated Pointing Stick/Touchpad

  Fingerprint Reader:     Included

  Docking Solution (Optional): Choose one if you wish

  AC Adapter:        90 Watt (may outlast 65w)

  Optional        Dell Built in Verizon Wireless Broadband

So, as you can see, there are a lot of similarities between this lighter weight laptop and the heavier model. The primary difference you will notice, of course, is the smaller screen. I actually downgraded from WXGA+ to plain WXGA so that the resolution would not be so high that older eyes (even younger ones!) would have any trouble reading it.