SO I'm getting rid of my old Dell i8600 because its just to big for what I need it to be. I originally bought it because I needed a laptop that was powerful enough to use as a desktop and still be portable. But now that I have a desktop I've found that its just too large, and I'm looking for something that's a bit more portable.
My only main requirements are that it has good battery life (4+ hours), wireless networking abilities, and a 14" widescreen (preferably not glossy). I don't want to spend much more than $1000, so I'm pretty sure that rules out anything with a real GPU. I will mostly be using it for doing work while travelling, which means word processing, browsing the internet, and some light MATLAB usage(numerical computing).
So far I have looked at the Alienware Sentia and Dell E1405. Can anyone recommend others?
My only main requirements are that it has good battery life (4+ hours), wireless networking abilities, and a 14" widescreen (preferably not glossy). I don't want to spend much more than $1000, so I'm pretty sure that rules out anything with a real GPU. I will mostly be using it for doing work while travelling, which means word processing, browsing the internet, and some light MATLAB usage(numerical computing).
So far I have looked at the Alienware Sentia and Dell E1405. Can anyone recommend others?
) but according to your usage, I would recommend you look for one with a good processor and forget about the gpu. The W3V linked to above is a good computer, but you could get one with a much faster processor and an integrated graphics accelerator for around the same price.
edit: for a more recent Asus model, the built-on model Z62F ought to get you to 4 hours if you've got brightness at halfway or so. That's more along the profile you were expecting in the first place: integrated graphics with a Core Duo CPU, etc. the only caveat: you wanted a matte screen and it's got a glossy one.
