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17" thin and light notebooks

post #1 of 23
6/26/04 at 2:01am
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Alright, as far as I know, the only thin and light 17" notebook is the Apple Powerbook.

I'm trying to find a 17 incher that would actually be considered portable, or close to it, has decent battery life (So basically doesn't use a desktop processor), and has either a 9600 128mb or 9700 128mb graphics card.

Im like 99% Im just dreaming and there's nothing like this out there, but I figured I'd ask y'all anyways.
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post #2 of 23
6/26/04 at 2:02am
dreaming
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post #3 of 23
6/26/04 at 2:03am
Thread Starter 
So what would be the closest thing to a "portable" 17" notebook (that isn't the Powerbook)?
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post #4 of 23
6/26/04 at 2:08am
nothing really
http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/AX7/index.asp
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post #5 of 23
6/26/04 at 4:04am
Sony Vaio A190 or Type S series could fit the bill, but would cost 1.5 times as much as a Sager.
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post #6 of 23
6/26/04 at 11:35am
oxymoron
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post #7 of 23
6/26/04 at 11:43am
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Originally Posted by kavextrax
Sony Vaio A190 or Type S series could fit the bill, but would cost 1.5 times as much as a Sager.
The A series weighs 9lbs and the S series has a 13.3 screen. Nice try...

As far as I've seen, the lightest 17" PC notebook I've seen comes in around 8lbs and change. It migh have been a Prostar but not sure?
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post #8 of 23
6/26/04 at 3:46pm
think about it, dont you think theres a reason there arnt any light 17" laptops...maybe because a 17" itself is big and heavy. even if it wasnt, most people that want alot of portability dont want alot of size anyway, there isnt much market for it.
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post #9 of 23
6/26/04 at 4:32pm
you have to pick...8lbs 17" or 12" 4lbs
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post #10 of 23
6/26/04 at 4:58pm
Or....just go with the Powerbook
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post #11 of 23
6/26/04 at 5:56pm
http://secure.hypersonic-pc.com/scri...id=Aviator_CX6
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post #12 of 23
6/26/04 at 6:13pm
although I'm not a fan of Apple, if I needed a 17" screen, their's would be the obvious choice. The great thing is the battery life it gets. I believe it gets around 2hrs which is awesome for a lappy with such a large screen.
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post #13 of 23
6/26/04 at 6:22pm
the cx6 has a 15.4''' screen.
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post #14 of 23
6/26/04 at 10:25pm
Samsung M40
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post #15 of 23
6/26/04 at 10:51pm
this one? could be hard to get...



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post #16 of 23
6/26/04 at 11:26pm
Since you guys seemed to have found the 17" model, maybe you can help me.
I'm looking for a thin 14" notebook without optical drive that weighs around 4 lb and has 128MB of graphics memory. Could be 13" or 15" too - but the keyboard must be fullsize.
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post #17 of 23
6/26/04 at 11:44pm
wow, thats a nice looking laptop, reminds me of my asus. good looking 17" samsung, what are the specs on this?
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post #18 of 23
6/26/04 at 11:46pm
have fun finding a 17" portable other than the apple. the samsung is damn near impossible to find, so don't get your hopes up
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post #19 of 23
6/27/04 at 12:23am
and personally i think the samsung looks like crap. then again, light colors on a laptop never turn out looking good. (cept the powerbook. stupid mac people always ruin good theories! haha)
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post #20 of 23
6/27/04 at 6:47am
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The first Samsung 17” LCD notebook weighs only 2.99kg and is the lightest notebook with for its specifications. Samsung M40 uses Intel® Centrino™ technology with a high-speed 2GHz Pentium® M processor and dedicated 333 MHz DDR SDRAM and 80G hard disk. The M40 provides WXGA hi-resolution display (1440 x 900) with Nvidia GeForce FX Go 5200 video interface, 64 MB dedicated video memory and also supports 4 x AGP, providing the best multi-media visual quality and the most comprehensive multi-media performance, all blended with the M40’s high convenience and mobility.
The notebook is sweet, just the FX 5200 Go ruins the whole thing
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