Smallest Laptop

[UKBob]

Has anyone got links to the slimest and smallest of laptops out there? Wish I had more time for googling, not ready to buy just yet... What are the model names of the smallest laptops currently on the market?

[chris.mapey]

How small do you want - is this going too far...

OQO

It purports to be a fully featured XP running doo-all laptop....

Chris

[UKBob]

chris.mapey said:

How small do you want - is this going too far... OQO It purports to be a fully featured XP running doo-all laptop.... Chris

Not too small, but a more traditional laptop design would have greater appeal.

[cyberface]

Loads of people had serious trouble with their OQOs.

As to trad laptop format, I thoroughly recommend the Flybook

It's slow but it's very well specced re: connectivity.

[-DeaDLocK-]

The Sony T1XP is rather petite.

[jimx19]

I had a JVC Mini Note which was a very nice piece of quality kit with an A5 footprint - sadly I sold it due to the fact I couldn't type very fast on it!

[medicineman]

Bob I've found its horses for courses and now have a desk top, laptop and pocket PC.

[alexkp]

I don't know about the smallest - but I probably have the largest...

HP with 17" widescreen, 3.4ghz, 200gig HD, 128mg graphics card....

And it weighs a ton and last about and hour and a quater on full charge...

Does video editing though.

[oldred]

Seen one not much bigger than a SPARK PLUG

[z1000]

Seen one not much bigger than a SPARK PLUG

sorry Quote not working , have you not got them yet ! (I'm going back to a post a few months back , am I right ?)

Anyway , we've just bought a Compaq V2250. Can't give you the whole spec here , but look it up. Am quite impressed , sort of new enhanced wide screen , wi-fi enabled blah blah , very slim and light.


I hope that helps

[UKBob]

oldred said:

Seen one not much bigger than a SPARK PLUG

YHM

[option click]

not the smallest or thinnest around, but the Apple 12" Powerbook is well worth a look.

Its certainly a much better alternative to anything running Windoze.


>> Edited by option click on Tuesday 5th July 09:21

[Wildfire]

anonymous said:

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Strangely enough very similar to what I have, except I use mine for 3D and motion graphics. Definitely very heavy.

Anyhow I digress Sony make quite a small and slim laptop. And I've seen guys on the train with lappies that are almost PDA sized.

[Plotloss]

IBM X Series

I am typing this on a somewhat outdated X21 (700Mhz, 12GB but hey it was only £150 on ebay) but the very newest X41's and the like are still very small and big on features.

Ultimately you are contstrained by the screen size requirements as far as footprint is concerned, obviously.

[alexkp]

Wildfire said:

anonymous said: [redacted] Strangely enough very similar to what I have, except I use mine for 3D and motion graphics. Definitely very heavy. Anyhow I digress Sony make quite a small and slim laptop. And I've seen guys on the train with lappies that are almost PDA sized.

Although I use PC's, my missus is a Mac user and has a 17" Titanium Powerbook. Very nice, much smaller and lighter and seems to do pretty much everything mine can...

[Tuna]

You have to decide if you want a full size/decent keyboard, and - probably most significantly, what size and resolution of screen you want. IBM, Sony, Acer, Toshiba, Samsung and most other big brands do ultra slim and lightweight laptops - but the specs have to meet your needs.

Do you want/need a CD or DVD drive?
Do you need a large hard drive?
Do you want to play recent games?
Does battery life matter to you, or will it always be on mains?
What network connection do you have, will you be upgrading it?
What are the main applications you want to be able to run?
Do you run many applications at once, or just do a single job?
Is this going to be your main PC for getting email?
I'm assuming you don't need a floppy drive, or unnecessary gizmos like fingerprint security or web cams?
Is there any other hardware you'd want to plug into it? (eg. scanners, tv, printers)

[cyberface]

option click said:

not the smallest or thinnest around, but the Apple 12" Powerbook is well worth a look. Its certainly a much better alternative to anything running Windoze. >> Edited by option click on Tuesday 5th July 09:21

Well I've gone back to using my 12" PB after a while with the Flybook, the PB has simply better usability, and I prefer OS X to Linux.

Powerbooks aren't up to current PC standards re: battery life and performance any more however... it will be very interesting to see what Apple do with the Intel CPUs - laptops will be their first use of the new CPUs IMO.

[UKBob]

Im after small, not a PDA, but as small as a laptop can get with very long battery life. Its just for taking notes when in meetings, as Im tired of lugging my larger laptop with enormous leather (suit)case around

In summary, Im after ultra small portability and battery life.

[alexkp]

UKBob said:

Im after small, not a PDA, but as small as a laptop can get with very long battery life. Its just for taking notes when in meetings, as Im tired of lugging my larger laptop with enormous leather (suit)case around In summary, Im after ultra small portability and battery life.

I seem to recall Sony do/did a very small one with about a 8 or 10 inch screen.

Alternatively, I would go for a small mac powerbook, as they look cool in meetings.

[UKBob]

anonymous said:

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DeaDLocK mentioned it, it looks very nice indeed

-DeaDLocK- said:

The Sony T1XP is rather petite.

Its quite pricy at 1700 odd quid considering its not as fast for the money (obviously) as other larger notebooks.

anonymous said:

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Id consider a mac for note taking, if only to get into mac, then decide which is best for me. Everyone thats tried one swears they'll never go back to PC again. You included, I guess?