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Originally posted by beejay
IBMs are a little more bulky, but I wouldn't go for anything else if you plan to do any travelling. These boxes can probably withstand more abuse than any other "regular" laptop (by regular, I mean no toughbooks).
I would also go Centrino so you get a cooler CPU, built-in wireless (802.11b), and a long battery charge. My laptop gets about 4.5 hours off of one charge.
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Bulky? My T40 is the thinnest laptop I have ever used, next to the tablet I have that never gets used. Ill back up the rest of your comment though
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Originally posted by Jimmy4
Centrino isn't the best in the world, in some cases it is better to go with a Pentium M, and 802.11b separate because the 802.11b from a certain company can be stronger than the Centrino based solution.
Besides most laptops now-a-days let you adjust the battery options, but the battery itself often determines the length one charge can hold.
I can get 5 hours easy off this "extended life" battery from IBM at full brightness, music playing, etc.
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Ay, an extra battery is nice. But considering I can get about 4 hours of web browsing at medium brightness, or watch one whole DVD on the *normal* battery, thats pretty nice.
And yeah, my machine isnt technically centrino because it has a different wireless card in it. Everything else is the same as the Centrino rated one, though.