ok so I have been looking for a laptop recently and I found this brand Averatec which apperantely is pretty good. They have these two laptops
Averatec 6210
and
Averatec 6130
the 6130 has a lot of power but from reviews it can only run on the battery for like 1-1.5 hours. Thats not even long enough to watch a DVD. I love this one except for the low battery life. The only time I would probably even have it run off the battery is when I watch DVD's somewhere where there isn't access to AC power. This one however has excellent power (Radeon 9600, pretty good for a laptop)
the 6210 has a battery that lasts longer, is thinner, and can play DVD's without the computer itself being on (even has a remote). I think it can run up to 4.5 hours with just using the DVD player and not the computer on and up to 3 hours with the computer on. The thing is that it has much less video power (64MB shared memory on a 4xAGP card)
I would be getting a laptop mostly so I could type lab reports and such on the weekends when I am visiting my girlfriend and do not have access to a computer. I would however like to be able to watch DVD's without having to have the computer plugged into the wall.
I guess my biggest question is, would the 6210 (the one with less video power) be able to run Warcraft 3? That is the most demanding game that would go on the thing. And of the two which would you choose and why? And about the 6130, if you know of any solutions to the low battery life, I would love to know. Thanks in advance.