Comments on: Best Travel Notebooks

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:38:40 +0000

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/+INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_SZ480&Dept=computers

I would go for this one anytime, and i have :-)

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:18:03 +0000

I miss the Panasonic Toughbook Waterproof Laptop’s in your story.
It depends on where you travel, of course (I’m a sailor).
Spilling coffee in a laptop happens quite a lot, btw.

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:39:28 +0000

@Kent

Well, Apple currently holds a 10% market share in laptops. They previously were in the single digits, but because they outsold the competitors in the recent year, their market share has manage to climb

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:42:20 +0000

I have been looking at 15.4 wide screen Window machines and just about all the ones in the stores (HP, Gateway, Toshiba, Fujitsu) have the 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution which is really a waste given the screen size. I want WSXGA.

The advertised cheaper models have the 1280 x 800 models.

I have looked at the MacBook Pro 15.4 inch one but find the cost a little high. I have decided to put off a decision until notebooks go through another upgrade cycle with the newer Intel graphic chips.

By: teki321

teki321 — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:33:20 +0000

Sony Vaio C series is so cool: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/27/sonys-vaio-n-series-of-13-3-inchers/

I prefer the bigger screen so the N series would be a better choice:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/sony-unveils-new-vaio-n-series-of-fashion-laptops/

By: Jonathan Fingas

Jonathan Fingas — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:03:29 +0000

Kent:

Don’t discount the screen size. Many of those budget 15″ notebooks have the exact same 1280×800 resolution as the MacBook, so unless you tend to sit a distance back from your laptop at all times, the MacBook is more portable.

And the MacBook is probably going to be updated within two months or so, most likely with some Intel Santa Rosa goodness (faster bus speed and better integrated graphics). Maybe even a 15-inch model.

By: Sascha

Sascha — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:21:17 +0000

No criticism, but I highly doubt that the Macbook Black (or any other Macbook for that matter) is outselling any of the big laptop vendors out there, as I’m sure both Dell and Lenovo have many times the sales volume of Apple. Sure, Apple market share has been picking up, but if I’m not completely wrong it’s still in the single digit percent range!

By: Kent Pribbernow

Kent Pribbernow — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:49:23 +0000

Right now I have my eye on a shiny new MacBook. The only thing holding me back is Apple’s lagging behind the industry in features and pricing. $1,099 isn’t a bad price for a well rounded consumer notebook, except MacBook isn’t well rounded. Its screen is a paltry 13.3″ wide, which is a bitter pill to swallow when other vendors are offering 15″ widescreen displays even in budget models priced at $599.

If Apple bumps the display up to 14-15″, I may bite. Until then my credit card remains safely tucked away inside my wallet. Sorry Apple.

By: sultan

sultan — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:13:50 +0000

I’ve got both a T60P and a MBP (Core 2 Duo version). The two systems are quite comperable, but the switch to Lenovo has already left its mark on thinkpad and I would not buy this box again. Quality issues abound — like what you’d find on a dell. Not a massive amount of bloatware, but still a clean install is the way to go. Compared to my MBP, which I turned on and have rebooted once or twice, but otherwise has been on for the month I’ve had it.

If you’ve got the $2500, get the MBP + Parallels and forget about the thinkpad