Find me a laptop!

[theredone]

Hi guys! Looking for a laptop within these parameters.

My budget is $400 - $600.

Size = smaller or "cuter" the better.

Screen rez is unimportant.

Batt life = the > the better!

Use is limited to MS office apps, browser apps (facebook. . . stuff), iTunes. . . nothing intense, or really interesting for that matter. .

hdd = bigger is better.


10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? 1 cosmological decade from now.


Optical drive need be read dvd only.

I live in the U.S.A.


I've been reading these forums for about a year now and this is the first time I've posted anything. Thanks for all the help u posters have given!

 

[beauty4ashes]

Asus eee are very nice but they don't have the optical drive. You can read user reviews on amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=asus+eee&x=0&y=0

The Asus UL series are very nice. Some have optical drives, some don't. The "jt" is rumored to be out in a few weeks. It's out of your price range BUT when it comes out, the ones out now will surely drop in price. Wait a few weeks and see!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=asus+ul&x=0&y=0

 

[beauty4ashes]

Whoops. Forgot to point out the UBER battery life on the Asus laptops. Up to 12 hours is hard to beat!

 

[theredone]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check them out and post what I find!

 

[chucksomerock]

If you imperatively need an optical drive (which is not that important these days using magiciso) you should look for any of the midsize laptop companies has to offer (such as a dell Inspiron 14 or 15, or any equivalent in other companies...)
But if you really need a huge battery, opt for an eee, and learn to mount .iso

 

[theredone]

Thanks for the help! I think I'm going to go with the ASUS UX30-A1.

http://www.amazon.com/UX30-A1-13-3-Inch-Laptop-Windows-Premium/dp/B002UTJIVG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1268175061&sr=1-10

 

[theredone]

Best answer selected by Theredone.

 

[chucksomerock]

Good choice, with Asus, you pay a little more, but you get quality for the price!