Laptop vs. Small form factor computer. Hi fellas, I'm considering a SFF computer to use as a laptop because I can't aford to buy a laptop every couple of years. I want to be able to do video presentations, photo editing, desktop publishing, finances and...

am looking for a laptop which can give me fairly good performance in > terms of number crunching and Image processing applications, and on > simmulation and computing applications like MATLAB. >> Basically, I am looking for a fast computing laptop, as...

economic sense? All of > the above? I seem to remember products similar to what you're asking for, some years back. Basically a "luggable" case that would take a standard form factor motherboard, often with a built in monitor of some sort. I didn't...

new device to be a miniaturised laptop are missing the point. Yes, the 5mx was a computer you could put in your pocket, but it was a computer that could do the things you actually needed while you were away from a bigger computer. The main design goals were...

modern features but don't want to pay a high- end, modern price. this is not possible in the real world. your specs indicate that you are looking for a Pentium-M based laptop (and/or Centrino), which will give you the long battery life, small form factor......

and perhaps durability) it makes little sense to buy a > desktop computer. Small form factor (SFF or barebones systems) are somewhat popular for their small size that will support standard desktop components. The Mac Mini is an SFF box, for example....

that will fit in a Inspiron 5150 case. And I sincerely doubt there is any laptop battery that could handle a desktop system. A desktop in a laptop would definatly be a very small form factor. If you have it on AC all the time it might actually work out...