laptops

[desh]

Researching 12-inch laptops. Which do you think looks best?

Note: I'm not looking for a Mac/PC holy war. I'm looking at value for the money, both in terms of features listed here and in terms of other things you may know about these computers. I'm also looking for key features you think I might have forgotten to include. Stuff like that.

	Apple 12.1" iBook G4	Dell Inspiron 710m	Dell Latitude D410	Dell Latitude X1
Default weight	4.9 lbs.	4.1 lbs	3.8 lbs.	2.9 lbs!
Screen	12.1" conventional	12.1" widescreen	12.1" conventional	12.1" widescreen
Processor	1.33 GHz G4	1.70 GHz PM 735	1.73 GHz PM 740	1.10 GHz ULV PM 733
HD	40 GB	40 GB	40 GB	30 GB
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB	768 MB
CD	DVD / CDRW	DVD / CDRW	CD-ROM (external!)	CD-ROM (external!)
Keyboard	full size	not quite full size	no idea	looks full size, I think
Bluetooth	yes	no	yes	yes
base cost	$1099	$999	$1179	$1284
cost w/ 3 yr warranty	$1349	$1239	$1179	$1284
cost w/ warranty I'd want	$1349	$1159	$1179	$1284

Comments

[kazulrw.livejournal.com]

ugh, I can't even count all the people I know who've had problems with dells. and the ones we have at school are shit (though they are desktops, and they start out as shit because the cheap computers that companies sell to schools always suck...).

also, don't get a laptop that doesn't have a dvd drive.

I've been very happy with my 12" powerbook. I don't know if the slower processor on an ibook would bother me. but if you're not married to the idea of a mac I don't think it matters so much. get an hp or a thinkpad or something.

[desh]

I probably should've mentioned that I can get a $250 discount from work on a Dell. I bet I can convince them to extend the discount to an Apple, but probably not to another PC. So I'm not convinced that Dells (with a good warranty) are so bad that it overcomes the price difference.