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

[flyinbutrs.livejournal.com]

Between the ones up there, I'd honestly go with the iBook. Buying a dell laptop is asking for trouble. The quality of parts, and the build quality are absolute shit. They feel flimsy, they are flimsy, and they don't stand up to any real wear and tear. Not to mention the keyboards on them are craptastic.

If you're going to buy a PC, buy an IBM. They are the only company that has good support and good build quality.

The model I would check out is the Z60t. It's got a 14" widescreen display, so it's not much bigger than the average 12" notebook, just a little wider.

If you're going to buy it soon, click here because they have a really freaking good sale on a very nice z60t.

Otherwise, they range from $799 up to $2300 depending on options.

[desh]

It's a nice computer, but it weighs 4.9 lbs without the optical drive, making it a full 1 to 1.5 lbs and 2 inches bigger than what I want. It's just not what I'm looking for. (If I was okay with those dimensions, I could get a Dell for several hundred dollars cheaper. The price difference would then be so much that I could almost get two Dells, and cannibalize one for parts when the other one breaks.)