Where are the user-ranked laptop reviews?
Most reviews that I’ve read are written when a new model is launched. There’s no way to tell how reliable that model is, because it just hit the street. In a year, instead of updating old reviews, editors and users alike are reviewing the next generation of newly launched machines. Also, don’t forget that editorial reviews are highly skewed by advertising dollars. I think your best bet is to develop the criteria for what you need, then put your top three up here and ask for suggestions on which is best.
assoctw, Well, since you asked … I don’t absolutely need a new laptop. I have a 3.5-year-old Inspiron 9200, 17″ screen, made of osmium, or so it feels when I pick it up. My job will probably give me a new ‘desktop replacement’ laptop in a few months. The current laptop runs XP Pro and Fedora 9, and it runs fairly slowly with both. The fan tends to run a lot, and I get tired of hearing it. I’m not running crazy numbers of programs at the same time. I would like to have something for home use, preferably something lighter. I got a Nokia 800 early this year, and soon concluded that it’s far too small for web surfing. I’ve thought of something like a Thinkpad X61, but I’ve never been able to convince myself that the price premium for a light laptop is worth it. For instance, I could get a loaded HP for $900, and it’s hard to get an X61 for that price. The only home comput
