Ultraportable Laptop recommendation with PCMCIA slot

sydney_kings · 29th June 2006, 2:30 AM

I currently have an Asus W5A laptop which I am thinking of upgrading in the next few months. I'm after a lightweight laptop - preferably around the 1.2kg mark with very good (preferably 6 hours) battery life and widescreen (doesn't really matter about screen size).

It must have a pcmcia slot (for iburst wireless connectivity).

I've had a look at the sony ux50 upmc but it doesn't offer pcmcia slots, are there any other suggestions? Is there a pcmcia - usb converter that I can use for iburst?

sydney_kings · 29th June 2006, 2:41 AM

just found out there is now a usb version of iburst ...

josh81 · 29th June 2006, 5:15 AM

I was just about to suggest the flybook.

It's 1.2kg, has PCMCIA, and widescreen, but not sure about the battery life.
Attractive tiny machines.

http://www.flybook.biz/en/

SLATYE · 29th June 2006, 11:39 AM

Dell's just released the Latitude D420 here. They still don't have prices on their website, but you can always call and ask. It's 1.36kg (or about 1.5kg with the 7-hour battery) and it does have a PCMCIA slot.

EDIT: They also say that there's a dual-core version coming out before too long.

29th June 2006, 2:30 AM	#1
sydney_kings Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 177	Ultraportable Laptop recommendation with PCMCIA slot I currently have an Asus W5A laptop which I am thinking of upgrading in the next few months. I'm after a lightweight laptop - preferably around the 1.2kg mark with very good (preferably 6 hours) battery life and widescreen (doesn't really matter about screen size). It must have a pcmcia slot (for iburst wireless connectivity). I've had a look at the sony ux50 upmc but it doesn't offer pcmcia slots, are there any other suggestions? Is there a pcmcia - usb converter that I can use for iburst?

29th June 2006, 11:39 AM	#4
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	Dell's just released the Latitude D420 here. They still don't have prices on their website, but you can always call and ask. It's 1.36kg (or about 1.5kg with the 7-hour battery) and it does have a PCMCIA slot. EDIT: They also say that there's a dual-core version coming out before too long. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

29th June 2006, 2:41 AM	#2
sydney_kings Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 177	just found out there is now a usb version of iburst ...

29th June 2006, 5:15 AM	#3
josh81 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bellbowrie, Brisbane Posts: 2,414	I was just about to suggest the flybook. It's 1.2kg, has PCMCIA, and widescreen, but not sure about the battery life. Attractive tiny machines. http://www.flybook.biz/en/