another what laptop thread 12 inch salary sacrifice vostro 1200 vs others

oculi · 6th April 2008, 12:10 AM

So i have wanted a 12 inch screen laptop for quite a while, and the vostro 1200 has just popped up, I'll be salary sacrificing and apparently we can get deals with Dell, and my latitude D620 work thing seems to have held up OK, though i think it is a model or two up from the vostro.

is this (asus F9SG-2P013C) a likely contender? i like the look and feel of ASUS laptops, and as far as i can tell it has a way better GFX card than the vostro.

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/...ducts_id=30576

i like that you can get the dell with XP on it already, and it is a few hundred cheaper, but its hard to tell without holding and bending each one.

cheers, sorry for another thread of this nature!

Oblong Cheese · 6th April 2008, 1:52 AM

I know you said specifically 12 inch, but the Vostro's external dimensions are literally only a few millimetres smaller than its 13 inch cousin, the XPS M1330.

If you're after a genuinely small 12 inch, you may want to look elsewhere. Or, get the XPS. :-)

oculi · 6th April 2008, 2:29 AM

same thing with the ASUS, the 13 inch one is barely bigger, just has less "border" around the screen.

the XPs is a fair whack more exxy though, which comes in to play too

oculi · 6th April 2008, 11:14 PM

just measured up, the XPS 1330 is almost identically sized to my 14.1 inch work latitude 620, so ill still get a 12 inch screen one.

ASUS one is looking better, due to the graphics card mainly, but will see.

BlaCkAdDa · 7th April 2008, 1:36 PM

the lenovo/ibm thinkpads are probably a better bet for a 'compact' laptop
or the apple or sony's which are also quite thin and portable

4ndr3w · 8th April 2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlaCkAdDa

the lenovo/ibm thinkpads are probably a better bet for a 'compact' laptop
or the apple or sony's which are also quite thin and portable

thinkpad x61

6th April 2008, 12:10 AM	#1
oculi Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,958	another what laptop thread 12 inch salary sacrifice vostro 1200 vs others So i have wanted a 12 inch screen laptop for quite a while, and the vostro 1200 has just popped up, I'll be salary sacrificing and apparently we can get deals with Dell, and my latitude D620 work thing seems to have held up OK, though i think it is a model or two up from the vostro. is this (asus F9SG-2P013C) a likely contender? i like the look and feel of ASUS laptops, and as far as i can tell it has a way better GFX card than the vostro. http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/...ducts_id=30576 i like that you can get the dell with XP on it already, and it is a few hundred cheaper, but its hard to tell without holding and bending each one. cheers, sorry for another thread of this nature! __________________ Reality or nothing Last edited by oculi; 6th April 2008 at 12:24 AM.

6th April 2008, 1:52 AM	#2
Oblong Cheese Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,850	I know you said specifically 12 inch, but the Vostro's external dimensions are literally only a few millimetres smaller than its 13 inch cousin, the XPS M1330. If you're after a genuinely small 12 inch, you may want to look elsewhere. Or, get the XPS. :-) __________________ My Website \| My Computers \| Grado Labs Alessandro MS-1, Shure SRH-840, Topping TP30

6th April 2008, 2:29 AM	#3
oculi Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,958	same thing with the ASUS, the 13 inch one is barely bigger, just has less "border" around the screen. the XPs is a fair whack more exxy though, which comes in to play too __________________ Reality or nothing

6th April 2008, 11:14 PM	#4
oculi Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,958	just measured up, the XPS 1330 is almost identically sized to my 14.1 inch work latitude 620, so ill still get a 12 inch screen one. ASUS one is looking better, due to the graphics card mainly, but will see. __________________ Reality or nothing Last edited by oculi; 6th April 2008 at 11:19 PM.

7th April 2008, 1:36 PM	#5
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