Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When you pack an external optical, the weight difference between the Z and X is not so great. Further, the X series uses an Atom processor. A year or two ago I was interested in one of the HP net books, they had models with the Via processor and with the Atom (an earlier generation). Neither one seemed particularly speedy even on routine tasks like web surfing or on-line streaming. The Atom was *almost* ,but not quite, good enough. At a minimum I'd want a dual core in my mini-notebook. In the plus column, the battery life on the X is reputedly excellent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Acer Aspire One with CS4 vs Capture NX 2 > The truly lustworthy Sony, other than the Sony Z series is the Sony X > series > netbooks - 0.6 kg weight! I don't have the heart to pay the huge premium > though, but carrying something of that weight is tempting. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:01 AM, A.Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote: > >> The best small laptop I have seen is the Sony Z series. Intel i5 >> processor, >> 13" hi-res screen, built in DVD (Blu-Ray optional) , SSD, HDMI, firewire >> & >> USB, Wi-FI, Bluetooth, card reader, etc. $ 1800 for the entry level >> model. >> About 1.4 kg. >> >> Sony made an even smaller series, the TZ and TT, with 11" hi-res >> screens, >> about 1.3 kilos, also with optical and SSD drives built in. >> >> Check on line for full specs and reviews. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at >> gmail.com> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:29 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Acer Aspire One with CS4 vs Capture NX 2 >> >> >> Any recommendations for a better micro-laptop?