Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Akhil, All I need is something to dobasic editing in the field - I am already weighed down with a fair amount and weight of camera equipment, and believe me, every fraction of a kilo makes it more bearable! I do not need an optical drive, just an external hard drive for backup, which will come with me irrespective of the laptop I take with me. It is way too expensive, though - but 600 grams! Cheers Jayanand On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 7:43 AM, A. Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote: > 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? >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >