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Originally Posted by gmku

No, just a humble Inspiron 1720. The price is right, and I was sold on the full-sized keyboard, very important since that's the one feature that always bugs me about most laptops.

ow... well inspirons will be ok if they're used mostly as desktops. for true road warriors, the latitudes & precisions are where it's at. the inspirons are HEAVY and so don't plan on long city walks with it on your shoulder. just be gentle on the thing, don't throw it around like a pancake, as i do. wobbly lids/ chassis are the achiles heel of consumer laptops, so beware of that and you should be ok. also battery life might not be as long as you'd hope, but then again where do you go that there are no plugs? i have an inverter for my car, works like a charm.

ps- the 17" screen should make it great to watch movies on a hammock , though.