Small Laptops

Slice

Can anyone recommend a really small laptop with an internal CD or DVD drive? I'm talking screensize 12" or less, preferable 10" or there bouts...

Karoma

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jrey1981

Toshiba Portege

ambro25

jrey1981 wrote:

Toshiba Portege

They don't usually have any other spindles than the HDD, CD &/or DVD drive is usually external for these.

Maybe different for latest generation, but certainly up to PIII 800, HDD only.

Medion makes quite small lappies with CD &/or DVD drives, or Fujitsu P-series, or consider an iBook - but generally ultraportables either rely on external drives or base stations with drives... As with all things lappie, 'tis always a matter of compromise

rabbitinlights

ambro25 wrote:

but generally ultraportables either rely on external drives or base stations with drives

Sony T Series

ambro25

I'm assuming that 'T series' is the grand-grand-grand child (:D) of the SR/Z-series? Anyhow, answer will depend on budget of OP

rabbitinlights

Sony = €€€€€ (but worth it imo!)

jrey1981

ambro25 wrote:

They don't usually have any other spindles than the HDD, CD &/or DVD drive is usually external for these.

Maybe different for latest generation, but certainly up to PIII 800, HDD only.

Medion makes quite small lappies with CD &/or DVD drives, or Fujitsu P-series, or consider an iBook - but generally ultraportables either rely on external drives or base stations with drives... As with all things lappie, 'tis always a matter of compromise

CD/DVD drive is internal on modern Porteges. For even smaller there is the TOshiba Libretto or there is a JVC compact laptop...cant remember the name if it.

Nforce

Alienware Sentia 12.1" widescreen lcd, pentium M powered.

http://www.octane.ie/cult/forum/showthread.php?t=3631

ambro25

jrey1981 wrote:

CD/DVD drive is internal on modern Porteges. For even smaller there is the TOshiba Libretto or there is a JVC compact laptop...cant remember the name if it.

I don't think even the L5 (latest Libby, only a few yeas old - way overpriced even on eBay) includes a CD/DVD - great pieces of kit, though, however unpractical (had one for a short while).

10" places the guy/lass in the ultraportable category, definitely. You can argue and point to exceptions (eg T series SONY) all you want - if he's got €s to was...sorry, throw at the thing, or if the business is buying, all good - pick whatever.

But if all he's after is a portable DVD player with some extra functionality (eg. XP ), I can think of a much better + cheaper way to go about it

And if he's thinking of buying second-hand (eBay or elsewhere) there still aren't that many ultraportables in the -say- €300 to €600 bracket which include an internal CD or DVD (e.g. Porteges 3series and 7series, even 2000 series, Dell X or LS series, Sharp MM1100, Sony Z600 or SR-1 or better, etc.).

rabbitinlights

While we are on small laptops, Whats the best mini mouses for laptops, I would prefer a wired one as I dont want a usb dongle sticking out the side of the lappy!

david

rabbitinlights wrote:

While we are on small laptops, Whats the best mini mouses for laptops, I would prefer a wired one as I dont want a usb dongle sticking out the side of the lappy!

If youre getting a wired USB mouse, in my opinion youre better off getting a full sized one than a laptop mini one, much more comfortable to use.

WillieDH

these are cool, seen them at the laptop shop in stephens green, top floor

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/products/mobile/notebooks/lifebook_p.html

ambro25

freakonaleashx wrote:

If youre getting a wired USB mouse, in my opinion youre better off getting a full sized one than a laptop mini one, much more comfortable to use.

From experience: mini trackball is better on the move, and touchscreen is even better (B-series Fujitsu Siemens)