And what size laptop are you using for this?

Is a 12" display a bit too small to use as a "desktop"
90 percent of the time?

Could I set a 12" laptop on my desk and use a wireless
keyboard and mouse and set back form the laptop a bit
and still "see" everything clear?

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 that is awesome. It has a 17" widescreen.
Personally, I would not use anything less than a laptop with a 15" screen.
Or you can simply run a larger monitor off the laptop. I am a firm believer
in getting all the screen real estate you can afford. I use a Samsung
SyncMaster 910T as my monitor for my desktop system, a Dell Dimension 4700.

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Thanks for input Kevin!

So you have both a desktop and laptop then?

If yes..... why? Why not just use the 9300 for
everything?

Just curious....

Thanks Tom

So you are finding that the 15" laptop display is good
enough to use the unit as a "desktop" replacement huh?

Here's the scoop. I'm in market for a new PC. Don't
have anything right now

My strong sense of "minimalism" and clutter free life
makes me want to buy a laptop even tho I don't travel
at all.

BUT.... and this is a big but... I spend LONG hrs on
the Net researching, chatting, newsgroups, etc. And I
want something that is ergonomically comfortable.

My thoughts were that I could buy a laptop but also buy
a wireless keyboard and mouse to use with it to give me
more freedom to move around in the room and in the
chair. True?

Good idea?

I have a 12" laptop and what I consider the perfect compromise between
portability and reasonable real state for everyday use. These days I
don't travel alot either, but I take my machine to the couch, garden,
kitchen table, bedroom... anything bigger/heavier and I'd feel like
dragging an anchor.

My desktop is hooked up to my big screen TV and that's where I watch
my DVD, recorded program etc.

If u have only 1 machine and want portability but with a big screen,
just get a resonably size notebook and hook it up to an external
monitor. One of those taking a plug-in hot-docking (don't have to turn
off to undock) docking station would be nice.






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me@privacy.net wrote:
I use a 14" IBM T42 as my desktop replacement. It is the perfect
compromise between portability and power, as it is light enough for me
to take to work and back every day, while at the same time powerful
enough to use as a desktop. The 14" screen is SXGA+ (1400x1050), so it
gives more resolution than an external 15" or 17" TFT. I used to have a
12" laptop but the screen might be too straining for your eyes (for long
use), and the low resolution doesn't help when doing things like
coding/image processing/CAD etc.

Yep thought abt that

Thought abt a 12" laptop and aux 17" LCD display for
use with it.

Work?

I use an Acer tablet with 12" LCD. When I am at my office desk it is connected
to a port replicator which lets me use my 17" LCD monitor, full size keyboard,
mouse, 100MB/sec network, and my USB devices. I do take it with me to meetings
and use it in tablet mode. I also take it home almost every night and use it
at home to read email mostly. For the work I do it is plenty fast. Most
important is its size and weight, when I carry it around to meetings, and its
tablet mode so it is no more obtrusive than a dayplanner laying open.

In meetings no one has ever complained of me writing on it, no louder than
others write. But there have been complaints to others who bring in a laptop
and use the keyboard, too much clacking! :-)

Tim Lange
West Lafayette, IN USA
(Go Boilers!)

me@privacy.net wrote:

OK

But how far away can you set from that 14" screen and
be comfortable with your eyes?

Do you sometimes set quite always back from it?

me@privacy.net wrote:
C'mon, me. You're kidding, right?

Notan

My desktop is a faster machine, has more storage and a better video setup.
I use it for serious video and photo editing as well as for some gaming. I
have done some video work on it, but it is slower than my Dimension 4700 for
those tasks. My 9300 is like a portable storage device that also acts like
a wireless backup system. I keep copies of all my critical data and files
on it as a fail-safe. I also take it into my living room for surfing while
watching television. I can instantly check on breaking news, weather,
sporting events and the like while I watch the tube.

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me@privacy.net wrote:
I use my 12" ibm x24 all the time. I never use the desktop(s) directly,
preferring to always log in to them over the net with the laptop. The
keyboard is far superior. I don't like desktop keyboards.

I have no idea what you mean! I am about 20" away from the screen when
typing - the distance you would expect from the length of my forearms!

Peter

How come?

Why don't you like desktop keyboards?

Got rid of the desktop 3 years ago and haven't looked back. I have a 15"
toshiba wireless laptop and love it much better than a desktop. Can do
everything I could on my desktop on my laptop (including the games that I
like, no doom 3 or anything) and can do it wireless while watching tv.
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Ahh.... that's a good way of looking at it!