Lighter laptops - some suggestions

February 17, 2007

Posted By:  amri64

323 Votes

Status: Implemented

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Would like to see more laptops below 2kg (4.4lbs).

Suggestions:

1. Replace Hard Disk with solid state storage device. Advantage: 1) lighter 2)no moving parts means less probability of breaking down (esp due to wear & tear)

2. External DVD drives. On the road, most things needed are already in the laptop. Leave the movie-watching & software-installing to the home/office/hotel room. The DVD drive can be checked in the suitcase.

3. Option to power off graphics card, camera, etc when not used for task at hand. Prolong battery life.

4. Lithium polymer batteries? For comparable charge densities, aren't they lighter?

Challenge: Fujitsu already has a 15" notebook at 2.4kg, though specs aren't so impressive, imho. Can Dell produce one at 2kg or less, & with specs "to die for"?

DELL/ Status Update

Please see jackie_c's comment

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  • Aug 15, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: jackie_c

    Changed status to **IMPLEMENTED**.
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  • Aug 15, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: jackie_c

    As amri64 mentions, the new Latitude line offers lightweight systems!
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  • Aug 13, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: amri64

    Latitude E4200 & E4300 Thanks for listening, Dell. Keep it up.
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  • Jul 21, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: bennish

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    wouldn't we all?
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  • Jul 21, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: momokitt

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    We would like to have lighter laptops.
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  • Jul 21, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: momokitt

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    Laptops above 2.5kg are far too heavy and difficult to carry around. The whole point of having a laptop is the ease of mobility, However, the strain created on our shoulders while lugging one around is posing more detrimental effects than it is being a mobile computer. I would like to see Dell creating light weight laptops that will appeal to many students and businessmen who are so used to carrying a laptop around and not suffer from shoulder strains. Kindly review this idea Dell.
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  • May 4, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: amri64

    http://laptoping.com/dell-latitude-d531-d631.html
    http://laptoping.com/dell-latitude-d630.html

    14.1" @ 2kg, SSD, same ol' casing tho. Not bad - getting there... but I'm sure the likes of Sony & Fujitsu are watching this site closely, too.
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  • Apr 25, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: amri64

    same news, different site:
    http://laptoping.com/dell-latitude-d420-d620-atg-ssd.html
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  • Apr 25, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: amri64

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3658

    Thanks for listening, Dell. Your customers will vote with their wallets, I'm sure. There are a lot more good ideas in this forum for lighter laptops. Keep 'em coming, guys, keep on listening, Dell...
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  • Mar 25, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: amri64

    Some related ideas others have put in:

    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65313/LiquidMetal_Cases
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63889/My_Dream_Portable
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65307/10_things_that_every_laptop_should_have_nowdays
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62580/Battery_charger
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63714/Unified_battery_form_factor_for_laptops
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62081/Two_Mode_Graphics
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63113/Super_Sleek_Ultra_Sexy_Dell_Laptop
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64740/STANDARD_BATTERIES_ETC
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/61933/Performance_TabletThin_and_Light
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63207/Laptop_Keyboard_Lighting
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62379/Laptop__Desktop_Boot_in_seconds_from_Flash_Drives
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63423/Solid_State_Notebook
    http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63914/Backlit_keyboard_on_notebooks

    It'd be nice to have the option for an etched keyboard (apologies to touch-typists). Alternatively , a keyboard based on the touchpad technology. Motorola Razr utrathin mobile phones have etched keypads. And if the keyboard is backlit, all the better. Thin, light & lit. And no worries of dust/coffee/potato chips getting in the cracks.

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