[LUG] Laptop suggestions

[Nick Kew <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've just given myself a headache trawling the web for information
on laptops, and finding the majority of sites quite staggeringly awful!
Even at the least-bad sites I'm not getting all the information I need.

I'm looking for a Laptop to meet the best possible combination of the
following criteria:

 * Affordable
 * Good-size screen; min 1024x768; pref better
 * Usable keyboard with trackpad - not a little knob amongst the keys
 * Warranty - preferably 3 years
 * No M$ tax
 * Decent weight and battery life
 * Ventilation at the back or sides (so it won't choke if run on a soft
   surface that would block any ventilation coming from below).

Performance is not really an issue: I'm more than happy to sacrifice it
for price and battery life.  Expandability and devices are also
unimportant - so long as it can take a PCMCIA card it can be networked
to a desktop box with any necessary peripherals.

Bearing that in mind, is there anywhere local[1] worth visiting, and
does anyone have any recommendations?


[1] Tavistock, Plymouth, or not-too-far

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Nick Kew


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