M17 R3 Carrying weight

I am currently at the moment torn between the M14X and the M17X r3. The only real issue is carrying weight.

How do you other owners find carrying the m17 around like? I currently have a macbook pro aluminium 15" and carry it all the time with no problems, to very long distances. So do you think it would be ok to carry this around?

 

R3 is around 9-10 lbs. MBP 15 is around 5-6 lbs. Having owned both machines, I will tell you that R3 is significantly heavier than MBP 15. But having said that, I don't have any problem carrying my R3 around.

 

With a good bag you can carry anything.

 

Ok cool, I am hoping it will be ok, the bag I use for my macbook is the incase single strap, similar to this Incase Nylon Backpack - Apple Store (UK) but minus the second strap.

 

Like someone said before me, if you have issues carrying this laptop around, you should probaly get down the local gym. While heavy then most laptops and those in its class, its still just a laptop and is no problem to carry around. I take mine with me to work and back on a daily basis, along with the Charger, mouse, HDD and gaming headset.

 

My total bag weight is most likely 20-30lbs and I carry it around everywhere

 

Hero! you must look like your going camping

 

Hehe your right, I used to have to carry books and weirdly enough a hookah/shisha pipe all over the place with my laptop, so i should be good. I can consider the laptop a fitness regime.

Lol built like an ox!

 

wow that's a lot of weight!

 

That is quite low if I'm delivering something I'll throw the laptop on the shoulder and carry around a server, ups, etc along with it. Sometimes I run out of hands and start tying things to my bag lol.

 

But please tell me is R3 considerably lighter than R2? I am scheduled to receive one and I am at wits end as to what to expect because though i can carry around the R2, it has been far less comfortable for me to travel through airports wherein we have to remove it out of the bag etc.

I really suffered the last time when i was late for my flight.

 

specs put it 2-3lbs less than the R2.

 

You could just work out....works for me

 

Weight is not the issue in terms of strength. I am 5 '3 weighing a thick 80kg. You be sure I am no stick in terms of power to lift. Its an issue for me ergonomically. Tell me if you are comfortable to grab an R2 with one hand holding it by its edge as you may do a 2-3kg notebook. Most likely you wont. You would handle it with both hands most of the time. I wish they kept it under 4kg with adapter. The adapter is another huge space consuming device.

I dont know..I am hard pressed to take stock of things once it arrives. The problem is everything else in Dell line is horribly lousy. I wish they had the old Dell XPS models like M1530s etc...Powerful and classy.

 

I am 18 years old, 6 feet tall, and i bench 350. I eat meals that weigh more than my laptop.

 

More brain than brawn is required to decipher what I actually said.

 

m17 r3 atleast weight mrore then 10 lb ! when they ship me with the box the whole thing weight 18-20 lb !!!!! compare to the mac thie m17 make them look like baby !

 

Dayum...you smoked me But i understood what you meant.

 

With chicken legs? Don't laugh lots of people that bench don't do anything else. I do mostly Squats and Deadlift.

 

That is true, lol, but i don't just bench.

 

you're notice that you're become shorter for each day ???

just kidding.....