A new desktop replacement?

While I would really love to have a 17" screen and the extra space to view documents side by side, I am really hating the extra weight, extra heat, and low battery life that the P4 (N6010) drags along with it.
That's why I have yet to decide between 15.4" and 17"! [ ]
So will fujitsu be refreshing the N6000 line or releasing a new line of desktop replacements (17") with a centrino core?
Just look at dell's XPS2. With a centrino core it's now lighter and has loger battery life, and CHEAPER!!!
I don't want to settle for an option and then find out a couple of weeks later that what I REALLY wanted will be released soon!

 

Qwester, while the xps2 is lighter and has better battery life, it definitely is not cheaper. Just for kicks I configured an xps2 with the same specs as my n6010 (- the video card) and it was 1000.00 more. Check it out:

Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Intel® Pentium® M 770 Processor (2.13GHz/533MHz FSB) FM21HN [221-7530] 1
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP [420-4768][463-2282][412-0689][420-4928][313-3165][412-0706][420-4830] 11
LCD Panel 17in True Life™ Wide Screen UXGA Display 17UXGAS [320-4259] 2
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 1GB2D [311-4664] 3
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800 Ultra NV256 [320-4213] 6
Hard Drive 100GB Hard Drive 100GB [341-1990] 8
Network Card Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-1277] 13
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER [430-1048] 15
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability 8XDVDRW [313-3164][420-5111] 16
Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell® Wireless 1450 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps) TM1450 [430-1197] 19
Bundle Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® ICORELM [412-0714] 22
Security Software No Security Subscription NS [412-0755] 25
Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr) 9BAT [312-0316] 27
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support ST111RR [950-9057][950-3337][950-3830][412-0361][960-2780] 29
XPS Specialized Support Inspiron XPS, Specialized Support XPSSUPP [970-5927] 31
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested NISPFSS [461-3063][412-0625] 37
Digital Imaging Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album™ Starter Edition DPS [412-0744] 38
Financial Software QuickBooks® Simple Start Special Edition QBSSP [420-5139] 83
TOTAL: $3,007.00

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Too rich for my blood.[ ]

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by LetsRok

 

What about the N3510? The downsided is that only has the 15.4 screen and the x300 video card.

 

I care less about graphics, and more about work area.
I might game once in a while, but I am almost always working with 2 or 3 applications at the same time, so side by side would be super cool. I actually at some points use a friend's laptop side by side with mine to get some work done. What I am trying to do is have something simillar to desktop dual display without getting a desktop!

 

Then you definitely would want a 17" screen. I think we will see a lot more of the sonama chip sets. I wouldnt be surprised if Fujitsu comes out with a version that has a 17" screen in the near future. Good luck on your research. Thats half the fun! [ ]

 

The N6 is virtually brand new, I doubt they'll refresh that until the end of the year.

Brian

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<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brian

 

I just don't see it happeneing. To be honest with you, I don't see the point in putting a PM chip in a 17" model that obviously isn't going many places and as a result, battery life isn't critical.

Brian

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