How many of you own only ultraportable laptop(s)

[iqcar]

I'm trying to decide whether to get rid of my 14" T61 and only use ultraportable Thinkpads (12.1"). It just seems I am fine with using an ultraportable even at home. When I bought my 14" T61 I really wanted an x-series but was worried about the lack of optical drive, but now I've become familiar with external cd drive.

So I'm interested to know how many of you only use ultraportables, i.e. 12" or under?

[Awdiyo]

I do. Well, sort of. I do sometimes have to use some stationary computer somewhere from time to time, but that has more to do with their set-up than my choices.

However my GF wouldn't be able to make do with the same computer as I am (she therefore has a T400), and I was quite worried when I bought mine, because I was afraid I had made the wrong choice.

Anyway, it depends entirely on what you do and want to do with your computer. Many will be able to live with a netbook with a battery life of an hour, wereas others will need 12 hours of battery life or the power of a W500 or whatever.

In reality I think you'll get some better answers if you fill out the FAQ - especially when it comes to usage, battery life and so on.

[Sphinx]

At one point in time all I had was a 12.1. It worked out, but at the time a home desktop or 17in would have been nice. Now with a 17in to fall back on at home I have messed around with a 12.1 tablet, acer aspire one netbook, and now a 14.1 t400. Of the three mobile laptops I prefer the 14in for the GPU, res and general size. But if I could have gotten a 12in lenovo with 1440x900 and a discrete or ati3200 level card I would have gone that route instead.

But for everyday use and work it is a workable size. I used mine for work all day as my primary PC.

[jaredy]

Depends how your work flow is at home too. I use my x200 all the time, but when I am at home I have a docking station and a 24" monitor. So that being said I need more resolution to be the most productive.

[cloud_nine]

I only use an ultraportable. For me, the X200 is the perfect notebook to have for a grad student, or any university student in general where weight, battery life, and reliability are at the top of the list. Day to day, I see people lugging in 15" notebooks to lectures, some even bring their desktop replacements (I often find myself laughing when the huge screen blinds them in dark settings).

[iqcar]

Day to day, I see people lugging in 15" notebooks to lectures, some even bring their desktop replacements (I often find myself laughing when the huge screen blinds them in dark settings).

Yeah, I saw the same on my flights, too

[jonlumpkin]

The only notebook I have is my x200 Tablet.

However, I do have a desktop with three LCDs, a quad core CPU, 2TB+ storage, and discrete GPUs that I use for heavier work and storage.

However, I find myself using my x200 Tablet about 90% of the time. With a decent NAS/home server and possibly an external monitor I could find myself using the x200 Tablet exclusively.

[Sphinx]

Depends how your work flow is at home too. I use my x200 all the time, but when I am at home I have a docking station and a 24" monitor. So that being said I need more resolution to be the most productive.

I might think of doing something like this if my dell died or I had to sell it.

I only use an ultraportable. For me, the X200 is the perfect notebook to have for a grad student, or any university student in general where weight, battery life, and reliability are at the top of the list. Day to day, I see people lugging in 15" notebooks to lectures, some even bring their desktop replacements (I often find myself laughing when the huge screen blinds them in dark settings).

See I never had an issue with bringing my 17in to class, even lugging it across campus didnt bother me. In fact having a full size keyboard with numpad and wuxga resolution was awesome on the go. The only bad thing was the battery life.

[Jackboot]

X200 + docking station + large IPS or PVA display (Lenovo L220x in my case) + external storage = no need for another computer

...unless you are a gamer
(I am not)

[Sphinx]

X200 + docking station + large IPS or PVA display (Lenovo L220x in my case) + external storage = no need for another computer

...unless you are a gamer
(I am not)

I agree 100%. Now if only the x200 came with a normal C2D + wxga+ and a 3200 or better GPU I would have done this setup. After hearing it a lot I have started to consider it with my t400, just cant seem to bring myself to sell the dell.