12", Thin, Internal DVD

[cinderstigger]

Hi,
A collegue of mine is keen to buy a laptop with an 11 to 12" screen.
Main issues - must be thin, light & still have an internal DVD writer.

I think this leaves Lenovo out - they have mighty good processors very thin very light but no internal DVD drive < 13".

Secondary preferences:
Good processor & bus speed.
Pref 3GB RAM, at least 2.
Good service support is top of my list for inclusions on any laptop.

Can be tablet.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[John Ratsey]

Toshiba R500.

Sony TZ series.

Both the above are last year's technology and limited to 2GB RAM.

13" size creates a lot more choice including the Sony Z series or, depending where you are, the Samsung X360.

John

[Phil]

Sony TT supports 4GB of RAM.

[Xirurg]

and costs...

[Dreamer]

Try the HP EliteBook 2530p, it's a durable business-class notebook:

- if you choose a 1.8-inch hard drive (could be a SSD), you will have a built-in DVD as well.
- LV CPU options, not only Utra LV like the others.
- up to 8 GB RAM
- very good business-level support in AU, As far as I know