~12" For movies, surfing, and light gaming

[80r]

A lot of my use will be with Netflix, and the like, as well as plenty of browsing. On occasion I'll do some light gaming, mostly cheap games you get for a couple dollars on Steam sales and Humble Bundle deals. It would be nice if it could play Diablo III, however.

It must be light and durable as I hope to drop it in my messenger bag and not feel any strain - I walk about 3 miles per day so a single pound makes a difference over the long haul. No optical drive.

I have a Crucial M4 SSD waiting for its new home, so the HDD needs to swappable.

A nice screen is a huge bonus. The X220 with IPS would be ideal if I could get it a tad cheaper.

I'd prefer to keep it under $500, but if something was perfect, I could go as high as, say, $600, maybe even $700. I'm a bang/buck kind of a guy more than a guy on a budget.

Used/Refurbs are okay.

Thanks for any help.

[Gearsguy]

Maybe you could check this out?


Newegg.com - Refurbished: SAMSUNG Series 3 NP350U2A-W01UB Refurbished Notebook Intel Core i5 2467M(1.60GHz) 12.5" 4GB Memory DDR3 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 3000

12.5 inch matte screen, ULV i5, and 2.96lbs at 509$. Basically an ultrabook at half the price.

[80r]

Maybe you could check this out?


Newegg.com - Refurbished: SAMSUNG Series 3 NP350U2A-W01UB Refurbished Notebook Intel Core i5 2467M(1.60GHz) 12.5" 4GB Memory DDR3 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 3000

12.5 inch matte screen, ULV i5, and 2.96lbs at 509$. Basically an ultrabook at half the price.

Not bad, I'll give it some thought. My main gripe with it is the one piece bottom; I'd want to upgrade the HDD and RAM, but I'm not sure I'd be able to on that.

Actually, I saw the Asus U24E with i7 for $800 and I got a bit tempted, but then I saw that it isn't compatible with Sata III... sigh.. there's no laptop that's 'just right' for me.

[Gearsguy]

Accoring to Steve Chippy from UMPCPortal.com, it can take an SSD and it holds up to 8gb of RAM

[idiot101]

HP Pavilion dm1-4170us Notebook PC, charcoal

Use 25TECHBARG to get another $25 off. Please verify if the 9.5mm drive fits or not(I think it will). Please look for reviews too.

[User Retired 2]

I'd prefer to keep it under $500, but if something was perfect, I could go as high as, say, $600, maybe even $700. I'm a bang/buck kind of a guy more than a guy on a budget.

Used/Refurbs are okay.

Keep an eye on prices of Dell E6220 units at the outlet. It has an expresscard slot so can add a ~$200 GTX460-768MB DIY eGPU for more than just light gaming.

[80r]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

The HP is decent, but I think the only good thing about it is the long battery life and decent proc, but neither are really anything to write home about.

I had been looking at the E6220 and very nearly bought one during the outlet sale a month or two ago. I regretted not buying it, but then I completely forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me, ha.


I wonder if there's a 12.5" laptop with which I could put an x220 IPS screen inside? They're 150 on ebay. Hmm, I doubt it'd fit in the Samsung ones with their tiny bezels.

[80r]

I remember why I didn't buy it at first. None of the outlet deals had a webcam... but then if I bought one with a webcam, the X220 screen probably wouldn't fit. Hmm.