"3D Peruna"
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>>>> At a slightly higher resolution than XGA, and Wide SXGA and I'm ok with
>>>> the 15.4", although the 17" might be fun, if making the whole thing
>>>> seem bulky (on top of being heavier) and less mobile to the point
>>>> where, you might as well get a Mac mini. ;D
>>>> (W)UXGA I've heard is too high a resolution for some people for some
>>>> things, as it can shrink graphics down too much to easily see. >>>
>>> The bigger the screen the shorter the battery life.
>>>
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>> That would seem to make sense, and if you have decent eyesight (or can
>> use enlargening software), you could go small and just get higher res for
>> that added real-estate.
>
> I've got a 17" HP laptop and I can vouch for it's lack of battery life.
> It's also an older HT Pentium running at 3.06 and doesn't have the
> "mobile" processor, so that sucks power, too. Barely enough time for a
> MP4 movie from Minneapolis to Denver (it can't be over 2 hours - watching
> a DVD will never make it).
>
My last laptop battery life (new that is, since the life drops after time) was too short for me at about 2:20, so with my new one, I splurged on a
9-cell as opposed to 6 and, with the more frugal processor, I have about 6 hours!