I can fit a 17" in my backpack easily. What I am worried about is the weight, as I do nt like having a 70+ pound pack if I can avoid it. And I cant get a bag that hangs to the side cause I have to carry my trumpet too and it gets in the way.
As far as the screen size, I can do well with it on either screen. But having more power is not always the only thing jonny. What I am worried about is a lot of things.
1. Cost.
-Not that I don't have the money to spend, but at a certain point I am cringing at the thought of spending so much on something barely more powerful than I have.
2. Weight.
-I need to keep the weight down as often as possible. But as long as it is under 20 pounds i should be fine.
3. Battery Life.
-Needs to be at least 90 minutes. That is a class period. I need 2 actually with around 2 hours life. I do a lot of my work with Dave on the bus to band competitions. 2 hours is the farthest away, so 1 battery there and one back?
4. looks.
- I do not like a lot of flash. Business machines do not generally have a lot of it anyway, but there may be a better consumer laptop for the price.
5. Speed.
- SSD or something. I do not like waiting 5 or more minutes for the laptop to start.
6. Compatibility.
- I like using Linux, and Windows 2000. 2000 is a pipe dream. but I do need at least Ethernet compatibility with Linux. That is easy these days, but the broadcom wireless of the M90 is not compatible out of the box.
7. Looks.
-Again, but I do not want something that looks expensive. There is not much pf people taking things up here, but I don;t exactly want to hang a stack of diamonds in front of them either.
8. Durability.
- I want it to work. Not just on my lap, or on the desk, but no matter what. Something that can handle being dropped from 4 feet or so onto a tile floor. And something that can handle from -15*C or so up to 44*C and not throw a fit at it. Something basically that I will not be afraid will fall apart just because I use it.
Or am I missing something?