Forgot to mention that money is not an issue.
I currently own a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop which I have had for quite awhile, and it is solely used for home use. I am looking to buy an ultralight portable laptop, and I have a friend that owns a Sony Vaio T series which appears to be what I'm looking for, but before I make that large purchase I thought I should look into other laptops, as well. I guess I should really have prefaced this email by saying that I'm a student in the medical field, and I have really no clue when it comes to computers. Basically, I'm looking for a portable laptop with a long battery life, one I can play DVD's on, and one with wireless internet. I'll also be working on microsoft word, but I figured that's a given on most computers. If any of you can give me a little heads up...I'd really appreciate it!!!

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