While traveling, I want a laptop that I can play music, games, Blu-ray movies (I don't want an external dvd drive), do office stuff like emails, spreadsheets, etc., has great battery life and is small and light so I can easily carry it. A 13" display is fine, and something weighing much less that 4lbs. When not traveling, I want all the expansion ports to attach LCD monitor, full wireless keyboard and mouse, external HD, etc. (having all the benefits of a desktop). It seems to me that no such animal exists - falling somewhere between a netbook, ultraportable, and full featured laptop. Does anyone have ideas of currently available or maybe soon to be released laptops that can fit the bill?
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There are a lot of BluRay laptops out there now, but if you go here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/laptop-set-criteria.aspx?mode=landing and hit "Additional details" then select Blu-ray Only, you can see the laptops they recco. Not saying you need to buy any of these, but they might give you an example of what's out there.
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Ron
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