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Quote: Originally Posted by genci88 To his defense I believe Jim thought the battery was not removable at all. Anyway, the inability to install a larger capacity battery is a major problem. I can use a smaller battery on my Thinkpad which looks nice, or I can install a larger one which doesn't look nice, but I couldn't care less because it extends battery power by a good margin. And on top of that I can install a second battery on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zero WFTW, you're quickly becoming one of my new favourite zealots here. If you're going to make comparisons, make "apples to apples" comparisons. Don't quote 15.6" laptops compared to smaller and typically more expensive laptops. Don't make asinine assumptions that anyone who wants a laptop smaller than 15" MUST be looking at netbooks. And don't compare...

Where do Macbooks exhaust the heat? Speaker holes? Or is the chassis one big heatsink?

Quote: Originally Posted by genci88 Where do Macbooks exhaust the heat? Speaker holes? Or is the chassis one big heatsink? The pro's exhaust heat at the back, under the screen. I presume the Macbooks are the same, based on the disassembly pictures I've seen - iFixit .

the whole case is basically a heatsink. And yes, through the speaker holes...you know..the TOP of the case. sine hear RISES. So heatsink + top vent vs: no heatsink + side or bottom vent Mac wins for heat displacement. Hence, their laptops usually last a fair bit longer. If I were ever to get a power laptop, it would be a macbook. Of course, I'd be installing windows7 on it, since I'm a gamer AND a graphic artist. and the only mac...

Quote: Originally Posted by WFTW Yeah, because HP coupons are a new thing. Even now, you can get up to $200 off the MSRP of the Tablet PC i purchased by entering a coupon code that's been around for 2 months already. Usually on a bi-monthly basis, HP will feature stackable coupon deals where you can get $400+ off of their systems, so their MSRP is effectively meaningless. You're missing the point. If your tablet PC is effectively...

Quote: Originally Posted by VVanks Embedded battery allows manufacturer to design a much more sturdy shell, thus increasing overall hardware integrity. An entire backplate is screwed down with 6 screws, and the battery itself is screwed with 4. Give me a ****ing break. Quote: Compare that to the mechanical contraption used to keep regular batteries in place. When my friend dropped his HP laptop, his battery actually fell out on impact....

Quote: Originally Posted by WFTW For that matter, a few weeks ago, I purchased the following system: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...2460&t=1579865 HP TX2Z Touch Tablet Laptop for $599 (after $400 worth of coupons -- which can be found on a regular basis) My configuration came out to: $599 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-75 2.2GHz 3GB DDR2 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon HD...

I think the new specs are great. I wish I could buy one.

Quote: Originally Posted by Zero WFTW, you're quickly becoming one of my new favourite zealots here. If you're going to make comparisons, make "apples to apples" comparisons. Don't quote 15.6" laptops compared to smaller and typically more expensive laptops. Don't make asinine assumptions that anyone who wants a laptop smaller than 15" MUST be looking at netbooks. And don't compare...