Laptop/notebook advice

[starrylizard]

I have basic questions.

What does one look for in a laptop/notebook these days? Does something along these lines sound like a reasonable deal?

If possible I would like something powerful enough to vid on, but it wouldn't have to be super fast at it. I mostly just want it for travel, so light would be good. Also, money IS an object. I need something reasonably priced in Australian dollars.

Does anyone buy netbooks any more? My understanding is they can't do much, so a cheaper laptop would probably be a better deal... though that might mean bigger and heavier.

General advice from anyone in the know would be most appreciated. I'd like to have something set up and running by early March, so I can take it to my conference late in March.

Thank you! xxx
(Feel free to jump in whether you know me or not.)

Comments

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

Ya know, I used to be able to answer questions like that, but since I switched back to Mac, I haven't been keeping up on the Windows systems, except that I don't even vid on laptop. I vid on the desktop. That's mainly because FCP just goes "NOMNOMNOM" on the memory.

If you're just going to take it on one trip, size shouldn't matter that much. It's when you have to lug it around ALL THE TIME that it gets really annoying if it's too big. The occasional trip should be ok even if it's a bigger laptop since most of the time you'll be using it at home. If you just get a smaller one because of 1 or 2 weeks you have to travel with it, while you spend 1-2 years or more using it at home, well, that just doesn't make sense.

Hope all of THAT made sense.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah that makes sense. I really need to decide what I'll use it for. :)

Thanks!