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HELLO,

I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD PERFORMANCE - REASONABLY PRICED - LIGHTWEIGHT - FULLY FUNCTIONAL LAPTOP

AT PRESENT I OWN A HP PROBOOK 4420s AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER WITH PERFORMANCE, BUT THE THING IS SOOOO HEAVY!  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY ITS LIGHT BUT BY THE TIME I WALK A BIT, ITS LIKE A BIG STONE IN MY BAG.

I'M LOOKING FOR A LAPTOP UNDER 3LBS? IS THAT POSSIBLE?

I AM AN ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL AND THEREFORE NEED TO HAVE PEACHTREE 2011/2012, EXCEL, WORD, EMAIL ETC. FULL WORKS, BUT PARTICULARLY THE ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS, QUICKBOOKS AND MYOB ALSO, ALTHOUGH I MOSTLY USE PEACTREE, SOME CLIENTS MAY USE THE OTHERS AND THEREFORE I NEED TO HAVE THEM RESIDING ON MY HARDDRIVE.

ADVICE WILL BE WELCOME PLEASE.

Quote from: darlene on April 03, 2013, 14:53:17
I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD PERFORMANCE - REASONABLY PRICED - LIGHTWEIGHT - FULLY FUNCTIONAL LAPTOP

Generally speaking those are two qualifications that are difficult to join in a laptop. Especially a machine, that should be as light as you wish. Let us see...

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I'M LOOKING FOR A LAPTOP UNDER 3LBS? IS THAT POSSIBLE?

So 3Lbs are approximately 1.3kg here in Europe.

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I AM AN ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL AND THEREFORE NEED TO HAVE PEACHTREE 2011/2012, EXCEL, WORD, EMAIL ETC. FULL WORKS, BUT PARTICULARLY THE ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS, QUICKBOOKS AND MYOB ALSO, ALTHOUGH I MOSTLY USE PEACTREE, SOME CLIENTS MAY USE THE OTHERS AND THEREFORE I NEED TO HAVE THEM RESIDING ON MY HARDDRIVE.

I dont know any of these Programs, but i supose that you dont need a dedicated graphix card, do you?

If I would guess i'd say that a low voltage quad or dual core CPU might be enough to handle those programs in a satisfying manner.

Although you have not given any specification concerning the display size and price I'll give you some examples, and then you can see which one fits your plans.

~ 1000€ :
13.3."
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/acer+aspire+s5+391+73514g25akk+w

Test:

http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Acer-Aspire-S5-391-73514G25akk-Ultrabook.82041.0.html

12.5"
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+thinkpad+x220+nyg2age+i5+2x+260ghz+4gb+ram+320gb

Test:
http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X220-IPS-Subnotebook.54703.0.html



~800€:
13.3"
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/acer+aspire+s3+391+73514g12add+w

Test:
http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Acer-Aspire-S3-391-53314G52add-Ultrabook.81357.0.html


It is noticeable, that in that category of weight, you will hardly find any laptop with a greater display size than 13.3". Most laptops are heavier the larger they get. So you need to make a compromise between weight and display size. Do you think that you'll be happ with a computer of that size?
In addition to that we'll need some more information: What are the specifications of those mentioned programes, do you need a dedicated graphix card, whats the price limit?

Another topic I would like to talk to you is the spelling. Please try to follow the basic rules of grammar, so that the forum is more likely to help you out. I think thats the least to be dome ;)


Kind regards

Alex