I'm looking at laptops. If it's a windows machine, it should be XP-Pro, not home. I'm also tempted by Linux and OS-X machines.

Primary criteria:

Secondary criteria

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Model

Weight

Battery Life

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Dell's Inspiron 700m

3.7-pound

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12.1-inch wide-aspect ratio screen, 1280 by 800 pixels, expensive, [http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,118626,pg,2,00.asp PC World]