Seeking opinions re: "Lite" laptop

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archerjoe said:
I switched from a laptop to the Surface RT. Never looked back. I have an external wireless keyboard and mouse for use at my desk. The "touch" keyboard takes some getting used to. I recommend using Bluetooth enabled wireless devices instead of those with a USB receiver.

The battery life is great - I use it all day without worrying about charging. If I play music, the battery does drain quicker. It's quite portable.

I had already moved most of my writing to my SkyDrive (cloud) account and this is nicely integrated.

As far as Windows 8 goes, I don't have any problems with it. WindowsKey+D gets you to the traditional desktop. WindowsKey+Q shows all of the applications, including the control panel.


Full disclosure - I was given this Surface RT by my employer, Microsoft. I don't work in the Windows division.
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I'd strongly recommend the Type Cover. It's a brilliant little keyboard!

P.S. Tell the guys upstairs they need to lower the price a bit so we can legitimately recommend them for this sort of question... :D
 

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Seems I'm late to the party. But I was going to suggest Thinkpad too, so I guess that worked out. :)

ElaineA said:
Lenovo seems to be winning the day so that's the direction I'll check first.
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Remember not all Lenovos are Thinkpads. They have other laptops that are not business grade, and while I haven't tried them personally, I've heard they're not as durable or as well-built as the Thinkpads.
 
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Little Ming said:
Seems I'm late to the party. But I was going to suggest Thinkpad too, so I guess that worked out. :)



Remember not all Lenovos are Thinkpads. They have other laptops that are not business grade, and while I haven't tried them personally, I've heard they're not as durable or as well-built as the Thinkpads.
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I'm going to second this, I owned a regular Lenovo and the keyboard layout was different. It was not Thinkpad grade, it is important to keep this in mind.
 
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Just to pop in here... The "Thinkpad Grade" Lenovo's are the Thinkpad X, T, and W series. Other Thinkpads are somewhere between the old "high quality" standard and the consumer standard.

I have a Thinkpad x230 and it has been the best little laptop I've ever owned. Great keyboard, fast, wonderful screen, and small/light so I can carry it around.

The x220 is also a fine machine, though the x230 is the newer model.

Both can be found regularly on the Lenovo Outlet for a largely discounted price. Often they are refurbs there, but sometimes you find a brand new one at a discount (someone cancelled their order, etc.).

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