I need advice on the best type of computer for my needs?

I will be starting Uni next year, and I am looking for a laptop that is good for a student; i.e. lightweight, easy to carry around, fast speed, good battery life, lots of memory etc etc


What is one that you could recommend? I am not all too keen on the Dell mini 10 or the Eee PC (they are a bit too small)





Thanks :)I need advice on the best type of computer for my needs?
Point granted that 'netbooks' you do not prefer





But then you have to specify how important is portability, cause you need to strike the right balance between weight, bateery life %26amp; budget


Also, please give us your budget indication








add:


a proper full fledged lightweight laptop is not going to be cheap by any means


am posting a budget system, please check it out %26amp; more so with the user reviews





TOSHIBA Satellite U405D-S2910 NoteBook AMD Turion X2 RM-74(2.20GHz) 13.3'; Wide XGA 4GB Memory DDR2 800 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Radeon 3100


$649.99


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>





Weight: 4.52 lbs.


Battery: 4800mAh ( 6 cell) Lithium Ion battery pack ... which would translate to approx 4 to 5 hours of conservative usage





Now that you mention you have a PC, or access to one,, i see no harm in considering a netbook with a bigger screen %26amp; bigger keyboard


Acer Aspire One AO751h-1885 White Intel Atom Z520 11.6'; WXGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook


$379.99


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>





Weight 2.97 lbs.


Battery 6-cell lithium ion ... translating to appox 5 to 7 hours of battery life





Checkout both options %26amp; keep me informed on it ... sure we can narrow down betterI need advice on the best type of computer for my needs?
I would get a MacBook Air or a MacBook. You will find that the batteries on the Apple laptops are far superior than standard equipment elsewhere. The MacBooks feel much faster than similar hardware from other manufacturers because the operating system is infinitely better. A base configuration in the MacBook will last for years. You can also get a student discount and a free iPod Touch from Apple right now.





Whatever you do, don't get suckered into a Windows Vista laptop, with the next mediocre operating system from Microsoft just around the corner.
that may be true but more importantly it is the number of cells of your battery has, if its a regular sized mainstream laptop, a 6cell battery lasts 2 to 3hrs depending what your doing while a 12vcell battery would last twice that.





personally I think acer mainstream laptops from acer are a good choice, they have a nice look to their design, very smooth and also they are very good quality for your money, with excellent warranty. they cost around 500 to 700 dollars depending just how good you want it to be.
Just so you know, the faster the processor, the shorter the battery life. Same goes for GPU. So basically, the faster and more powerful the laptop, then the shorter the battery life will be.





Just something to keep in mind when selecting.
that super slim apple laptop than you can put in an envelope
For what your using them for, your going to want to look for smaller screens, like 15';.


Just go to BestBuy.com