About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
My current laptop is an Acer Aspire 5002 WLMI. AMD Turion 64 ML-30 processor, 1.6 GHz, 15.4" WXGA TFT LCD, 100 GB HDD, DVD-Dual, 2 GB DDR and 802.11 b/g wireless.
This system tends to heat up a lot and occassionally shuts down due to the heat.
I am looking for a new ultraportable laptop (preferably 12" screen size) which would not generate too much heat. Which models/brands, in your opinion, are "cool"?
Answer I have the Dell XPS M1210 which does have the 12" screen size, but Dell recently came out with the Dell XPS M1330 which is 13.3" but is actually slimmer and more lightweight than my 12". If I had the $$, I would totally buy it, but it is still rather pricey. However, it is one of the highest ranked laptops currently available.
How much were you looking to spend on this laptop? Do you need a warranty? What do you typically use your laptop for?
