Lightest laptop under $1000

[Honan]

Can you help?
Looking for a very light laptop/notebook/ultraportable for under $1000 with 12/13/14/15 " screen


What brand should I look for?

 

[sp@rky13]

Acer used to have some great ones that were about $1300 6 months ago so they should have some now for under $1000. Also they had like 8 hour battery life

 

[Nova]

Asus. Have a gawk at mln.com.au

 

[Honan]

Asus. Have a gawk at mln.com.au

cheers, my 89 year old mum says "Thank you, that will do nicely"

 

[Honan]

Thanks Sparky

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

Hi Joe
I would personally recommend a Apple Macbook Air 11inch (or if you want to spend a tad more a 13 inch one). This would have to be one of the lightest.
My only word of warning is that you wait a few weeks as it is due to be updated with a more powerful processor.
E

 

[sp@rky13]

I was going to suggest the Air as well but it's over $1000. Do you have one? I've got a MBP but I don't normally recommend one to those using Windows if they don't want to switch as I find BootCamp doesn't work as well as it should

EDIT: Honan, have a look at these here (the first one's are 10")

EDIT2: Here's a great value one: http://www.lfo.com.au/index.php?pag...ategory_id=35&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=18 and also has an i5 and 8 hours battery. I haven't looked at these for 6 months (work at Harvey Norman but haven't worked for 4 months due to HSC) but that to me looks like a stunner of a deal. Don't take my word for it because I'm not the most updated at the moment price wise but that looks great

 

[Ash]

Also worth looking at is the Dell XPS 15 laptop (powers of observation failing me once again... this example is probably not the lightest)

(note to self: really must get laptop-computers.com.au up to scratch because this is the second laptop question in 1 week!)

 

[Honan]

Hi Joe
I would personally recommend a Apple Macbook Air 11inch (or if you want to spend a tad more a 13 inch one). This would have to be one of the lightest.
My only word of warning is that you wait a few weeks as it is due to be updated with a more powerful processor.
E

Thanks E
No way I am teaching my Mum how to use a MAC

 

[Honan]

Tthanks Sparky and Ash
I think I am sold on Nova's recommendation , MLN, because they have the weights on the web site and a shop nearby

 

[zhenjie]

Asus series of light notebooks is good. i3, i5 in under 1.5kg packages
I myself have an import Toshiba R705 Portege. 1.3kg or so, great little machine, i5, put in an SSD and it flies for the weight.

 

[Honan]

Asus series of light notebooks is good. i3, i5 in under 1.5kg packages
I myself have an import Toshiba R705 Portege. 1.3kg or so, great little machine, i5, put in an SSD and it flies for the weight.

Thank you zhenjie for providing the weight I should be asking for