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    2011 laptop: the features to look for

    I went with a 12" laptop (Dell Vostro 1220) for my current upgrade. It's dual core, has a great battery life (4-5 hours!), built in DVD+/- burner, and the 12" screen is big enough to make reading easy and for most photo editing tasks. It's also small enough to slip into a backpack. However, I...
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    2011 laptop: the features to look for

    You do have a good point, the "nubs" are barely noticeable. If it can be built in, at least you get one extra USB slot!
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    Meet WebP, the JPEG assassin

    JPEG replacement? Possible! Given the sheer imperviousness of JPEG into every corner of the tech world though, it will take at least a decade before WebP could sneeze at JPEG's entrenched status. But the compression ratio will certainly help get it there. Whether it will gain popularity to...
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    Don't Be Blinded By 'Gadget Lust'

    I usually buy stuff used and 2nd or 3rd generation behind the latest...cheaper that way :cool: I'd love an iPhone, but for the phone bill cost I think I'll pass. Given that every Starbucks and McDonalds has free wifi, I just bring a laptop and pop it open if I need internet... if it saves me...
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    2011 laptop: the features to look for

    I would *highly* recommend built-in bluetooth. Built in makes it much easier than dealing with dongles hanging off the laptop! Combine it with a pair of nice bluetooth headphones (motorola S805s are pretty cheap off ebay) and you're set :)