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November 6th, 2010 by Anna Attkisson 
Working during a long flight is productive way to spend your time, and right up Sasha’s alley. She’s the director of an international non-profit that’s based in London, but she lives in Australia with her three-year-old. She recently wrote to us at helpme@laptopmag.com seeking advice on her next laptop purchase because her current Toshiba Portege R500 is about to die.
“I do a great deal of traveling for work. I mainly use Outlook, World, and Excel, in addition to Skype and online video conferencing tools. I value a full-size keyboard, and reasonably bright screen, but it doesn’t have to be big. I need the weight to be as light as possible with the features and reliability I need, such as long battery life as I am often on 12 hour flights. While I have never had back-lit keys before, I think this would be useful.  One thing I really don’t like about my current laptop is the fact that the touchpad is way too sensitive, so I just turned it off and carry around a mouse.  An international warranty would come in handy, as would an built-in webcam. I am not that price sensitive, as this is the most important tool I need for my work. What would you recommend?”
There are several good options for what Sasha needs. One clear choice would be the Apple MacBook Air 11-inch. This ultraportable weighs a mere 2.3 pounds and features FaceTime for video chats and will work with Skype. It offers more than 5 hours of battery life, and has a very good keyboard and touchpad. But the keyboard is not backlit. Or if you like your Toshiba, you could go with the 3.2-pound Toshiba Portege R700 with its 6 hours of battery life and long three-year warranty. However, the touchpad will present the same problems you’ve experienced on the R500. We also really like the Lenovo ThinkPad X201 with the extended battery. This 3.4-pound, workaholic has a sharp and colorful screen and a class-leading keyboard, and it lasts for 7 hours and 30 minutes on a charge. Plus, you may find you prefer the pointing stick over a touchpad.
Comments (2 Responses)  aftermath Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Another option that not many people know about, and which might be easier for her to obtain because she lives in Oceania, is the Panasonic J Series.
It is certainly more expensive than those mentioned, but it’s a premium device that’s better than all others for somebody in her situation: more powerful, more compact, more rugged, better warranty (especially for International travelers), longer battery life, more battery options. If I was traveling around the world and I could only have one computer, then this would be it (or the highest-end Vaio Z).
PaloAltoWorldView Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
The Sony X is lighter than the Apple Air 11-incher and gives 14.5 hours.
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Targeting the youngsters, Jolicloud’s own netbook is starting to take shape. Jolicloud CEO Tariq Krim twetted a few teaser images with the new device and then confirmed officialy that his company is working with a hardware parter to create its own 10.1-inch netbook.
There are not many details about it, but the CEO shared a few with us, like the fact that its netbook will, of course, boot Jolicloud 1.1 and wil be aiming those in the 12 to 25 age range. He also mentioned 720p support, but that is likely to remain just a beta version spec. Apparently, it will cost under $500 and will hit the shelves before the Chrome OS powered netbooks.
 Jolicloud Netbook pack
Jolicloud is an impressive OS, aimed at netbooks. Showcased on a Aspire One 533, the look and feel of the Jolicloud really impressed the tech geeks. Some of its features are Chrome OS like, and it is a app-driven desktop OS, but its speed is incredible.
Jolicloud is Linux based and it is designed to be installed onto existing netbooks without any troubles. It is already finished and it can be installed onto an existing Windows installation or as the main operating system of your netbook.

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