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Originally Posted by Gow616
Lenovo Thinkpad T61 14.1" with discrete graphics (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB)
It will run you under $1500 with tax for some specs such as:
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5ghz 6mb L2 cache
250gb HD 5400RPM
Intel 4965AGN Wireless
Bluetooth
Camera
WXGA+
and more.
Granted I like my Lenovo Thinkpad T61P. 
If you considered a 15.4" notebook,overall weight difference is minimal compared to 14 and 13, look at IBuyPower as they build using OEM parts. A Lenovo Thinkpad T61, Dell Latitude 830, Dell XPS 15 and HP.
I messed with 13" and 14" and like my 15". Granted a person might not be able to lift that extra 1 to 1.5lbs (0.453592kg to 0.680388 kg).
 You could always consider a Macbook Air if you wanted to make toast and have a light notebook!  |
When I am at home, I will usually hook up external monitor or hook my HDTV to the laptop.
I have no trouble lifting a 5-10 pounds laptop as my backpack is about 30-40 pounds anyways, it's not too much weight to add.
For about $1000 I can buy this:
HP TX2500
Cpu: AMD Griffin 2.5ghz (I think)
Ram: 2GB
HDD: 320GB 5400rpm
Screen: WXGA 12.1"
Touchscreen: Yes
Walcom Tablet with digital pen: yes
Convertable screen: Yes
Graphic card: ATI 3200
HD video capable: Yes
Battery: 6 cell/2.5hour
Weight: 4-5 Pounds
Wireless: WIFI ABGN, bluetooth 2.0
Ports: 2xUSB, 2x audio out, 1x audio in, vga out, svideo out, expresscard, gigabit lan, modem, dvd-rw with lightscribe.
Webcam: Yes
For the same price, I can get HP 2700t 14.1"
Processor: t9600
Video card: Geforce M8400GS
Ram: 2GB
Hdd: 320GB hdd
Screen: WXGA+ 14.1"
and other regular stuff
I wil primarily use the laptop for movies, occasional encoding movies, write zune games, internet, occasional photoshop/coreldraw, occasional light gaming which integrated graphic card can handle.