Selecting a notebook for B-School

I have eliminated HP and Mac, because, based on a number of reviews, these machines are not as resilient and mobile as machines such as the Lenovo (IBM), Vaio (Sony), and Dell. Toshiba is another very resilient machine, but is not friendly to customization (Toshiba Satellite U405 was a very attractive machine, but at what I found to be an unattractive price). Therefore, simply based on practicality, intended use, and price, I narrowed down my choices to Dell.

At Dell, I found three attractive models:

Dell Inspiron 1525

Dell Studio 15

Dell Inspiron 13 (the review is a bit dated, as Dell has now added the Core 2 Duo to this machine)

Based on these, and a few other reviews, I decided to go with the Dell Inspiron 13. While there are a few minor drawbacks (primarily the availability of just 2 USB ports, and a choice of just one color), the overall resiliency, compactness, surprising power (for a 13" notebook), and an extremely competitive price made this my absolute top choice.











By the way, here is a cool website that I found in the process of looking for reviews.