[jay bird]

I haven't really been paying attention but I think that the battery has been lasting me about 4 hours.
I just charged it up and will let you know how long it lasts.

[jay bird]

It lasted about two hours and forty five minutes with continuos use.

[rsagi]

ok, (My background includes 3D animation and professional Video Editing)

I have been doing research for the lat few weeks for a new laptop as I waited 4 YEARS to replace the existing one (I usually buy one generation backwards) to save money and because in many instances -some faster CPU's are just over -clocked and sold for much more $$$ since they have been proved to work longer @ the manufacturers lab.

I was waiting for a major turning point that will include several technologies:

1. CPU
2. Hard Drive
3. Graphics Card
4. OS and Bit technology
5. LCS technology/resolution

After a long waiting period I decided that I am going to buy one soon since now you can get a QUAD CORE cpu based laptop + 64- bit OS + Sata Drives in RAID (several HD's linked for performance or redundancy)+ Dual SLI Nvidia Cards (two connected together) + 1900x1400 display resolution.

The computer I'm going for is the Sager computer (about $2700 - $3,500)

The way I see it - until 64-Bit really kicks in and all software is recompiled for it + all OS's are switched to Vista Ultimate (64-bit) + all the bugs are resolved with it - I may be able to get 10 years of work out of it before it becomes obsolete (Quad Core Cpu's may only become main stream in a year or two).

So - its an exciting time to buy a computer knowing that the software cant even take full advantage of its hardware yet - so i can "squeeze" a few more years out of it.

The other option is to go with Dell XPS with the Extreme Dual Core or the Gateway FX ..something and save $$$ (around $1200-$1500).

Hope this helps. Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Best,
Steve

[AgeKay]

The only laptop I have ever been fully satisfied with is the Dell XPS M1330. I have 2 of them (1 for backup). It comes with Vista though. But I have put XP on both of mine. The XPS M1330 weighs less than 4 pounds, is the only Dell laptop that is sexy, and it's super fast.