stewartlife wrote:
Can anyone comment on which processor would be enough: i5 or i7?
And how much disk space will be enough? For example, macbook air and many ultrabooks now use SSD. But the price for SSD is really high. Is 128GB enough? Or do we have to have at least 256GB?
Also, what about the screen size? Assuming that there will be no monitor to plug in to. I see that the IBM Thinkpad X series has 12.5" screen. Is that enough? I'm thinking of maybe getting a 13" screen. But I definitely don't want 14", as it seemed to big and will be too heavy.
128gb should be enough, but you'll definitely have to pay attention to storage. with 256 you wouldn't have to worry at all. keep in mind that documents take up VERY little space, but data sets, pictures, videos, music, etc take up much more.
screen size is largely an opinion question, although I will say that if you're looking at especially small laptops (for example macbook air 11") make sure you test out excel and such on them, because it can get ugly trying to manipulate a spreadsheet with a small screen. for me, 13" is ideal. 15" is too big, 11" is too small. 13 - just right. :D.
as for i5 vs i7 - i5 should be plenty, you'll be able to do everything, it just may be a bit slower. i plan on going for the i7 though, i don't deal well with slow computers.