My question is why do Americans always have to be entertained. We want life to be entertaining instead of work and discipline and perseverance.

Anyway, I take my very small IBM Thinkpad X23 with me. Battery is good for about 2.5 hours. And I can use it while waiting to board, or when waiting for connecting flights. And what would you do if your flight is delayed.

And for those who must watch video, you can rip the DVD to your hard drive, and don't need a separate drive.

I always have my notebook with me, 2 #, 100GB HD