Originally Posted by
wharvey
So, anyone have any recommendations for a laptop they would recommend? Windows7 a requirement. I use the Office Suite of products... so need some memory... and networking card, think they are now standard.
If you want something really light and small, I'd recommend Sony Vaio X. It's about 700g (I think that's about 1.6LB?). My model has a 256 SSD, 2GB memory and an 11" screen. The main disadvantage is that it does not have a microphone socket (it does have a headphone socket, however), so you'll need to get a Bluetooth or USB headphone to use Skype etc properly, because the built-in microphone picks up ambient noise too well.
It does come with Windows 7, I have been running Office suite without any problem, and comes with network card and wireless N (I think it's N, anyway).
You need to buy an optical drive separately though.