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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 5866549" data-attributes="member: 7808">My company uses the Dell Latitude as our standard laptop.  I have been using an E6500 that was new in 2009.  It is a solid workhorse without a lot of special bells and whistles, and has survived my ~30% travel schedule well.  The size is small enough to not be overly bulky, but large enough to actually be useful.  I'm particularly fond of the fact that it has both a trackpad and a pointer mouse, because I (dis)like both equally when I don't have a USB mouse handy.  I have the extended battery, which is nice but doesn't fit in some smaller laptop cases, and the life on it is decent (and highly variable based on what you're doing).If it's going to be your primary computer, make sure it's got enough expansion slots and connectors for what you want.  I have 3 USBs, which isn't really enough for a true desktop replacement, but I can get by with a USB hub.  Make sure you have at least one swappable drive in case you want to make adjustments.  A 64-bit OS and more than 4GB or RAM should be a base requirement.  In a desktop I would recommend a true multi-core system, but on a laptop hyperthreading is a fine alternative; the extra processor won't be worth the financial cost or battery drain, and it's extremely unlikely you'll have any hardware compatibility issues.</blockquote>