Quote Originally Posted by Chilihost View Post
what are you using it for? if you are using it as a desktop replacement then the 17" is a must as it eases eye strain, but if its only for when you go out on the road then the smaller screen will be lighter and will give you better battery life. If you really want the best of both worlds, you can always buy a light weight laptop with a small screen plus a big LCD external monitor and dock it when using it as a desktop replacement.
I use it as a desktop replacement and have for a few years now. My laptop normally sits here on the coffee table in the living room and I am using it off and on probably 8hrs out of the day. So I was looking at the 17" display on the laptops and those suckers are ugly.

I have a 20" sony lcd on my desktop in the office I could drag out here, but I didn't want that on the coffee table out here, so that blows out the external lcd idea. Thanks for the info!