For many years I was chained to a huge, heavy laptop and my back was aching for days after having to lug one around the airport for any length of time. Why couldnt they make a lightweight laptop with a big screen that I didnt have to get laser eye surgery to see? A lightweight laptop should be a given, but if you have ever gone to Best Buy and hefted a few models, you will know that that is not the case with most models. Speaking of cases, you also need to buy a lightweight bag or case to go along with your lightweight laptop or else you will be defeating the purpose. There are even some lighter leather cases out there like the Kenneth Cole Reaction which you can find on sale for around $100. Just make sure it has a handle on the top (you have to trust me on this one).
Taking that fat dinosaur out of your briefcase and putting it into the little plastic grey cubby they give you at the security checkpoint can be a mighty chore sometimes. That conveyor belt sometimes seems speeded up intentionally, like a Charlie Chaplin movie. It can be very difficult, not to mention awkward, to take off your loafers (no one wears lace-up shoes anymore precisely because of this), take all the coins and phones and stuff out of your pockets and plop them into the tray, take off your belt, your metal glasses, and at the same time a very heavy laptop. With years of training you can become a veritable professional at doing this and some hyper competitors will actually time themselves and post the results online.
A lightweight laptop like the Sony Viao SR weighs in at a smidge over 4 pounds but felt like not an ounce over three. It is ultra slim (1.33) and has received favorable reviews from many online pubs such as PC Pro and Top Ten Reviews where it ranks number three among all laptops tested. The display is a little small at 13.3 but the backlit LED is so brilliant that it makes anything appearing on the screen ultra-sharp. The black casing is very beautifully designed and will get you compliments wherever you travel.
The Dell Inspiron 14 is also extremely lightweight at a little over 5 pounds but boasts a bigger display with a 14 high-definition screen that will keep you out of the optometrists office. This is a very affordable model and you can add many different optional features with Dells easy ordering platform online. Make sure to get the extended warranty and in-home servicing when you first purchase the laptop.
No doubt about it, you have to do yourself a huge favor and change over to a lightweight laptop. It will radically transform you entire life and save you from getting a hunchback at the same time.