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My Never Ending Quest to Find My Next Note

So it's been about two years now that I have had this Fujitsu Lifebook P7010 notebook, and it's about time to change. I like this notebook a lot because it is relatively lightweight at 3.3lbs, compact, and has a wide-screen resolution of 1280x768, which is exactly what I was expecting. I can't bear to live with a computer with less resolution nowadays, and it's really hard to find an ultra-portable note that has anything above 1024 res.

I think I have now found my next notebook: The Fujitsu Q2010. The self-proclaimed "World's Most Desirable Desirable Laptop", with the same screen res, with a bigger screen, and a lighter weight, this is definitely something I am looking to get. Laptop Magazine gives it a pretty good review, however, similar to the P7010 I currently use, it seems to be lacking in the power department, with real-life use of the battery rated at about 1.5 hours.

But still, I tend to use my note plugged in most of the time, and the only time I really depend on the battery is when I am moving from one place to the next, and don't want to deal with a long boot-up and shutdown time.

So what are other people's recommendations for notebook PCs? My requirements are pretty simple:

1) Needs to weigh less than 5 lbs.

2) Needs to have at least a 10" wide screen

3) Needs a resolution of 1280 or higher

4) Needs 802.11 of some sort built-in, and bluetooth is a nice-to-have, but not necessary

5) Needs at least 2 USB ports

6) I don't care much of the optical drives, but needs to have at least a DVD-ROM

7) Long battery life is nice, but not necessary