Decent laptop, 12-inch screen?

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mft

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I'm after a new do-everything laptop, and having flirted with the eee, I've decided its too small for what I want. I've also discounted the 12" Powerbook as it's getting a little long in the tooth, and the ability to run XP is desirable. However, I reckon that a 12" screen is the perfect compromise between portability and usability.

Price: ideally <£800, but a bit mroe for a better laptop.

Some options I've found:

Model Price Processor RAM Graphics Weight Link
Samsung P200 £669 Core 2 Duo T7250 2GB ATI Radeon X1250 1.9kg http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4Z0Z&CategorySelectedId=11105&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11105,388790000,50220000,46270000,46400000 
Acer AS2920 £499 Core 2 Duo T5450 2GB X3100 1.9kg http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4XFB&CategorySelectedId=11105&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11105,388790000,50220000,46270000,46400000 
Acer TravelMate 6292 £621 Core 2 Duo T7300 2GB X3100 2kg http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4SCP&CategorySelectedId=11105&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11105,388790000,50220000,46270000,46400000 
Asustek F9E-2P119E £753 Core 2 Duo T7250 2GB X3100 1.9kg http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4Z35&CategorySelectedId=11105&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11105,388790000,50220000,46270000,46400000 




I like the Samsung best from those options. Any thoughts on Acer/Samsung/Asustek? Quality? Any good options I'm missing? smile