My experience is that Toshiba build quality and design is right up there with Apple and IBM. Dell's design values usually resemble those of a brick.
Can't speak for the Portege M300, but the older P2000 I've got cluttering up my flat is a tiny wee thing (barely a centimetre thick), definitely fits your weight range, and the battery life is indeed up there around 5-6 hours in real use (with WiFi). I believe it's a predecessor to the M300 -- a little bit slower (P3-750 -- it's a couple of years old) but even thinner. You might want to keep an eye open for a second-hand one? (Ran Linux when I could be bothered.)
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Date: 2006-01-14 10:36 am (UTC)Can't speak for the Portege M300, but the older P2000 I've got cluttering up my flat is a tiny wee thing (barely a centimetre thick), definitely fits your weight range, and the battery life is indeed up there around 5-6 hours in real use (with WiFi). I believe it's a predecessor to the M300 -- a little bit slower (P3-750 -- it's a couple of years old) but even thinner. You might want to keep an eye open for a second-hand one? (Ran Linux when I could be bothered.)