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Originally Posted by s0lidMetal
Our team had alot problems downloading code to the robot due to a corrupt serial port on an older laptop apparently, so I've been searching the web (and these forums) for hours but still haven't found any descent laptops with a serial port. I'm looking for something small, light, and with a long battery life (w/ a serial port of course). Is this realistic or will I need to use a dock? Any suggestions?
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New laptops usually dont include serial ports. A cheaper alternative might be a USB->Serial Adapter for the current computer.
If you really want a new laptop, I'd say go for an older one say an Inspiron 4000 or so.... the adapter is probably the cheaper way to go or you can always get a brand new laptop and get the adapter for that one.
IBM hmmm X series I believe is the one which is ultra portable but IBMs are quite a bit more expensive as a whole, though my favorite kind of laptop.
PM me if you want some more advice possibly.