[Joel J]

I have one of those zd8000's. Its been a year, it still runs beautifully, but I regret buying it. The short battery life and heavy weight are just more significant than I had originally estimated. Luckily for me, I don't move around much once I get situated. So yea, I don't have a specific computer to recommend, but that extra bit of processing power/screen size probably won't be worth it if there is a significant increase in weight (this laptop is 9lbs!) or a significant decrease in battery life (only 2 hours!).