For those of you who desire a laptop with a large 17 inch wide screen, here’s one to consider: LG LW70. Because of it’s size, it weights 3.1 kgs so it’s more likely to become a desktop replacement. Compared to Dell Inspiron 9300 (another 17 inch laptop), the LG LW70 is faster, lighter, thinner, and runs longer on battery. The design is nice and simple not straying far from their previous designs and quite similar to Dell notebooks (same black and white combination), also very rigid and sturdy.
The power/volume buttons are centered above the keyboard, and in addition, two “instant on” buttons, “DVD” and “Music” are present to offer maximum multimedia usability.

On the front of the notebook there are 2 decently sized speakers (woofer on the bottom) and a remote-control sensor. The sound system has 5.1 channel audio, and it’s quite clear and full compared to other notebooks. It also has a microphone implemented directly on the laptop. The keyboard (similar to a PC - full size 99 key keyboard with a dedicated number pad) is pleasent to use, with many hotkeys (touchpad on/off, 3 User functions, sleep, standby, wifi toggle, video mode, hibernate, screen brightness up/down, battery miser settings), and, because there is plenty of room, the touch pad stays out of the way when typing.

The hard drive of the standard configuration is only 80GB - I personaly find this amount of storage a little to less for a multimedia user who would store movies and music in large quantities. After using it for awhile the fans can be heared but they are not very loud and the laptop stayes fairly cool under use. The wireless card is an Intel 2200BG (b/g) internal PC card with a hex-band antenna, which allows better connectivity on the move. A minus for LG: there is no built in bluetooth (only IrDA Infrared and a remote controll sensor) even if most new laptops do have it. The standard 6 cell battery will last at minimum Brightness (1/8) : 4 hours, at medium (4/8) : 3 hours, 50 minutes, and at full brightness (8/8): 3 hours, 15 minutes.

LG LW70 Specifications