Laptop screens are going to get larger. According to CNET:

Dell, a major partner of Samsung, could easily adopt the large screen format for its high-end XPS laptops. And, LG Philips is also touting its 20-inch LCD displays for laptops, Shim said.

The problem though is that as screens get larger, the laptop gets heavier becoming too difficult to carry, even to class.

For example, Dell’s high-end XPS laptop starts at 8.6 lbs. Since it’s a power guzzler, you’ll need to take the 3 lb power brick when you travel. Oh, and the premium 17″ laptop bag that holds the beast weights about 6 lbs.

Total weight for a 17″ laptop: almost 20 lbs

I wonder how much a 5th generation 20″ widescreen XPS would weight?

The fine folks at Gizmodo are giving away a brand-spankin’ new Sharp M4000 WideNote laptop (13.3″ screen, 3.9 pounds, 6 hour battery) for the best laptop horror story.

All you gotta do is:

Send a photo of your tired, your poor, your beaten-down laptop. Write a horror story (no more than 400 words long and in English) describing exactly how your precious equipment got wrecked.

Apple launched upgraded version of their 15- and 17-inch powerbooks. The 15-inch laptop now supports 1440×960 resolution and the 17-incher does 1680×1050.

Along with the screen improvements, the powerbooks get an additional extra hour of battery time and dual-layer DVD burner that is now standard issue. The best part of this whole deal is that the price hasn’t changed: $1,999 for the 15-inch and $2,499 for the 17-inch.

The 12-inch powerbook doesn’t get an upgrade, but does get a price drop to $1,499.

This is one for all you DIY’ers out there.

So if you’ve got an old boombox stereo from the ’80s (and who doesn’t), you can try making an laptop case Boombox. Functional and retro.

That boombox not only makes you the snaziest kid on the block, but it also doubles as a laptop bag to carry your notebook.

Pretty cool project.