Computer advice requested

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

Any laptop under a grand at computer shop, or tigerdirect.ca will do just
about anything you need to do.

Except perhaps digital imaging, then you need more juice, lotsa ram above
2G, lotsa hard disk space, harddisk backup capabilities if you don`t want to
loose all you pictures, and lotsa people have lost all of their pictures
btw. You need a top notch monitor, etc...

For reliability I have no ideas, my old Toshiba A30 is hanging in there. I
have a really nice and padded carrying bag to go along, and that helps a
lot.

Gaming would be another exemple, but I doubt you are a Half-Life fan...

You asked?
<<http://torrentspy.com/torrent/1161413/Buying_A_Computer_For_Dummies_2006_E
dition_2005>>

Cheers.

Marc

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> 
> Okay, I've got a really old laptop that eventually I'm going 
> to have to replace. I think what I'll do is buy a new but 
> inexpensive laptop for use running MS and to do school stuff 
> like recording marks, and later get something that is better 
> for manipulating digital still images (perhaps a desktop), I 
> still do not know the digital darkroom well, but am already 
> frustrated at the slowness of shuffling 10Mpixel files around 
> on this machine. The only other things I'd need a machine for 
> would be simple word processing and running iTunes, just to 
> load music files onto my iPod shuffle. I have no need of 
> anything fancy for gaming or video, and probably don't need 
> to burn DVDs. Likely a really basic machine will be more than 
> what I need. SO...what am I looking at as far as specs? And 
> what are your suggestions as far as durability goes? It'll 
> get banged around a bit getting in and out of the car I 
> imagine and I'm pretty sick of wrenching on my old Latitude 
> and would prefer something not prone to breaking.
> Durability is probably more important than features.
> 
> If you have any sites like "buying a computer for Dummies" or 
> anyplace that's good to buy from, LMK. Thanks. (you can 
> contact me offlist)
> 
> And Dan, could you post about that error message with the .bat file? 
> 
> Cathy
>