Laptops

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Laptops

TB — 11/24/2007 6:46:50 AM (archived)

I'm pretty happy with my IBM Thinkpad. It's not as light and groovy as Apple or other slimlines, but it has horsepower I need. Two "bays" for various devices on either side. One has a DVD reader, the other an auxiliary battery.

If you shop carefully, you should be able to get XP loaded on a system without problems. I'm still not touching Vista, and wouldn't recommend it. Look at how long it took for me to decide XP was mature.

If you have the money, look into more "ruggedized" laptops, which aren't as fussy about being lugged around in less-than-civilized places.

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Biting the bullet... - TB - 11/24/2007 4:05:23 AM
- Things I wish I'd known about WinXP before I'd started installing - TB - 11/26/2007 7:03:12 PM
  - I have been told to NEVER use System Restore in XP so you may want to investigate further. (n/t) - Eri - 11/28/2007 1:34:25 AM
    - NEVER is a long time - Tony - 11/28/2007 9:44:39 PM
    - I've used it several times. - TAFKASE - 11/28/2007 7:33:37 PM
      - Me too - McFly - 11/30/2007 2:30:39 AM
    - re: I have been told to NEVER use System Restore - TB - 11/28/2007 4:10:15 AM
- So far, so good. - TB - 11/25/2007 4:21:36 AM
  - Back to the beginning - TB - 11/26/2007 3:31:21 AM
    - Arrgh...the updates, the endless online updates... (n/t) - TB - 11/27/2007 8:30:45 AM
      - Be sure to upgrade to Microsoft Update (from Windows Update) - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 10:56:48 PM
        
        And make sure you upgrade your file system to NTFS - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 11:06:13 PM
        
        Done both - TB - 11/28/2007 4:18:03 AM
        
        re: IE7 - TAFKASE - 11/28/2007 7:28:07 PM
        
        I'm trying to practice using the tabs, too. - TB - 11/29/2007 3:57:49 AM
- Taking the shiv... - McFly - 11/24/2007 8:19:07 PM
  - re: Taking the shiv... - TB - 11/25/2007 4:46:27 PM
  - Hmm, that post was a bit scatterbrained... - McFly - 11/25/2007 3:07:53 AM
    - If you keep crashing, I'd blame the driver. *cringe* (n/t) - RobVG - 11/25/2007 5:58:35 PM
      - True, it could be an ID10T error :-) (n/t) - McFly - 11/26/2007 3:09:40 PM
        
        Naw, probably not pebkac either. :) (n/t) - RobVG - 11/28/2007 1:02:47 AM
- Trying to spit it out. - Bowser - 11/24/2007 6:31:41 AM
  - You could always go MAC! - Eri - 11/24/2007 11:03:45 PM
  - Laptops - TB - 11/24/2007 6:46:50 AM
    - "Ruggedized" laptops - Bowser - 11/24/2007 3:27:25 PM
      - re: "Ruggedized" laptops - TB - 11/25/2007 4:19:21 AM
        
        I do all my work on a laptop... - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 11:15:23 PM
        
        I should get 4 monitors... - TAFKASE - 11/30/2007 4:34:24 PM
- XP isn't bad.. - Eri - 11/24/2007 5:04:27 AM

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