NOTEPADS - Help which one

[fish]

Our home PC is dead, yes I can reserech it with a new harddrive but its not great anyway.

So to enable Mrs Fish to continue posting I'm thinking of a laptop so she can be socialable and use it in the lounge infront of telly.

Anyhow anyone got experience of Compaq Evo N1015v, Athlon 2.0gig, 256mb, DVD CD-RW 15" screen XP Pro
All for £763.(3yr warrenty)

Thoughts and abvice would be appreciated. Or Cheaper recommendations.

We need >1.3ghz CD-RW XP pro nice and modem

[plotloss]

Obsolete as soon as you walk out of the shop...

I hate laptops to be honest and wouldnt spend my own money on one ever. All you end up with an 18 months is a flash looking doorstop.

If its the companies money however, fill yer boots!

Get another full blown machine, at least you can upgrade it...

Matt.

[fish]

It is my money unfortunately, but we want to be able to use it in the lounge etc

[agent006]

We need >1.3ghz CD-RW XP pro nice and modem

Well, anything with those then.

If you like the compaq, go for it. Gererally the best makes are IBM, Toshiba, Compaq, and Dell in that order. IBM are bobmproof so long as you don't get a friday afternoon one, but they look a little 'unfinished'.

As has been said, if always being at the forefront of technology is your thing, then a laptop's not for you.

Oh, and the IBMs have a cool little keyboard light at the top of the screen.

Oh, and make sure the keyboard's quiet if mrs f is going to be typing all though top gear.

[plotloss]

So get a wireless desktop, all the quiet PC kit and a TFT.

Hide the box behind the sofa, bobs yer aunties live in lover...

Matt.

[alunr]

or build a Mini-ITX pc and hide it...

www.mini-itx.com

[kevinday]

My choice is Toshiba for laptops. I use one extensively for business wherever I happen to be, but at home I use a proper PC.

[plotloss]

There is a somewhat more elegant solution to this problem, albeit slight more expensive, mail me if you want some details Fish as I dont want to make a shameless plug!

Matt.

[CarZee]

The Evo's are great laptops, James... and we use laptops in the lounge for the very reason you state..

Basically, at that price, unless you're selling off elderly relatives to raise the cash, IMO take Mr Plotloss's humbuggery with a pinch of salt and buy the laptop!

You still ought to replace your desktop machine as well though..

:PHcouldn'tbeartobewithoutMrsFish: (:andviceversanodoubt: )

[mrs fish]

CarZee said: The Evo's are great laptops, James... and we use laptops in the lounge for the very reason you state..

Basically, at that price, unless you're selling off elderly relatives to raise the cash, IMO take Mr Plotloss's humbuggery with a pinch of salt and buy the laptop!

You still ought to replace your desktop machine as well though..

:PHcouldn'tbeartobewithoutMrsFish: (:andviceversanodoubt: )

It will have to be one or the other for now, we have a wedding to pay for.

:yourerightican'tdowithoutphinfacti'mgettingworseandworse:

[plipton]

Our home PC is dead

Why, did Mrs Fish smash it over your head for logging on as her the other day?

[mrs fish]

plipton said:

Our home PC is dead

Why, did Mrs Fish smash it over your head for logging on as her the other day?

[plipton]

mrs fish said:

plipton said:

Our home PC is dead

Why, did Mrs Fish smash it over your head for logging on as her the other day?

So.....did he get a good talking to on Thursday evening for his "little indiscretion"?

[mrs fish]

I wasn't too hard on him But I have now changed my password

[plipton]

mrs fish said: I wasn't too hard on him But I have now changed my password

I hope you don't click the "remember me" box next time you log on at home

[mrs fish]

plipton said:

mrs fish said: I wasn't too hard on him But I have now changed my password

I hope you don't click the "remember me" box next time you log on at home

I never do that anyway

[fish]

Carzee

You have mail if you haev a secound.