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> Also posted to u.c.misc.
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> My daughter wants to buy her husband a laptop for Christmas and wants
> my advice.
>
> It will be used for Office type apps and Internet access but no games.
> They will want to d/l pictures from their digital camera but probably
> only for printing, not for editing.
>
> It seems to me the main price differentiator is screen resolution, i.e.
> a 1024x768 is much cheaper than a 1400x1050, followed by the processor
> which seems to control battery life.
>
> I think a Pentium M 1.6, 512MB ram, 40GB (more if pos) HD plus wireless
> networking would fit the bill.
>
> I would really appreciate any recommendations - both what to get and
> what to avoid - I guess I will have to set up the wireless network and
> provide telephone support so reliability will be important :-)
>
> It seems to me that many magazine reviews are of models that dont
> actually exist for general purchase but perhaps I am looking in the
> wrong place.
>
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK

>
> Also posted to u.c.misc.
>
> My daughter wants to buy her husband a laptop for Christmas and wants
> my advice.
>
> It will be used for Office type apps and Internet access but no games.
> They will want to d/l pictures from their digital camera but probably
> only for printing, not for editing.
>
> It seems to me the main price differentiator is screen resolution, i.e.
> a 1024x768 is much cheaper than a 1400x1050, followed by the processor
> which seems to control battery life.
>
> I think a Pentium M 1.6, 512MB ram, 40GB (more if pos) HD plus wireless
> networking would fit the bill.
>
> I would really appreciate any recommendations - both what to get and
> what to avoid - I guess I will have to set up the wireless network and
> provide telephone support so reliability will be important :-)
>
> It seems to me that many magazine reviews are of models that dont
> actually exist for general purchase but perhaps I am looking in the
> wrong place.
>
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK

> Also posted to u.c.misc.
>
> My daughter wants to buy her husband a laptop for Christmas and wants
> my advice.
>
> It will be used for Office type apps and Internet access but no games.
> They will want to d/l pictures from their digital camera but probably
> only for printing, not for editing.
>
> It seems to me the main price differentiator is screen resolution, i.e.
> a 1024x768 is much cheaper than a 1400x1050, followed by the processor
> which seems to control battery life.
>
> I think a Pentium M 1.6, 512MB ram, 40GB (more if pos) HD plus wireless
> networking would fit the bill.
>
> I would really appreciate any recommendations - both what to get and
> what to avoid - I guess I will have to set up the wireless network and
> provide telephone support so reliability will be important :-)
>
> It seems to me that many magazine reviews are of models that dont
> actually exist for general purchase but perhaps I am looking in the
> wrong place.

>
> Also posted to u.c.misc.
>
> My daughter wants to buy her husband a laptop for Christmas and wants
> my advice.
>
> It will be used for Office type apps and Internet access but no games.
> They will want to d/l pictures from their digital camera but probably
> only for printing, not for editing.
>
> It seems to me the main price differentiator is screen resolution, i.e.
> a 1024x768 is much cheaper than a 1400x1050, followed by the processor
> which seems to control battery life.
>
> I think a Pentium M 1.6, 512MB ram, 40GB (more if pos) HD plus wireless
> networking would fit the bill.
>
> I would really appreciate any recommendations - both what to get and
> what to avoid - I guess I will have to set up the wireless network and
> provide telephone support so reliability will be important :-)
>
> It seems to me that many magazine reviews are of models that dont
> actually exist for general purchase but perhaps I am looking in the
> wrong place.
>
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK