Paul, there are many laptop bargains to be had on Ebay!! I have been watching them for a month or two now, and as soon as I get my *istD, an Ebay laptop is my next planned purchase. Most come with warranty if you buy from the right seller, but be sure to check that they come with working batteries as alot don't. I'm not looking for anything majorly fast - I will mainly want it for checking emails whilst I am away and for presenting my digital proofs to my clients. Somebody mentioned yesterday about a wedding that they went to where the guests were able to view the photos - well, that is my plan. I will also be buying a data projector and intend on running a slideshow at my client's wedding receptions with their proofs, if they would like it. I recently did this for a friend whereby I shot their ceremony, ran to a one hour lab (the wedding was in a bigger town), had the film printed and scanned and then I presented them as a slideshow for their wedding gift at their reception. Everyone was totally blown away, and the look on their faces was truly priceless. I would so love to be able to do this for all of my wedding clients on their special day, and this is one of my MAJOR motivations for buying the *ist D. As for a laptop, I only need it to be able to run powerpoint and check my emails really, so I'm only going to buy something around the AUD$600 mark. I have been following the Ebay auctions closely and have found that for this price, I should be able to get one with 256mb RAM, 58k modem, cd-rom, approx.500mhz cpu, and around 5-10gb harddrive. Pretty much all of them have USB connections now. The size/quality of the screen isn't really an issue as most of my stuff will be projected onto a wall/larger screen, so I haven't really researched that side completely...
tan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:47 AM Subject: Laptop suggestions In January I'm going on a extended phototrip and need som memory storage. My first thought was a portable harddrive but I've come to the conclussion that a laptop is a better choise. Now to my question what do you guys/gals suggest/use? The computer will be used both as storage and editing. What about memory, harddrive size, processor, connections(USB, Firewire, etc) the screen? Any suggestions are very wellcome. By the way, my target price would be in the $1200-1500 range, cheaper if possible. Am I asking for to much for that price? thanks Paul _________________________________________________________________ Shop online for kids' toys by age group, price range, and toy category at MSN Shopping. No waiting for a clerk to help you! http://shopping.msn.com
