I'm in the market for a laptop.
I'm a college teacher and do quite a bit of consulting for companies. I need a laptop that will allow me flexibility in offering powerpoint presentations at companies: some have nice projection systems; others have at least an rca jack on a tv. I also need to be able to connect to our schools network which I think is running on Win2000. I also have a home peer-to-peer network running Win98SE.
These presentations will be graphic intensive but will not require audio. What I'm looking for is some baseline specs when I go shopping.
I want to keep the cost as low as possible but still get the job done. My budget allows a max of about $1500 at this point. If this won't cut it, I'd consider saving up. I can't imagine not being able to handle this for under $1500 though.
I'd also appreciate some links to some comparison sites for vendors (ala computershopper.com, mysimon.com, and pricegrabber.com) as well as some review sites (ala epinions.com).
Thanks very much!
I'm a college teacher and do quite a bit of consulting for companies. I need a laptop that will allow me flexibility in offering powerpoint presentations at companies: some have nice projection systems; others have at least an rca jack on a tv. I also need to be able to connect to our schools network which I think is running on Win2000. I also have a home peer-to-peer network running Win98SE.
These presentations will be graphic intensive but will not require audio. What I'm looking for is some baseline specs when I go shopping.
I want to keep the cost as low as possible but still get the job done. My budget allows a max of about $1500 at this point. If this won't cut it, I'd consider saving up. I can't imagine not being able to handle this for under $1500 though.
I'd also appreciate some links to some comparison sites for vendors (ala computershopper.com, mysimon.com, and pricegrabber.com) as well as some review sites (ala epinions.com).
Thanks very much!