โNov-03-2014 09:34 AM
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โNov-07-2014 02:30 PM
camping man wrote:
I have a 5 year old Toshiba, and replaced the fan, keyboard,couple batts., and two screen light bulbs, one last week. This thing lives by a thread, but i don't feel like pulling everything off it, so it just keeps chugging along until the next part fails. If I was you, I get a new one, it's at the age it will start failing.
โNov-07-2014 11:35 AM
guidry wrote:
A little more pricey but a MacBook Pro is what I went to. Small learning curve but Wow, what a nice change! I'll never go back to Microsoft again. I use it for my part time business and vacations. Love it.
โNov-07-2014 05:16 AM
โNov-06-2014 09:43 AM
ReadyToGo wrote:
If you get an external DVD (which I have), you will find that they require 2 USB connections. In planning for the future, be sure you get anything with at least 3 if not 4 USB slot. Do not confuse the HDMI slot as an USB slot.
Why so many? Well in todays environment, a mouse, maybe a printer, an extra hard drive, and the many devices with rechargeable batteries. What do I have that needs recharging?, Camera, mp3 players, Kindle, Tablet (not Apple's) and others might have more things. Either have a lot of plugs that take a USB connection or use your computer for recharging.
โNov-06-2014 08:41 AM
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โNov-05-2014 01:17 PM
CR CRUISER wrote:
After doing some research, I've found out that my accounting program won't work on a tablet or on a Mac based system. Now I have to figure out if my mapping and charting programs are compatable. If not, then I'll stick with what I've got.
โNov-05-2014 01:11 PM
CR CRUISER wrote:
The wife announced that she would like to get me a new laptop for Christmas. I am using a 5 year old Toshiba Satellite right now and it does everything that I need. It does have a few drawbacks though. It is brutally heavy and the battery is marginal to the point that I can only watch a 90 minute movie before recharging.
I use it mostly for a portable workstation for my business but I do take it with me on holidays. We are going on a Panama cruise this spring and she thinks that it will be too heavy and awkward to lug around with us. She has the same laptop as well as a Microsoft Surface tablet and can't decide which one is better.
A nice new tablet sounds inviting but without a DVD drive it limits me on some of my work projects. Is the battery life much better with a tablet? Is there such a thing as a portable DVD drive? I also need a proper keyboard as my calloused finger tips don't do well with a touch screen.
Decisions, decisions.
โNov-05-2014 08:37 AM
โNov-04-2014 08:28 AM
kaydeejay wrote:
Just be aware that some of the newer tablets do not have a USB port.
โNov-04-2014 03:56 AM