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Look at an Acer 340T TravelMate. I have one that has a Pentium III 500, 64
MB of main memory, a 6.0 GB hard drive, built in 56 K modem, an external
CDROM and floppy drive unit, and a built in 10/100 Ethernet connection. It
is thin and light and I'm quite pleased with the display and reliability. I
run TradeStation 2000i and collect real-time futures data from eSignal with
no problem, and it seems to run faster than my desktop system. I think I
paid about $1,800 for it last year directly from Acer.com
Right now I have it with me while visiting relatives in Minnesota. It is
great to be connected.
Marlowe
----- Original Message -----
From: Stewart Taylor <staylor@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 9:15 AM
Subject: Off Subject (Sort of) Looking for notebook recommendation
> I'm hoping that some of you might offer some guidance or a recommendation.
> I need to purchase a new notebook. It will be used for basic word
> processing, desktop publishing, and spreadsheet junk and will need to act
> as a backup to a desk top that runs TS2K realtime.
>
> If the desktop goes down and the notebook is pressed into service, it
would
> only be long enough to bring the desktop back to life and should only need
> to collect 20-30 symbols (at most). I want to be able to run TS2K End of
> Day when I travel. When I travel, at most I will need 10-15 eod symbols.
I
> don't run big systems.
>
> I am nervous about lugging thousands of dollars of fragile laptop around
> with me and don't really want to spend that much for a laptop when I
> already have three desk tops sitting around.
>
> I am considering a Dell Inspiron 5000: Cost approx. 2500.00, Pentium 3,
> 600mz, with 128MB SD Ram, 8 MBTS of Video Memory.
>
> I guess it boils down to,
>
> Is the extra money spent for a Dell worth it, or would I be just as well
> off to spend less on a Toshiba or something similar?
>
> Am I considering too much computer or not enough computer?
>
> Any help (including brand recommendations) would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stewart.
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> Stewart Taylor
> Taylor Fixed Income Outlook
> Voice: 501-219-9774
> Fax: 501-228-0963
> E-Mail: staylor@xxxxxxx
> Web Site: http://www.cei.net/~staylor/
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