Message-ID: <1.5.4b11.16.19960312060750.2a1f1e18@grumpy.net.na> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 05:32:00 GMT+0100 From: Ben Fuller <mailto:ben@FULLER.NA> Subject: Re: What is the best LapTop for Central Africa? To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
At 22:30 11/03/1996 +0100, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote: >Hi,
>
>I would like to have some suggestions what the best LapTop would be for use
>in francophone Central Africa. It would be for use by researchers in hot and
>moist climate.
>
>8-16MB, 500MB, stiffy (that is what a 3 1/2 inch floppy is called here) drive,
>built in pointing device, SVGA card, connectable to an external monitor,
built in >modem, extra battery pack and I suppose earthed plugs for francophone
countries. >
>It should be at least on the level of a 486 (Intel architecture is not
mandatory but >good local support) and I am most interested in sturdiness and bang for the
buck. >Price is not the most important consideration here...
Eberhard,
I recommend a good one, no prioce cutting. The price cutting usually removes the shock absorbers, better quality equipment, etc.
A laptop should at the minimum be able to withstand a slide off the front passenger seat on while a vehicle brakes or turns sharply.
We've had a couple of Toshibas that have worked for years. I've heard good things about Powerbooks as well. We had one el cheapo that didn't make it out of the office.
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