Re: Photo laptop recommendations?

Mark, unfortunately hardly any of us live on defence or industry level budgets We actually used similar (much earlier version) computers to these on seismic field surveys - you can run over them with a Landrover or a Mercedes Unimog (notebook open on mudflats in Holland) or a 12-ton vibrator truck, albeit with wide , low-pressure tyres (notebook closed, lying in a muddy field in Northern Germany) and they still work after you hose them down. 
Douglas

Mark Bohrer wrote:

Douglas:
Yes, it seems virtually anything proof. But with average computer lifetimes of two years, it's not worth buying a laptop anywhere near this expensive. 

At 03:54 PM 11/30/2006, you wrote:

Hi, Mark
it's much too heavy, but this is probably the ultimate in ruggedized notebooks - not that I ever thought of dropping one 3-feet on to a steel plate :-) 
http://www.stealthcomputer.com/portables_notebook.htm
Probably costs a fortune too - I didn't look that far
Cheers
Douglas

Russ Gorman wrote:

MacBook Pro 15" though I prefer the MacBook 13"
On Nov 30, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Mark Bohrer wrote:
This is my month for failing equipment, sometimes from butterfingered treatment.
The display on my three-year-old Fujitsu S2010 had been displaying inconsistent color quality. Last week it fell about three feet on my foot, and the display stopped working altogether. Repair would be about $450 with a new display. I don't think it's worth it.
What recommendations do any of you have for a lightweight (no more than 5.5 pounds), 14-inch screen, at least 80GB 5400rpm, 1-2GB RAM, Vista-ready laptop for field-editing of images? 

Thanks!

Mark Bohrer
Wildlife Photography on the Urban Edge
www.mountain-and-desert.com


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