On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:07:48 +1100, "Ron Clark" <rclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Barry , The commitee have a grant that I will try to finance a new laptop > > Ron On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:09:01 +1100, "Barbara J Hall" <bjhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Hi Barry > If you can get a lap top for $700, I say go ahead. I am sure we have > enough and we will > be getting more for 2004 anyway. > Barbara I'm sorry that I didn't make it clear that the price I quoted was for a new miditower system without screen, not a laptop. A new laptop would cost at least $2000 (a reasonable second hand laptop at least $1500). Neither of these would have the features of the miditower or be as 'future proof'. (Note: a 17" screen would cost $200 to $300.) Barry -- Barry Klein klein_b@xxxxxx -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Consolidate POP email and Hotmail in one place