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Hi,

I posted a note about laptops and thank you so much for all your help.  My ? now is what exactly do you need on a laptop for Mt.  What do you look for.  I see on Tiger Direct they are several, someone said Lenovo xp was good. I never owned a laptop before thats why all the ?s.

Thanks you,

Barb

would want on a desk top.  Most laptops know only have USB ports, no serial ports or game ports, but if you need those you can get adapters.   You want a minimum of two high-speed USB connections, preferably 4.  You can buy USB hubs rather cheaply if you need more than that.   You want a bunch of RAM, not a Celeron processor.  If you are just using for work you don't need a huge hard drive and anything you bought off the shelf would have plenty.  

You want XP and not Vista.

there has been a lot of discussion on the main board about laptops, if you do a search there you will find helpful information I'm sure.

I use a laptop for travel and it works for me.  I use a wireless keyboard and mouse as I could never make any $$ using a laptop keyboard.

As for reference books and carrying them to different places in your home, I have all my reference books on CD and have them installed on both my desktop and my laptop.  I very rarely use an actual book for reference anymore.  Even the BOS II is on CD and, for me, it is much easier and faster to reference than paging through a book.

BUT, if you are an IC, for IRS purposes, you would have to have a designated office.  If you are an employee, then it probably wouldn't matter except maybe to your company (some hospitals want to make sure an employee has an ergonomically correct work space and a hospital I once worked for went to the employee's home to check it out).

Good luck to you - where ever you end up working! 

Has anyone transcribed on a lap?  Is it better or worse than desktop?

Thanks for your reply!

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Looking at a laptop on E-bay.  What is the best choice?

Thanks,

Barb

I have traveled through 34 states and Mexico and worked the whole time.  I have sat by the pool many days while my children swam.  I have sat out on my deck on a pretty day.   When space allows I use an external keyboard, but it only takes me a few minutes to readjust to the laptop keyboard when needed.   I obviously use a wav player for my work.   I have a bus card, a foot pedal, my earphones plugged in and sometimes my keyboard and I don't notice a significant difference in the drain on my battery whether I have these attached or not.  If your battery is running low that quickly you need a new battery.   I do not have an external mouse but use a touch pad.  I find that a mouse is necessary if you are using an external keyboard, becauase your computer will be elevated and it will create a strain on your wrist to use the touch pad.

I am a newbie and looking into buying a laptop computer to use for work.  I would like to know if that is okay.  The reason that I wanted a laptop computer for work is because I wanted to be still working wherever I maybe even if I am not at home.  Is that possible? If it's okay, what laptop computers do you recommend?