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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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Just starting my own business what do people use on here thats fast, reliable has good memory and doesn't lock up.

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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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I Love my HP!!!!! Never had any probs with it etc.


Though gotta be honest the battery life is only 2hrs! but its more of a desktop replacment as quite powerful etc.
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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have got or could u pm me the spec of ur hp Rhys, thank you
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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ive just got a acer travelmate 8103 wlmi and so far its been shit hot
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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sorry to hijack this one but if i got a laptop and i was in the middle of nowhere how would i connect to the internet?
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ive got an nc6000.

does the trick, not even sure on specs tho, good enough to watch porn in bed with no wires getting in the way thats for sure
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connect the laptop to ur phone through blue tooth RADMAN
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sorry to hijack this one but if i got a laptop and i was in the middle of nowhere how would i connect to the internet?
satelite or some shit? it wouldnt be cheap.

unless theres a wireless network operating in the area that is
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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PC WORLD wanted to sell me an ACER on a business deal.

Acer are used by frerrai in the F1 team,
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by KA ZETEC
connect the laptop to ur phone through blue tooth RADMAN
can you do that then? im a technophobe incase you hadnt gathered,lol
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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Acer are pretty competitive now a days. I have an HP NX5000 which I use for business use. Its hammered every day and nearly 2 years old and battery lasts for ever.

Poor old thing has so much crap running on it for programming telecom PaBXs' etc.
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have u got a pic of ur acer bro
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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just got a new one today,Fujitsu seimens one, Ł580 on offer. its got the data card built in it so you can pay as you go while on the internet.

Good for when i work away.

Don't do nothing with them except browse the interet,don't know how to do nothing else thats why,lol, so it will be k for me.
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KA ZETEC.

Let me give you some PC world Advice. They will bum you from the moment you walk through the door with there Extended guarentees and additional purchases of other stuff to raise there margins on your sale.

Have you looked at place such as www.misco.co.uk & www.insight.co.uk
if your buying for business.[/img]
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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cant beat dell laptops for business use. hp aren't bad either, mod use dell!
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
sorry to hijack this one but if i got a laptop and i was in the middle of nowhere how would i connect to the internet?
get ya wallett out and pay for wireless if theere is an a/p in the area
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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Been looking at the fujitsu siemens ones and they are awesome!!

Good looking too, a lot better than the HP/Compaq equivalent

Look here

https://sslrelay.com/s84957758.onean...iew.shopscript

Im looking at getting a desktop replacement but they do very good mobile ones as well
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Jeeeeeeess some good pricing there
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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im surprised no one has mentioned the sony range??

Imust admit the fujitsu looks very nice and comes with a good package
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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Sony - Pony.

Your paying for the name.
Unless you spend alot on one forget it.

However the screens The onyx black screen which others are copying is simply the bollox
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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HP NC series every time. there's a reason they're a bit more expensive than a laptop of similar spec, aint it aint coz HP is a rip off..

i personnaly have an NC6000 and a TC1100 tablet and the nc6000 never goes wrong

the tablet is another matter tho, fucks up every other month
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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sony looks lovely but you are paying a premium for style and not equipment

if i had Ł2k ish to spend my money would go on a sony, but i dont
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ok ill go and have a good look tomorrow
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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
sorry to hijack this one but if i got a laptop and i was in the middle of nowhere how would i connect to the internet?


If ur always gonna be out and about and nowhere near a hardline or wireless network u can get GPRS cards and pay a monthly subscription thru most phone networks. You basically pay a set amount for so much bandwith then when u go over it u pay accordingly So basically like paying a phone line that ur laptop uses.
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Its about 7X faster than a 56k modem,

1 example from vodafone but most of the other networks do it 2.

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm...iew3Gdatacards
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I got an Acer Ferrari notebook, it's broke 4 times in 12months, Acer support is crap, more like a Skoda than a Ferrari i'm telling you. My fault for being a poser i guess!
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Originally Posted by KA ZETEC
PC WORLD wanted to sell me an ACER on a business deal.

Acer are used by frerrai in the F1 team,
Ferrari F1 cars also use Shell petrol, but you ain't getting ths same fuel down your local Shell station are ya

Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
sorry to hijack this one but if i got a laptop and i was in the middle of nowhere how would i connect to the internet?
As said, you can connect the laptop to your mobile phone (if you have a GPS enabled phone) via bluetooth or USB data cable and connect to the internet using your mobile phone as a modem.

If you happen to be in an area where there is a wireless network being broadcast and it's unlocked you could log onto it. Failing that there is a way to do it, but it involves a big ass battery pack and a 14" satalite dish and a lot of fooking around Seriously.....
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