Instant O/O and Load boards

My current laptop is a Gateway. It's been a pretty good machine—had it going on three years now. Though after my last laptop that ate three hard drives in two years (left on in a rumbling truck), I treat this one like fine china. In fact, that's the only trouble I've ever had with laptops... hard drives with spinning platters are not meant to be used in rough environments anymore than you'd install a record player in your car, lol.

Although they've been around for quite a few years, solid state drives (no moving parts) have finally come down in price enough where us average Joe's can afford 'em.

The new netbooks are very light and very small. It'd mount to the dash with very little trouble.

Now I'm just waiting on a touch-screen flat panel to come down in price. I'll be on it like white on rice...

 

Get out your soldering iron, open 'er up and wire it direct.

I might do that with this one after I get my new one.

 

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i have the acer aspire 3100-1718. been a good laptop for me, but it rides in the bunk. besides all the acer proprietary software that comes with them, theres not much about it that bugs me

o and they are NOT soda proof ...... just trust me on that one

 

so i take it you have a back up laptop thenn pharm?????? but glad to see the topic,looking into laptops as we speak,b.j.s has a toshiba for $599,17 inch screen with wifi and some other goodies what do you think,but if i could get the acer for 399-499 id go for it,but i hat window vista and dell will let you put in windows xp but its $549 gots to watch the budget, oh and buy the way what was that headset called again pharm???it wasnt bluetooth ????jaw something ????grrrr brain fart whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that hurts

 

I was thinking Toshiba made Tough books that were in the cases, or crash helmets as a friend of mine calls them. Anyway, just looked them up & it is Panasonic. Point is, he told me to check with local fire & rescue squads as they get some steep discounts dealing direct. Been a couple years since I have talked to him, but may be worth checking into for those interested. To note, they were out of my price range even with his co's discount.

 

My g/f's Toshiba is a POS. She's treated it with kid gloves and it's never been in a truck, but yet after just over a year the processor fan isn't working right and it will over heat and shut off for no reason after just an hour or two. In order to use it now, she has to keep a desk fan nearby.