[geeks] Big-screen PC Laptop suggestions?

[Hicheal Morton]

Acer has a world-wide warranty.  I have owned five (two used & three new;
two tablets--one used and one new; four TravelMates and one Asprie) and have
had very good-to-great service out of the machines.  I don't load very must
on my laptops: OpenOffice, Netscape, Thunderbird, "light" anti-* programs.
The three laptops were 15.*" and the tablets were 11.6".  I have no
experience with the 17".  They do have a 19" or 21" laptop.

HP Business is good.  We use these are work.  I go for smaller screens so I
have no experience with 17" or above.  My current XP laptop is a nc6400 (
14.1: screen hooked to an Acer 20" LCD).  My current Linux laptop is an
nx6000 (14.1" screent).

I used to work on Dells and like those also.

The world-wide warranty on Acer would be the tipping point for me.  The
extended warranties are reasonable.

One question: Why don't you consider purchasing one in Europe?  (Just
curious.)


Ciao,

Hike

On 6/29/07, Sheldon T. Hall <shel at tandem.artell.net> wrote:
>
> It looks like my wife and I are going to move to France for a year.
> Shipping stuff over there, only to ship it back, is an expensive
> proposition, so I'm looking for a portable replacement for her desktop.
> Something small enough to carry on the plane, but it doesn't have to be
> small or light to carry around as a general thing.
>
> In particular, I'm looking for a "laptop" with a big screen, since that's
> the thing she mentions first.  A normal (not widescreen) diagonal
> measurement of 17" or larger.  The only other "gotta have" is a PS/2
> keyboard connection, unless the laptop comes with a Quebecois
> keyboard.  It
> has to run WinXP, of course.
>
> I'm open to specific suggestions (model numbers, etc.), offers, etc.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Shel
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