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[Bovinia]

I went to Best buy today just to look and I can say that the 10.1 is not doable with my eyes. Thank you for those links Mark.

I think the 13 to 14" is the smallest I can comfortably handle, and if I'm considering buying, I need to make sure I get something that I am comfortable using. I'm keeping my eyes on Newegg for refurbished...I don't trust buying used or refurb from ebay or craigs list.

LOL John! I could set up one of those big jeweler's magnifier and put a 10" under it huh?

Just a side note that yall might want to know...our Fran got banned Her new permanent home is at nuvaper with most of the rest of the folks who have disappeared from here.

 

[markfm]

Makes it a bit more of a challenge, but fun to poke at I'm seeing asus, Acer & Lenovo full laptops with 15.6" screens in the $320 - $370 zone new, seeing some refurb 14" units in the $240 range. Shorter run time on battery, but easier on the eyes. (netbooks top out at about 12")

Sorry to hear about Fran, sometimes things just plain get strange.

 

[5cardstud]

Too bad about Fran. She was a nice lady and I find it hard to believe. nuvaper Huh? Are they any faster than the 5 min between posts here?

 

[Modrod.]

Just a side note that yall might want to know...our Fran got banned Her new permanent home is at nuvaper with most of the rest of the folks who have disappeared from here.

WTH?! How did that happen? I can't imagine her doing anything deserving a ban.

 

[Bovinia]

I don't think we're supposed to talk about it...like it's against the rules. Still a shame.

Yep Mark, I found several great buys on Newegg. Lenovo is the new IBM name I think. It's been so long since I was in the PC market that I don't know what names to stay away from anymore.

 

[Bovinia]

This looks pretty good Newegg.com - Refurbished: DELL Latitude D620 Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo 1.80GHz 14.1" 1GB Memory 60GB HDD DVD/CD-RW Combo

Memory upgradable to 4GB...that's all I have in my desktop.

 

[markfm]

Pretty sure I had a d620 at work before my current PC. It was decent other than for work crippling it with corporate bloatware. Battery life isn't so great, but it was a very respectable laptop overall.

 

[Bovinia]

That one is sold now anyway, I went back to add something else to my wishlist and it that specific one showed out of stock. There are plenty of good buys tho. I'm guessing the bigger screen and the more goodies it has, the lower the battery life.

 

[markfm]

Screen contributes a little, much of the power use is cpu. Dual core Intel cpu, even their latest more energy efficient ones, use a decent number of Watts. Thing is, ghz and cores = more capable, better for video watching or if you want to do some Photoshop type stuff (I've used paint.net Free sw for years, happy with it.)

 

[Bovinia]

Yep, I rarely wander very far from a power outlet tho. About how long to recharge, in general?

 

[markfm]

See "charging the battery" at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd620/en/UG/battery.htm#wp1063429

 

[Bovinia]

Cool, thanks. How's your cabin coming along?

 

[markfm]

Slow. Flood insurance is a new requirement for that lake, and it is a hassle to get a quote.

 

[Bovinia]

Bummer, I bet it is a hassle!

 

[markfm]

Looks like success. I sent an email to the insurance agent, they forwarded to the underwriter and got permission to write up the insurance for a normal home, skip chasing the manufactured home information

 

[Bovinia]

That's great Mark, congratz!

 

[FranC]

((((Bov)))) I'm back.

 

[markfm]

Yay, FranC!

 

[FranC]

Thanks Mark............

 

[sashwa]

Welcome back (((Fran)))!!