Can't decide on a laptop, ARGH!

Originally Posted by BlueMikey

Actually, the only company worth considering from that list is Toshiba, assuming there's no gonga deal on any of the others.

Seconding this. I know a number of people with Toshibas that say they're pretty satisfied with them. I also know a number of people with IBM ones that are very satisfied as well (especially since they seem to be smaller and lighter than the rest; ideal for a worthwhile laptop).

Of course, I have to give my usual advice of buying a desktop for actual power processing and a cheap laptop just for stuff you need to do on the go. Someone's recommendation of getting a large flash card and bringing that back and forth every day is also a superb idea. That's less weight, less problem if it gets stolen, and a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a whole laptop that you're going to use in two places that you already have access to computers.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Thalin

It would get very annoying constantly loading new photos etc onto the stick. It would also be useful for presentations, and using MSN when no one is watching.

I suppose waiting 15 seconds at the end of whenever you sit down to work on a faster machine with a larger screen is worth the thousand plus dollars you spent on the laptop.

There's nowhere I can't reach.