The Netbook I've been using for a the last couple years bit the dust on
an install last week. Acer Aspire E11. It was working fine one minute,
then the Ethernet adapter was not detected by windows anymore. Of
course now-a-days nothing comes with a built in Ethernet adapter, I'd
really hate having to remember to carry an Ethernet dongle everywhere.
Looking for a small form factor ~11" so I can throw it in a canvas bag
for a hike out to a tower site. SSD and several-hour battery life are
very nice as well.
It doesn't need any mighty CPU or Video, the only thing that it does is
program Radios/Mikrotiks, and RDP into another machine.
The only new machines I've found so far that fits this bill are the
Lenovo Thinkpad line. It looks like a current gen 11" Thinkpad is
~$700. More than the $170 I paid for the Acer 5 years ago. I also
don't like that all the connections are on the sides of machines now,
instead of the back. When it's sitting on the truck console with things
connected, that makes it a lot wider. The Thinkpads also specify that
they have an 'Anti-glare' Screen. Would that make it easier or harder
to see outside?
Is there a brand or Type that I missed? $700 for a field laptop is a
little more than I'd like to spend for something that has to survive
field work. Although the $170 unit has worked just fine in these
conditions for several years.
- [AFMUG] Looking for a new Truck/field Laptop Nate Burke
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