Right, I understand that. She only used the laptop because she could use it at the kitchen table and put it away when she was done...getting rid of her desk altogether.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Steve at Verizon <[email protected]>wrote: > It seems you found the best solution for your needs. But some folks like to > use the same machine, for both home use and travel. With speeds, memory > sizes and HD sizes on laptops these days, they rival what desktops had just > a few years ago. > > mike wrote: > >> That came up in our discussion on what we would do about her laptop. The >> cost of just building a solid system, I already had the >> case/keyboard/mouse/hard drives, and getting some kind of dock was not >> much >> different. Decided on the little tower instead. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Steve at Verizon <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> I'm sure you and many readers here know about this, but most model >>> laptops >>> can plug in to a docking station, so that you can easily use a larger >>> monitor and full keyboard and mouse of choice. Also externally attached >>> HDs. >>> >>> >>> mike wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> We bought a laptop for my wife to do her school work, the idea being to >>>> get >>>> rid of a desk in our home and make some more room. After about 8 months >>>> she >>>> just decided she wanted her desk back because while the laptop was full >>>> size >>>> (numeric keypad etc) it was just not right for lots of home use. I >>>> built >>>> her a computer for about 250 and now we use the laptop for other things. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ************************************************************************* >>> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>> ************************************************************************* >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: >> 271.1.1/2723 - Release Date: 03/05/10 02:34:00 >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
