Hi! I used to recommend the 540c to friends with low budgets and not too high needs. Just a little web surfing, some docs or excel spreadsheets, etc. These are good introductory computers for them. However, lately I've been won over by the 190cs. The screen is not as bad as it sounds (passive). It has the PC Card slots, with plenty of 56K modems available. (I'd recommend the 3Com MegaHertz, the drivers are great and they go up to 50K in my local connections. Most others top at 45K). And if they want, they later can add a Wireless Ethernet card. BTW, I disagree with Drew about the CD burning. I have used various brands of burners with Toast 4 Deluxe, and they work fine, at 2x a bit slow but bearable. As most of this PB's have smallish Hard Drives, I do a burn of the System and applications and give them for safekeeping. That way, if something happens, I just have to carry my external CD hardware and rein stall everything. Oh, yes, MacOS 8.1 in Spanish is the best version IMHO. Of course if you have a little more money I'd recommend the 3400c in any of their versions. Much faster, and they do run more modern software. (The 1400, albeit a good computer, has a very slow graphics subsystem for my taste.) Best regards. Hugo Diaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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