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To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/11/1999 6:17:00 PM
From: Kenneth R Miller	Respond to of 120523

OT Hi Lee, My sister who owns DELL stock, but had never had a computer called the sales dept. at dell and they fixed her up with a nice computer and held her hand and walked her through all the stuff she needed.. they are very helpful and have patience with a newcomer. You can just go to dell.com and go from there. Thanks for the NITE info. regards, Ken Miller

To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/11/1999 11:12:00 PM
From: nokomis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

lee. oh you poor dear..I'm sure you'll get lots of help, but I'm a MAC gal, which basically means I only know user-friendly and know nothing of what you speak <VBG>

To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/11/1999 11:25:00 PM
From: Scrumpy	Respond to of 120523

Lee, I like Dell's lattitude series (Cpi, CpiR) but that's because I prefer the stability and true multitasking power of Window NT, instead of Win 95/98/whatever. This particular series is also lighter and gives you a good processor (Pentium II instead of Celerons - a bit slower, but run cooler and on less power I think). For the dollar and configuration flexibility, Dell gets my vote. I know I'm starting to sound like a Dell lackey, but you'll see as you check around that configuration options are less flexible or more expensive with other vendors. For example, Quantex makes the exact same "Dell Lattitude and Inspiron" clone, but with fewer options. If you don't care so much about the operating system (which it sounds like you don't ) my second choice would be the Dell Inspiron 3500 with Win 98 and loaded with all the goodies. If you compare any other laptop series with at least a 14" monitor, 4G hard drive and 96 Megabytes of RAM, Gateway, IBM, Compaq, and Toshiba are a bit more expensive (IBM is much more expensive, the Mercedes of laptops if you will, and Toshiba looks the coolest). Whatever you do, stay out of the stores. And if anyone coos over their IBM or Compaq, most likely their company foot the bill for it - not them. Everyone I know who loves their Compaq had it given to them via vendor arrangements and bulk orders through their employers. The only other one I know just got suckered by the CompUSA punk. I'll reiterate that the common denominator to check with all laptops is processor (shoot for Pentium II or a really fast Celeron, e.g. 366MHz), HD size (get at least 4Gb, though I prefer 6-10), the amount of RAM - at least 96, the monitor size (at least 13.3"), and the weight. Don't worry about the acronyms. If you're STILL confused by the jargon, JUST THINK BIG NUMBERS ON EVERY POSSIBLE ATTRIBUTE OF THE LAPTOP EXCEPT WEIGHT AND COST. Happy shopping, Scrumpy

To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/12/1999 12:34:00 AM
From: TimbaBear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Mr. K......I hope you understand that your laptop probably won't be as fast as the WEBTV....just a guess since I never had WEBTV. It could be as fast if your area has cable access for the internet and it's cheap enough....I'd advise you check that out first. Trading out by the pool is a beautiful image...but sometimes fantasy should be left alone as reality is never as pretty or as accommodating....I have a pool and a laptop and some home PC's and still have my fantasy intact. You want to hear the alarms by the pool, turn the volume up and open the window.... I think you should get a cheap home computer that you could set in front of the window that looks at the pool....it's much cheaper and let's you have the time to figure out what you like in the computer before you spend the bigger bucks for the portability of the laptop...that is, unless you move around more than your post indicated. The thing that I hear people have some trouble with is when they have real time data feeds coming into the computer and maybe some other programs running at the same time....I don't know, I don't have real time feeds. Don't know if this helps or not....but you asked!

To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/12/1999 1:11:00 AM
From: Burjis S.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

LeeK DELL! Burj

To: lee kramer who wrote (49789)	7/12/1999 3:01:00 AM
From: Dave C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Lee, I own a Dell Inspiron 3500. 366 mhz and lots of ram. 14.1 inch display. I love it. Its a great display and is fairly light. Its fast and thats important for the net. Most important is to get lots of ram, fast processor and I prefer a modem card (a credit card modem that slips into a slot on the puter)Modem cards can be swapped easily if technology changes. They make a 7000 series that I have also had, but its too big and heavy. they also make a bigger screen - 15" but that is too big also. Whether a Dell or other brand don't sacrific ram, fast processor and size. Good luck