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Shogun
18-01-2009, 12:28 PM
Liz's old laptop's USB ports have all packed up and as the repair bill would be over £200 and her birthday is imminent . . . . . . . .

Has anyone any suggestions on which would be a good replacement. Maybe with a built in web cam but not essential unless there is an easy way to use it in Florida on line.

Price - around £400
Keith
18-01-2009, 12:40 PM
This Dell is on offer at pcworld at the moment and has a nice spec
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/557073
Shogun
18-01-2009, 02:12 PM
As an after-thought, what equipment and internet connection is needed to put a live camera in the middle of Main Street?
Keith
18-01-2009, 02:15 PM
As an after-thought, what equipment and internet connection is needed to put a live camera in the middle of Main Street?

Laptop in backpack, "mobile broadband" card sometimes called a 3g card or air card, camera attached to laptop and some simple free software :)
ukwdwnut
18-01-2009, 03:53 PM
digi camcorder firewire connection to laptop and viola :D

+ what keith said :)
josh.p.
20-01-2009, 10:39 PM
*Cough* (http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?cid=OAS-EMEA-KWG-UK_Laptops-UK)
ukwdwnut
20-01-2009, 10:51 PM
can easy get a decent toshiba for 400 smackers, double that and more for what josh said and a pokey lil 13" screen too :lol:
josh.p.
20-01-2009, 11:10 PM
can easy get a decent toshiba for 400 smackers, double that and more for what josh said and a pokey lil 13" screen too :lol:
Sorry- Can't hear you over all those error messages... :point:
PsychoAlice
21-01-2009, 12:58 AM
::: pondering the pokes badgers with spoons ::::
ukwdwnut
21-01-2009, 04:24 PM
Sorry- Can't hear you over all those error messages... :point:

what error messages are they then, i get no error messages :taunt::taunt::taunt::taunt:

worth paying more than double for something that does pretty much the same thing, nope dont think so :)
PsychoAlice
22-01-2009, 04:35 AM
I feel the same way Mick...howevber I would consider buying my son one..just because he is into the graphics and photos...Macs do have better software for that sorta thing!
ukwdwnut
22-01-2009, 12:18 PM
I feel the same way Mick...howevber I would consider buying my son one..just because he is into the graphics and photos...Macs do have better software for that sorta thing!

most definitely thats what macs were originally intended for, was art and graphics...don't get me wrong id have one but not new, i wouldn't pay 900 quid for a laptop that has a 13" screen lol 2nd hand yeah, as KEITH well knows lol