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On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 16:05 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > On 22/04/10 15:57, NW wrote: > > > I have had a look but ... > > > > I am looking for a desktop replacement. That being so I feel that I > > would need a large screen, at least 17". That would normally include a > > separate keypad, something I use regularly on my dekstop computer. > > Perhaps I should add that, at my age, I need all the visual help I can > > get. And I should have included all that in my original post. Sorry, > > > > Regards > > > > Neil > > > > Ahh, in that case I can't really help much. Doing a quick search of > Dell's site (under Home) it lists a Dell Studio 17 laptop from Â579. > > It's also worth bearing in mind, 17" laptops are VERY heavy. > > To be honest though you could get a reasonable spec PC with a much > bigger monitor for that. For instance a friend of mine bought a HP > Pavillion Desktop with something like 22" widescreen LCD monitor which > had a Pentiumm Dual Core CPU (about 2.6Ghz), 3GB Ram and a 1TB hard > drive for around Â450 from PC World. > > Of course it might help if you had a budget in mind, then we might be > able to suggest other alternatives (or you could opt for a netbook with > external USB keyboard, USB mouse and VGA monitor). > > Rob > > Of course if, like me, you live in a rural area prone to power cuts, a laptop saves you the cost of a UPS. Phil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html