Laptops

kris · 03-22-06, 07:48 AM

I have been considering getting a laptop for my business. How many of you use them for your home business?

freeosin · 03-22-06, 10:22 AM

I have one, but not for really home. I use it when im on the go. Its still in conjunction with my business though.

**Chris Gwynne** · 03-22-06, 11:17 AM

I've wanted a laptop for years. Never got around to buying one. I'm not always comfortable sitting at my desk all day working, or at night when I'm pulling an all-nighter. It'd be easier to be in bed with a laptop working...

SophMedia · 03-22-06, 11:18 PM

I use mine all the time because I'm always between two cities (2 hours apart). I just connect my laptop to my cellphone, and wala nation-wide broadband.

But none the less, if you're deciding if/what laptop you need/want consider the three factors:
Application
Application
and
Application

It is all about what you are going to use it for.

Quicksilver · 03-22-06, 11:20 PM

I got a really nice toshiba satellite laptop at the start of the year. I don't know how I could go without a laptop now because it's great to sit and relax anywhere you want in your house while still doing business. If you consider getting a laptop steer away from acers. I got sucked into how good the price was and bought one and the first day I had multiple problems with it. So I returned it and bought my toshiba satellite and I haven't a single problem with it yet.

knightmare · 03-23-06, 12:19 AM

i could have used a laptop the past weekend..

had my wisdom teeth removed and couldnt sit on ym computer chair and focus to well cause of the kodine in the pain killers.

i would have loved to sit up on my bed and do my design form there..

unfortunatly.. the funding isnt quite there :P

Josie · 03-23-06, 12:38 AM

Ouch ... been there, done that with the wisdom teeth. I won't go into the gory details, but there's no way I could have worked anyway after mine were out. You were probably better off taking it easy, especially since the codeine would have made you not at your mental best

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I used to have a laptop but sold it because I didn't use it often enough. I found I could borrow one from the office where I worked whenever I needed one for a vacation or trip out of town (whether or not it had to do with my job ... that was cool). Since I'm working on my own now, I find that when I go on vacation, I don't even want to look at a computer

so I don't think I'll be buying one very soon. Plus, I found it really hard to switch to typing on the laptop from a regular keyboard, so I'd always have to lug along a keyboard and mouse too which kind of defeats the purpose. Does anyone else have that problem with a laptop if you mainly work on a desktop setup?

Rogue · 03-23-06, 12:49 AM

I use my laptop religiously. I have two - a tablet PC and a regular wide screen laptop. I use them for just about everything. My desktop is where I do work at home, but I transfer files and work on my laptop very very often. I need to have my laptop so I can work on the go, or meet up with clients.

knightmare · 03-23-06, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Josie

..especially since the codeine would have made you not at your mental best

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oh tell me about it.

Im a manager at a dominos pizza store and i got them out on thursday arvo, and had to run a shift on monday night.. panadeine forte wasnt helping me make sure workers are doing there job i can tell you that..

but back on topic.. i think it would definatly be handy having a laptop, they are great for taking your work away with you.. as much as you shouldnt when your on holiday it can be great for when you want to catch up socially or on forums (like this :P)

darren · 03-23-06, 06:41 AM

I dont own a laptop but my partner does and I use it more than her!