Re: Best Cost/Quality Desktop system for a college freshman

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

Even the lightest notebook will be too much weight with books/etc for him to
take.  He has minor case of Cerebral Palsy so walking is sometimes work in
itself let alone lugging more crap around.

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:17 PM, david gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mark Allen wrote:
> > Hints/ideas from anyone would be helpful, desk space will prob be an
> issue
> > (in a dorm) so flat panel/small chassis.
>
> Laptop is the way to go.  Doubtful a desktop will cut it, a he'll
> probably need to take it to the library, other areas on campus, etc.
>
> My brother, my folks, and I got my nephew a laptop for when he goes to U
> of I in a few weeks.  We went with a Dell Latitude D630.  We skipped the
> office apps, as there was a much better deal through the school.
>
> david
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