[johniegrad]

OK. I am logged in. Can the august body of technogeeks come to my assistance? In advance, thanks.

[1rudeboy]

I’ll bump this thread, and add that I am looking for a laptop that can play EVE Online (cheap). [chuckle]

[leda]

keep an eye here for info for later, sweetie :)

[republicangel]

This old bat is also turning 45 in a few months. Hmmmm...

I am very curious about the replies that you will receive. I am taking online courses presently and considering the Masters route once I receive my Bachelor's degree in October. I need to get a laptop. This desktop puter is confining.

[Mark was here]

You told us everything but the most important detail. How big is her lap? This is critical information is sizing a laptop.

[TADSLOS]

Whatever you end up with, make sure it has spell check...;~)

[Pukin Dog]

From an education standpoing, she is working on a business degree to augment her RN and may be considering a master's type program unless I can talk her out of it.

Maybe you are joking, so I will check before answering; Do you support her new efforts or not? Because, if you don't, but are doing it out of a sense of fairness or loyalty, it wont end well.

[patton]

If your wife is a freeper, I suggest you consider diamonds, instead, in light of your post.

[BikerJoe]

Get an HP. Do NOT get a Dell. I’ve seen too many of them lately with mainboard problems after only a couple of years.

[Ron in Acreage]

I have a Compaq Presario V5000 and it does everything I need. It was pretty cheap also. About $600-$650. WiFi ready, CD burner, lots of power and memory, WinXP, Vista capable if you dare.

[Misplaced Texan]

I work in a situation where everyone has a laptop of their selection. There are Toshibas, HP, Compaq and Acer brand. They all operate well.

Look for the best deal you can find on a name brand that has the best combination of processor speed, hard drive capacity, RAM and a few bells and whistles like burning DVD’s.

I don’t particularly want to promote a store or a brand, but this is one I have been looking at for a few weeks and it actually went up $50 while I have been looking.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-AS5100-3949/sem/rpsm/oid/170888/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

You may want to look at the two year warranty also. I don’t usually buy it, but I know two persons that have gotten brand new laptops when they took theirs in for repair so I am strongly looking at that option for my next purchase.

I am not a techie by the way.

[blu]

Dude, first, speaking for your wife (long suffering, it sounds) please tell me where you live so I can come and kick your a$$! LOL! An ironing board?? smirk any intelligent man knows us wimmenfolk all want one of those Roomba thingys!!

Then, get thee to the nearest Apple store or go online and buy her a new Apple laptop (powerbooks?) Get the one with dual processors, then she can run her windows apps too. The advantage to this as opposed to a windows is the ease of use and lack of "honey, my computer won't start...honey, it says I need this....yada yada yada"

[Sam Cree]

Macbook is nice.

[Gorzaloon]

We each have a Toshiba Sattelite. Beautiful display, good ergonomics.

Refuse Vista; Get it with XP or refuse the sale, if Vista. I just went through Hell helping a neighbor.

[Cooter]

Whatever you get, don’t skimp on the RAM.

[jdm]

Make sure the hard drive is at least 6810 terabytes.

[billorites]

I kinda like the retro look.

[ilgipper]

i have had great experiences with two Toshiba laptops.

[randog]

I just bought a Toshiba Satellite and am very happy with it. It’s a large laptop, marketed as a “desktop replacement”—large screen, etc. It’s a power hog, too, but I’m not using it for mobile use. A little on the pricey side, but not unreasonable for the features.

[Amelia]

may be considering a master's type program unless I can talk her out of it.

Why would you talk her out of it?

[heavenbound]

Go to www.pricewatch.com look for the most pricey one then look for the same one for a cheaper price.