Best laptop brand/model for small business (Vanity)

Solar Repubic

[solar Republic]

Need to buy a laptop for my small business. I have to travel a lot and need a computer that offers decent performance but not too heavy. Please help.

[dfwgator]

I’ve had bad experiences with HPs. Never again.

[Star Traveler]

Contact “Swordmaker” for good information about a good computer... :-)

[Star Traveler]

Some previous Apple articles posted on Free Republic...
at least by Star Traveler

• Who Can Kill the iPhone?
• Apple's iTunes overtakes Amazon in overall music sales
• Apple iPhone expected to drive mobile phone industry toward fancier touch screens
• Apple devotees rush stores for iPhone
• Mac users 'ecstatic' about new Apple Store
• Jobs Is Back, Apple's Still Standing, Life Goes On
• Out with Treos, in with iPhones
• Letters from Microsoft: An Employee Tosses His Zune
• Apple's 99-Cent Apps Are Too Cheap, Microsoft Says
• ONE IN FOUR SONGS IN U.S. BOUGHT ON iTUNES
• "APPLE HAS CHANGED THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED", says MSFT Win Mob chief
• iPhones Cause People To Talk Less
• GROKLAW’S EXCELLENT TAKE ON THE RECENT PSYSTAR SHENANIGANS (Apple Computer)
• PSYSTAR HIT WITH $5K FINE FOR DISCOVERY ABUSE (Apple Computer)
• INTEGO SPOTS MALWARE BLOCKER IN SNOW LEOPARD (Apple Mac OS X)
• Parallels to make switching to the Mac easier, safe and painless
• THE IPHONE & STEVE BALLMER: IT’S TIME FOR HIM TO EAT SOME SERIOUS CROW
• An in-depth look at Psystar’s legal defeat at the hands of Apple
• Has Palm finally given up on the great cat/mouse/iTunes chase of ‘09?
• Jobs’ Personal, Terse Reply to Developer [Apple Computer]
• Android goes for iPhone weak spot: porn apps [Porn is iPhone Killer?]
• Mac sales projected to grow 26% in 2010, outpacing PC market
• Apple's iPhone On Its Way To Becoming The Microsoft Windows Of Mobile
• Is Apple the Mobile Walmart?
• Apple's Base Stations Have Three 802.11n Streams [Faster WiFi on Apple]
• Analysis: Apple Embraces The Cloud, Positions Mobile With Lala Deal [Extends iTunes]
• Forget The iPhone: The iPod touch Is Where It’s At
• >All Hail the iPod touch
• Apple Bans Another Developer, 1000+ Apps Pulled [Developer scamming reviews]
• Lala purchase may hint at the coming of the rumored iTunes Replay service
• Dragon Dictation comes to the iPhone. Wow. [iPhone Talk-to-text]
• Apple can be copied, but can it be beat?
• Why Apple succeeds, and always will
• Apple Says Nokia Missed The Boat And “Chose To Copy The iPhone” Instead
• AT&T and the All-You-Can-Eat Dilemma [Apple & iPhone]
• iPhone App Store reaches 300,000 available apps by end of November 2010?
• Why Apple should keep a closer eye on prolific app store developers
• Apple beat Google to LaLa deal after failed bid for AdMob [iPhone and iTunes]

[umgud]

I’m on my 4th Toshiba, had an early Compaq, an HP. Will probably stay with Toshiba forever. I keep them about 2-3 yrs, then pass them down to other family members.

[Star Traveler]

Some more previous Apple articles posted on Free Republic...
these by Swordmaker

• Parallels 5 boasts huge speed improvement
• Bizarre lawsuits connect Apple with Sarah Jessica Parker, Lil' Wayne
• Amid Transition, Rivals Are Descending on Apple
• First iPhone [Jailbroken] worm discovered - ikee changes wallpaper to Rick Astley photo
• Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.2
• Is Snow Leopard the new Vista?
• Apple tablet could cement Jobs' legacy
• Apple releases Safari 4.0.4 for Mac and Windows
• PEDRAZA VS. MACINTOSH: WORMS IN THE APPLE
• Microsoft Patents Sudo?!!
• Apple Crushes Clone Maker [Psystar] in Court
• Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast -- What? You're Surprised?
• AT&T, Apple Accused in suit of misleading consumers
• Tests: Windows PC "crapware" adds 2 minutes boot time Apps on Win 7 PCs still slow vs Apple
• iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code
• Apple Set to Propose Damages in Psystar Case
• Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious
• Apple Moves for Permanent Injunction in Psystar Case
• Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple
• Failure to launch: Would-be ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar sold just 768 PCs with Apple’s Mac OS X installed
• The Apple Tax Revisited
• Apple moves to kill second Psystar lawsuit
• Psystar, Apple enter partial settlement to cease clone Mac sales
• Psystar agrees to pay Apple $2.7M in settlement
• The great iPhone death watch
• Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5 updates
• Apple Told To Pay Patent Troll OPTi $21.7 Million (AAPL)
• Verizon Droid ad calls Apple iPhone "tiara-wearing digitally clueless pageant queen"
• Attention Apple legal: Kuhgar tries selling Dell Mini 10v preloaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard
• The Causality Behind Apple's Success
• Windows 7 Family Pack Dissapears For the Holidays
• Apple sued for infringing digital camera patent with iPhone
• Apple and Google and Microsoft sued over icon issue
• Danish Police Department depending on Macs to manage the Environmental Conference
• VisiCalc creator Dan Bricklin: From killer app to iPhone app
• Google releases Google Chrome for Mac beta
• Apple releases FOUR updates... time to see if your Mac is included by clicking on Software Update
• Apple Argues to Include Rebel EFI in Psystar Injunction
• THE MURDER OF MY NEW COMPUTER
• Two cool iPhone apps: one you want, one you need
• Microsoft: Do not mention/use Apple products at our events
• Global CIO: Steve Jobs Is Bugs Bunny But Microsoft Is Elmer Fudd
• How to cram the entire Internet Movie Database (IMDb) into your iPhone
• Truth about the new German xPhone...
• Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, others sued for patent infringement
• Psystar is dead. Judge grants Apple’s motion for sweeping permanent injunction

[TC Rider]

I’m an IT Manager for a bunch of road warriors.

We had thinkpads years ago, but the new Lenova models are crap.

Currently we’re buying Sony Vaio ‘Z’ models. They are not cheap, but hold up well over the long haul, lightweight, decent performance.

[fellowgeek]

Don’t just buy a name. Go to your electronics store, find the pimple-faced geek working the area, and ask them to show you the best bang for your buck ...

I always look for large hard drives, large screens and 4Gigs of RAM.

Good luck with your new endeavor.

[9YearLurker]

Then yep, you’re right.

[solar Republic]

LoL...i’m deciding between a sony Z and apple but so many friends and c0-workers were telling me to check out non sony stuff as well. I’m not that tech savy and was concern with learning how to use an apple. Compatibility issues are also a concern w/ apple for me as well as work uses pc only.

[Shimmer1]

But my Thinkpad is VERY HEAVY!

[GeronL]

I have a Toshiba Satellite 305-something. lol.

It was kind of low-end at Fry’s but its okay, probably wouldn’t travel that well.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

+1

[GeronL]

I’m taking an online course. It requires MS Office. Open Office is not compatible.

[bobcat62]

I had my hotel room broken into the other day & the only thing they took was the laptop. I ended up purchasing another MacBook Pro that evening. You’ll pay for it, but the build quality of the unibody MacBooks is impeccable.

[bobcat62]

Check out VMware Fusion for PC compatibility & Apple’s one-on-one training in the Apple Store to get started. The local Apple Store may be willing to migrate your PC data for you, for a nominal charge.

[editor-surveyor]

"I’m taking an online course. It requires MS Office. Open Office is not compatible."

Are you sure? How would they know what software you're using? Each software publisher's offering is fully capable of outputting their competitor's formats.

[smokingfrog]

Don’t buy a computer with Windows Vista Home Basic, even if it’s a good deal.

[GeronL]

Me too. Toshiba Satellite 305- something or other. heh. 2GB RAM... I think its the only difference from the one my niece has. Oh, my cover is silverish instead of black.

[9YearLurker]

You could add a second gig of memory to most netbooks now, but probably not worth the bother. Once they get the memory and screen resolution up, however, the little netbooks are much more tightly made than regular laptops.

[GeronL]

Mine came with 2GB, yay. I can add another I think too.