Just for this purpose I would look at a cheap netbook with great battery life and the ability to swap the battery.
Wild Blue Installers...laptop/netbook recommendation needed.
I just signed up for the online course to get certified, which will be followed by the hands on course, and a laptop with wifi is required for the class. I don't currently have a laptop, and I know I'll need one for the field, so I'm curious what some of you use. I know it's mainly to get inside the modem, and a guy I shadowed for a day was using something like this
http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_1025CMU17BK/
small, lightweight, and good battery life. This would be fine for my hands on training as well, I'm assuming, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask the people that do it every day, and get some feedback. Thanks in advance!
http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_1025CMU17BK/
small, lightweight, and good battery life. This would be fine for my hands on training as well, I'm assuming, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask the people that do it every day, and get some feedback. Thanks in advance!
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Most of the time I just use the customers computer.
Anything with an ethernet port will work, cheap is good, so long as it boots fast.
I have an old Acer laptop that I use if the customers computer...
Has XP or Vista.
Takes more than a minute to go from off to the internet.
Their web browser has so many tool bars there are only a few inches at the bottom of the screen to view web content.
They just have wireless devices.
Anything with an ethernet port will work, cheap is good, so long as it boots fast.
I have an old Acer laptop that I use if the customers computer...
Has XP or Vista.
Takes more than a minute to go from off to the internet.
Their web browser has so many tool bars there are only a few inches at the bottom of the screen to view web content.
They just have wireless devices.
get a laptop with WINDOWS XP..... i have a little acer aspire one its small and compact
As far as the laptop/netbook........the ASUS having an SSD is a little something to consider for sure, since it will be in and out of a truck every day.
I'm trying to keep the cost down as much as possible, without sacrificing too much, so I might go with this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0071N3AYC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
as opposed to this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A190GGUJ1L21DJ
because it's a little cheaper, and will still meet my needs, as far as I can tell.
But, I'm definitely considering this too
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X0ASZM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
just because that's a good price right now for a full sized laptop, and to be honest, the bigger screen wouldn't hurt. I saw it in a Newegg email first, and knew Amazon would adjust their price the same day, which they did.
I'm trying to keep the cost down as much as possible, without sacrificing too much, so I might go with this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0071N3AYC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
as opposed to this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A190GGUJ1L21DJ
because it's a little cheaper, and will still meet my needs, as far as I can tell.
But, I'm definitely considering this too
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X0ASZM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
just because that's a good price right now for a full sized laptop, and to be honest, the bigger screen wouldn't hurt. I saw it in a Newegg email first, and knew Amazon would adjust their price the same day, which they did.
Well, maybe now I'll choose between the ASUS I listed above, Acer, or possibly a Dell
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z92SS6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16834200483
as the full size ASUS is 10-13 days out on shipping at the moment. Must have sold out....it was in stock earlier. I still like the idea the idea of a full size screen, especially for $329. My reading vision isn't all that great, so the bigger screen helps a little. Not a deal breaker though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z92SS6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16834200483
as the full size ASUS is 10-13 days out on shipping at the moment. Must have sold out....it was in stock earlier. I still like the idea the idea of a full size screen, especially for $329. My reading vision isn't all that great, so the bigger screen helps a little. Not a deal breaker though.
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