[kwlug disc.] looking for techie thoughts on laptops

[Paul Nijjar]

--- On Mon, 8/4/08, Chris Frey <cdfrey at foursquare.net> wrote:

> This is not really a hardware response, as others have answered that
> better than I can.  But college is a great time to learn and focus
> on regular backups, considering the work and time that will be spent
> on the laptop.

Seconded. In addition to hardware failure, laptops are easy targets
for theft, especially at universities where it seems that every kid
owns one. I would include some kind of external storage that stays in
the dorm room. 

- Paul



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