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Re: Hardware requirements for a tech doc laptop?In light of an exceptional tax refund, I just spec'd one out... it's Mike, the specs of the machine look entirely reasonable for a power user, and spreading the cost over the useful life of the machine (three years minimum) and considering that it can also be amortized and depreciated on Form 4562 on your taxes (assuming that you file taxes in the US), I am sure that the cost is actually pretty reasonable, too. Always buy good tools. Two observations. (1) MacBooks (especially the Pro series) are pretty nice machines, and they run any Windows OS you like. :-) My power-user tech docs laptop is an Intel MacBook; though I spend much of my time running OS X apps, I also run Windows XP Pro in a virtualization window -- and I'm running Office 2003, Office 2007, and Framemaker 7.2, among others, without a hitch, for the times when I have to collaborate with Windows users (often) :-) (See: http://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/02/geeking-out-with-a-new-laptop/) (2) Whatever brand you buy, it's definitely smart to get the extended service plan on a laptop. If the ESP does not cover accidental damage, and especially if you're going to be traveling with the laptop a lot, consider a supplementary insurance policy that will cover accidental damage and theft; Safeware sells one that's reasonably priced. - bc -- Barry Campbell -- <barry -dot- campbell -at- gmail -dot- com> -- <barry -at- campbell-online -dot- com> Blog: http://campbell-online.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or printed documentation. Features include single source authoring, team authoring, Web-based technology, and PDF output. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList Now shipping: Help & Manual 4 with RoboHelp(r) import! New editor, full Unicode support. Create help files, web-based help and PDF in up to 106 languages with Help & Manual: http://www.helpandmanual.com --- You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot- To unsubscribe send a blank email to techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info. Follow-Ups:
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