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On 7/27/2011 11:27 AM, Kramer, Jack wrote: > Really though, if an ultralight is desired - why not an 11.6" Macbook Air? > Light, powerful, pretty easy to use, and 5hr+ battery life. Another option is you can get refurbished Dell E4200 laptops for around the $600 range. I went this route myself for a laptop to travel with because I was finding the netbook just didn't cut it. The only way I could tell it wasn't new was the refurbished sticker on the bottom (and compared to the new price for those, it's a steal to get refurbished). I think my price was $550 or so, but only came with 2G ram, so I replaced the chip with a 4G chip for a total of 5G (1G built onto motherboard), for a total cost of about $600. 128G SSD drive also. Not as fast as a truly modern computer, but I'd guess 90% of the people out there wouldn't notice. Weighs 2.5 pounds, and is actually 1 ounce less than our 9" Dell netbook, and far more usable. I'd seriously considered the Macbook Air route though but had held off because of the price for what I wanted, I was planning on running windows exclusively on the thing. :) > ---- > Jack Kramer > Manager of Information Technology > University Relations, Michigan State University > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > > On 7/26/11 4:08 PM, "John Valenti"<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Pardon me for my dinosaur-ways, but I don't know anyone that is using a >> tablet as their primary computer... >> >> I'm trying to advise an MSU retiree. Her XP laptop is getting creaky, she >> is trying to decide how to replace it and wondering if a tablet might >> work. It would basically be used for MSU email and web browsing. >> (reserving the old laptop for word processing) >> >> Are there people that are using tablets as their main system, and what >> limitations does that involve? >> >> I think she is drawn to the tablet due to the light weight and ease of >> carrying around town. >> >> She spends some time in the UP, it is still a dialup world there ... >> anyway to connect a modem to an iPad? >> >> thanks for any comments! > >