manoman81 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 My mom has a laptop. It is dieing a horrible death. Nothing I do to save it is working. She needs it for her business for presnetations and such. I got her an external HD like 2 years ago just to make sure she has something to back up all of her important stuff. She's been looking into getting a desktop but she still needs her laptop that will die soon. I began to think about micro atx cases. Are they really that portable and could they double as a desktop? She doesn't need anything that would make it fly. Let me put this in caps: MY MOM IS NOWHERE NEAR A GAMER. I'm just wondering if this would be an option for her. Any thoughts would be great. Also, does anyone have suggestions on what maker to go through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 She's been looking into getting a desktop but she still needs her laptop that will die soon. I began to think about micro atx cases. Are they really that portable and could they double as a desktop? She doesn't need anything that would make it fly. I'm just wondering if this would be an option for her. Any thoughts would be great. Also, does anyone have suggestions on what maker to go through? There are several options. You can go the route of a barebones SFF like shuttle, biostar, etc that includes the case, motherboard, power supply, and the rest is up to you for PC parts or if you need a cheaper DIY solution, some cases like Antec (though some wiring management will be needed) or Aspire that at least come to mind atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Bear in mind you'd need a seperate lcd screen and have to carry that too.. though a few do come with carry handles built in. (shuttle do some lovely portable lcds... but they are horendously expensive if i remember right. Also, it wouldn't be truely portable in the sense that it could be used on the go (no battery), or on a train, or in a business meeting... you'd have to pack it all up and carry it and then re-assemble it at the other end. Shuttle type PCs are only really cheaper options than laptops if you assemble them yourself. Its definately an option, but if she wants to move it more than once or twice a month then i reckon going for some cheap dell rebate laptop is probably the best bet. (they have some very cheap deals on duo-core ones atm.... they won't play games due to integrated graphics, but they'll be fine for most office stuff. (just remember to remove all the expensive extras that dell tries to sell you, like servicing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Well, she uses a projector most of the time when giving presentations. And she doesn't do a lot of traveling in which she really needs to have a pc in front of her at all times. What she would like to do is just a pc at home where she can do the work and then use the laptop elsewhere if needed. She uses Powerpoint and thats about it. Thanks for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Docking station for the laptop at home with LCD and keyboard? Or maybe a desktop and some cheap micro-laptop/lifebook/pocket pc that she can transfer presentations to and plug into the projector? just thoughts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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