[namenotfound]

Originally Posted by GTechWiz

I can get used CRT monitors all day for free or $15 or less!

Though they are cheaper than the flat panel monitors, I don't recommend them. CRT monitors can cause eye cancer from the radiation they emit. I recently gave my bother a flat panel and told him to get rid of his old CRT for that very reason.

[JStergis]

Originally Posted by namenotfound

Though they are cheaper than the flat panel monitors, I don't recommend them. CRT monitors can cause eye cancer from the radiation they emit. I recently gave my bother a flat panel and told him to get rid of his old CRT for that very reason.

While I have never heard of the radiation causing problems, I did know that at low refresh rates, they cause major eye strain. Usually, when set at 75 Hz or above, they weren't considered a risk.

Regardless, I would also recommend LCDs, and don't see any reason to use a CRT now.

I replaced all the CRTs in my house with LCDs about a year ago, mainly for space reasons. 4" Deep is a lot nicer than 18" Deep.

I'm also tech coordinator at a small library with 4 patron workstations and a staff machine. We've replaced all but one CRT with 17" LCDs. Up there, the benefits are power consumption, heat generation, and again, space. We've been doing this one-at-a-time, because of our extremely low budget. Plus, for a small rural library, it makes us look sharp and "high-tech" to visitors. I've heard nothing but good about how they look in the building and computer room.

LCDs can even be had for under $100, now. 17" is very adequate for casual web-surfing users, and definitely fine for library workstations.

[guy2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLPC_XO-1

What do you think about this bad little Laptop?

Not bad for the price i must say ,i can find this for 50-70$ on ebay.

Thinking about buying 2 ,1 for my little sister it would be her first and the other for a ebook reader and general web browsing for who ever in my house hold.

I don't care that it looks sissy because it tough as nails and has no moving parts.

[namenotfound]

You can buy laptops as cheap as a single penny on eBay. $0.01 laptops are found in abundance on eBay.

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by Speedbird1

I have no choice as I have no space for a desktop.

I guess I find the title of the thread somewhat misleading, since you had no interest in the desktop.

[ozziebeanie]

Personaly I do not like Laptops but then I imagine those that get a laptop get one because of where and when and what they use it for.

One would assume one would make the choice based on what their needs are, I would tend to agree with JohnWill when it comes to performance. Yes there are laptops that can be fast useful, more portable, and will do prob what most use it for, but to me nothing beats a desktop.

I would suggest writing a list of what you want out of your computer and what you want to do, what is important to you eg: maybe you need something portable, and if you are looking at cost also, put what is most important and what is not as important and see if your budget can include as many of the not so important stuff that you would like to have, after considering the real important stuff that you have to have.

Research on line, no one here can make a recomendation as they do not know what you use a computer for.

You have to start with a list, then once you have that list, maybe post again and ask, ok I will be using this and that program etc what sort of resources will I need eg: ram etc processor, graphics card, sound card, bla bla bla, some programs are a hog when it comes to resources some not so much.

[louise071]

Laptop or Desktop? If your a homebuddy person go for Desktop. But if you travel often you need a laptop. Mobility,portability. Better to have both

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