Computer suitable for outback travel

Did you see this similar question asked a few days ago Kaybee? Lots of answers there

which laptop thread

click on the blue underlined link "which laptop thread" in motherhen's reply, it will take you traight to it.
regards

You certainly wont need an i7 chip to do what you want.

I think the salesman is just selling you what he wants you to have cos there is more in it for him

An i7 at the moment is horrendously expensive and a cheaper i3 is about 3 beats of a flys wings slower and several hundred dollars cheaper.

Go to a specialist computer shop not a chainstore that sells you what they want you to have.


A friend of mine is into flight sims and is running Flight Sim X on an i3 and says it runs scenery and everything at the max no trouble

You will need plenty of bandwidth to be on streaming for that long everyday.

The lappys have batteries and are normally charged off the power supply that comes with them dont think you would use anything else

No lappy screen is good enough to use outside in direct sunlight and try and get one that DOESNT have a shiny surface

Bandwidth is the speed of your internet connection.

A fast computer doesnt mean fast internet. Its the speed of the modem that governs that


Any old machine is basically good enough for email etc. Its what you do off line that you need the speedier machine for.

As I said the i7 is the top of the line and very expensive.

Ask your kids They will have a nerdy friend who knows what to ask for.

Dont believe a salesperson They will sell you whatever they make the most out of.

My daughter worked for one of the big stores and she left because they were told "Sell these this week".

People like you who are novices are prime targets for this.

Where are you I only know good shops in Brisbane.