I think I may be changing careers soon and I will be using it mostly for running software for maintaining contacts, printing, and looking up information on the internet. Not for development. Good question, I didn't even think to mention any of that.

>IT just dawned on me that you never mentioned what it will be used for - or did you and I missed it? Is it for development work or for a child to use for schoolwork or simple internet access offsite or what? Doesn't your company provide developers with a laptop?
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>>...one that will do the following:
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>>1. Has a pcm/cia slot for a wireless card.
>>2. Will run XP.
>>3. Run off a car DC socket (I can give this one up if needed).
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>>It would be nice if it:
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>>1. Didn't weigh a ton.
>>2. Had a reasonably bright screen.
>>3. The battery lasted more than an hour.
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>>My biggest concern at the moment is cost. I'm hoping for something under $500, so it doesn't have to be new, but I would prefer that it was. If somoeone has a good used one that they think would work, send me an email to AugusteRenoir@Gmail.com and we can discuss it.
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>>Am I dreaming...?