To answer the laptop part of the question seach on "laptop" there were two great threads on this in the last few months.

>I would like to purchase a laptop computer. My goal is to be able at all times to dial up and link to certain offices and register PO, check out the sales, and inspect inventory.
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>Does anyone recomend a great, light laptop? I know this is not a direct VFP question. The only thing VFP about it is the application I am linking to, to acheive all mentioned above, but I wanted your great advices.