As most of you know, I'm soon to be the owner of a laptop computer gifted to me by so very many of my friends here on this forum and some of the others. To you and all of the un-named people I will be forever thankful. The time is fast approaching when I will actually be able to make the purchase and we have been researching steadily.

We are almost ready to settle on this one from Circuit City:

Toshiba Satellite 17" Widescreen Notebook PC (P205-S6237)
* Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080
* 120GB hard drive
* Burns DVDs and CDs
* 1GB of DDR2 memory
* Built-in 802.11gb wireless
* Windows Vista Home Premium

It comes with a free: Printer, Router & Software after rebates and we can get In-home PC setup and data transfer for an extra $99.99 (we can sit it up on a table in the bedroom that will swing over my bed with the printer on the night stand)

Consumer magazine rates this one highly and the store is only about 50 miles away, so we can get service or problems taken care of easier.

I've learned everything I know on a Windows set up so I'm afraid to try to learn anything different. One of the serious symptoms of Sjogren's is brainfog and I was already brainfogged before I even knew I had that disease.

This will be the Cadillac of laptops and I've intentionally asked my husband to research for the larger screen as my vision is a serious issue. I really didn't expect one this nice, but am in awe that we can swing one like this.

Many, many thanks to all of you!!

Do any of you have any comments on this choice? Good or bad or anything. I'm asking before we try to purchase.

Billye

I see it here on the website...
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshi...oductDetail.do

My son says: If you buy online there are often price incentives.

Looks really nice! You go girl!

I am so happy for you and glad that I was able to be a small part of your choice. I say go for it, expecially with all those incentives! What a deal this sounds like - everything you need and then some.

How are you feeling?

Happy computing.

Oh, this sounds like a really cool item!!!!



Have a good time on it and keep posting.
Hope you're feeling up to snuff!!!

Love, mel

That's the one! I can't tell you all how excited I am. It's not a dun deal yet because Kmeb is still gathering the wherewithall and she has medical tests as well as funds to clear. But it's close enough that I'm getting very excited. Since all of this happened with my sacrum injury, I've dreaded the time I usually devote to the computer. Because it means sitting. You all know how much I've dreaded sitting over the years because of the area the neuropathy has chosen to inflict it's torture on. But this makes that look like a walk in the park.

This is really a good computer deal and I can't tell you all how much this means to me. There is just no way to thank you all. I know some of you and the thank you button on the forum is one way of thanking you, but it's not the real thank you I like to be able to do and there is always the chance I'd fail to thank someone if I missed a post. But from the bottom of my heart the thanks is there and you'll all probably get sick of the thank you's. But here's another one:

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Billye

Hi Billye;

My husband bought me a laptop for my birthday almost two years ago because I, too, have problems sitting. It is absolutely wonderful. The best gift I've received, ever! You will love it.

All my best,
Nancy-H

Billye:

Does it come with a webcam attached? You can take a picture of you lollying around using the laptop!!!

I for one would love to see a pic of you all nice and cozy with your hands tapping away on this thing.

Now isn't technology a fine thing???

mel

I am so relieved to think of you with a big big screen sitting on your lap. And the idea of a webcam is a good one. Although most of the time I'd rather prefer nobody to see what I'm looking like at the point I'm sitting at the pc!

Some computers even have them built in now.

Im just really glad you got a big screen.

No webcam Mel, I don't think it comes with a webcam, but we'll try to get a pic to post, if we can. I'd like everyone to know I actually got one. But you aren't getting one until I can get to someone for a haircut

Liza Jane,
It's not a done deal yet, but this is the one we've settled on.

Billye

My came with a webcam built in - (didnt even realize it until I got it home) - turned it on once and that was it! I decided if I ever used it I'm putting on a mask- made me really nervous! (dont want to scare anyone to death!)