No desk top computer?

[Neil Winchurst]

Michael Hirsch wrote:
> 
> It sounds like buying a laptop would be spending a lot of money to
> solve an intermittent issue.  You'd be better off finding a small
> desktop and moving it to another room when the need arises.
> 
> I recently bought my parents computers from zareason.com.  They are
> quite small (so not very expandable, but neither is a laptop) and
> zareason will put Linux on it for you.  They are also much quiter than
> any computer in a tower case I've ever seen.
> 
> My mom was thrilled because it fit into such a small area, but it had
> an external screen, so it didn't strain her eyes like a laptop would.
> 
> Michael
> 
If I do go down the laptop route, then it would have to be a large
screen version, at least 17".

Still haven't decided what to do,

Neil