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Dear Alun,
Going for a model with a SSD (Solid State Drive) instead of a traditional
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) might be a good idea, as these are much less
sensitive to vibration and being dropped etc., require less power (so more
battery life) as well as being *much* faster. The downside is capacities
tend to be more limited than HDDs and they're more expensive per megabyte,
e..g. a 256Gb SSD will be about £270+
Hope this helps!
Paul
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Alun Edwards <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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> Dear all, We have an academic who is about to visit Tanzania for field
> work (see below) and is asking advice about what semi-rugged laptop she
> should take. Does anyone have any experience in using laptops that purport
> to be more rugged than usual - any winners out there - or ones to avoid?
> Many thanks, Ally
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> I wonder whether you (or somebody else at OUCS) could give me some advice
> on what laptop to buy for my fieldwork in Tanzania? The laptop will be used
> to store, view and transcribe video-recorded group discussions. It will be
> used also for more common tasks such as creating word and excel documents,
> e-mail and the web-serfing. The laptop will be transported on rough roads
> and will be exposed to torpical wheather (hot temperatures and high
> humidity). I am trying to find a semi-rugged laptop that is physically
> resistant to vibrations/small dropping and bad whether conditions, and at
> the same sufficiently powerful to enable the vision of video-recorded data
> without slowing down and crashing etc. I am also looking for a machine that
> is not terribly expensive. I selected a number of potential options online.
> However, I am pretty ignorant about features like processors and rams.
> Therefore I would like to hear the advise of an IT expert before buying a
> lap-top.
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