If you're in the CBD, maybe.

Out in the boondocks, no chance.

this is true.. but worst case its a days freight to a major centre

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Clutch, Brake, Accelerate.

Im out in Belmont, and the Personal one i had was a good 20 mins down the freeway... Dont know about Bunbury but!

Narrowed it down to these models

Asus F3JP - $1699
Asus W7J - $2100
BENQ R55V40 - $1750
NEC Versa P8210 -$1999 on special

Apple ?
and some brand starting with Q

look at toshibas tode, nicely priced and vey reliable..

Asus ftw!

Acer - I've heard nothing but problems from 3 different people with 3 different acer laptops. Each to their own however.

AOpen - A derivative of Acer. Mines still running strong after 3 years. Dont ask me how, but its a lil beast.

Asus - Nothing but good reports so far. Brother has one that is running well.

Dell and HP - Also good.

NEC - Mate has one that is running well also.

Sony - Stay away. No bang for your buck at all. Way overpriced.

Apple - Maybe someone more knowledgeable can answer this one? How about compatability with software/hardware etc? Seems like standard PC would have more available parts, but everything seems to be becoming mac compatible these days.

Note: I have no connections whatsoever to the computer industry

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i think im gonna go with the ASUS F3JP

Good Choice

Acer...

My previous job... we had a tender with them. I did a roll out for South Metro Area Health. Long story short, out of 105 Laptops, 86 of them failed within the first 6 months.

Their LCDs also had a 90% failure rate.

Case closed.

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I don't mind coming to work, but that eight hour wait to go home is just bullshit....

Interesting, you must bought AcerChina or something.

Usually very reliable.

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