Well I'm off on my holidays, this time abroad, the good ole USA, but I still need to be "on-line" on a daily basis for my personal & business needs, so I have brought some lightweight products, that don't take much room and are easily transportable

1. THE COMPUTER

Well the first thing is the computer, shall I take my old Compaq Armada M700, which has been useful in the past or shall I invest in a new one , here we go scouting around the shops or should I say online, there's so many choices from, this notebook to that notebook with this spec' to that spec'geez my holiday will be over before I choose one at this rate .In the finish I have made my choice on size, purely for travelings sake ,i went for for a Packard Bell XS200-06,seems a pretty good choice to me, it has a built in web cam, microphone, of course speakers, Bluetooth, WIFI , hey its the business, as long as you have keen eye sight, as the screens a bit small, its ideal for me, only weighs a couple of kilo's, so I think I have made a good choice.

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