A while ago, I built a desktop with lots of help from monkeys. I need a laptop to edit, upload to my site/send photos when I'm traveling.
A refurbished or just older one would be ideal since I want XP with at least 1gb of ram as well as a decent video card and core2duo. I don't need a big hdd because I will just be keeping photos on it until I to my desktop when I get home. I want one with a 14.1" non-glossy screen. Which ones have better screens? I'll be calibrating it with a display 2. Decent speakers would be good but I'd much rather have a better screen. The Thinkpads look good, but I don't like the keyboard layout and touchpad (though, maybe I could get used to them if it's worth it). Eventually I might get a seperate LCD monitor to travel with.
What are some that would meet my needs and work well? Has anyone built a laptop with those Asus barebones kits?
A refurbished or just older one would be ideal since I want XP with at least 1gb of ram as well as a decent video card and core2duo. I don't need a big hdd because I will just be keeping photos on it until I to my desktop when I get home. I want one with a 14.1" non-glossy screen. Which ones have better screens? I'll be calibrating it with a display 2. Decent speakers would be good but I'd much rather have a better screen. The Thinkpads look good, but I don't like the keyboard layout and touchpad (though, maybe I could get used to them if it's worth it). Eventually I might get a seperate LCD monitor to travel with.
What are some that would meet my needs and work well? Has anyone built a laptop with those Asus barebones kits?