Laptop Suggestion for PowerPoint use

[nhaims]

I've been a dedicated Mac user my whole life and while I've worked on
other people's PCs (laptops and Macs) and try to make my PPT
presentations cross-platform, the time has come for me to buy a PC
laptop for PPT file testing and to use those features absent on a Mac.
While I know a great deal about Mac computers, I know nothing about
buying PC laptops. Can anyone make a recommendation? I want to spend
as little as possible and this computer will most likely be running
only PPT (no fancy games or other complicated software.) Thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I've been a dedicated Mac user my whole life and while I've worked on
other people's PCs (laptops and Macs) and try to make my PPT
presentations cross-platform, the time has come for me to buy a PC
laptop for PPT file testing and to use those features absent on a Mac.
While I know a great deal about Mac computers, I know nothing about
buying PC laptops. Can anyone make a recommendation? I want to spend
as little as possible and this computer will most likely be running
only PPT (no fancy games or other complicated software.) Thanks!

I've been well pleased with the Toshibas I have (mine are Satellites, both from
the very bottom of the range to the top). IBM Thinkpads are also excellent.
Both have large user communities so it shouldn't be hard to find others who can
help support you. Fujitsu laptops are very well made as well, but aren't as
well distributed. That may change now that PC Connection has started selling
them.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[nhaims]

THANKS!

I've been well pleased with the Toshibas I have (mine are Satellites, both from
the very bottom of the range to the top). IBM Thinkpads are also excellent.
Both have large user communities so it shouldn't be hard to find others who can
help support you. Fujitsu laptops are very well made as well, but aren't as
well distributed. That may change now that PC Connection has started selling
them.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hey, I feel like an idjit.

I left out what might be the best solution of all -- AND it could be your excuse to get
that really *macho* Powerbook you've been lusting after.

What about running Windows/PowerPoint inside a copy of Virtual PC on your Mac?

It's not going to screech along like PowerPoint 2004 running native on Mac, but it
shouldn't be embarassing either. And it's certainly cheap to try out.

THANKS!

Steve Rindsberg <[email protected]> wrote in message

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[Greg Pinelo]

I know this is a bit tangential to PPT, but what the heck. When a PC laptop
is hooked up to a projector and mirrors, it preserves the resolution on the
laptop screen even if the resolution of the projector is different, i.e. the
laptop stays at 1024x768 even if the projector is 800x600.

On the Mac, when you mirror, it knocks my Powerbook screen resolution down
to whatever the projector is, so I go from 1280x854 to 800x600 with
everything all screwed up and big on my screen.

Is there any way to get the Powerbook to keep its own resolution?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I know this is a bit tangential to PPT, but what the heck. When a PC laptop
is hooked up to a projector and mirrors, it preserves the resolution on the
laptop screen even if the resolution of the projector is different, i.e. the
laptop stays at 1024x768 even if the projector is 800x600.

What the projector does may depend on the specific model ... some may
autoadjust to the signal the PC feeds them.

On the Mac, when you mirror, it knocks my Powerbook screen resolution down
to whatever the projector is, so I go from 1280x854 to 800x600 with
everything all screwed up and big on my screen.

Is there any way to get the Powerbook to keep its own resolution?

I don't know ... don't have one myself, but someone who does will be along
soon, I'd expect. ISTR that on the older laptops there was an automatic
detection option or you could set it to a specific resolution. Is there still
something along those lines in system prefs?

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi Greg,

Have you investigated Presenter Tools?
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/powerpoint2004/powerpoint2004.aspx?pid
=highlights

-Jim
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