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Peter Mount wrote:
> Hi
> 
> With anybody trying to start up a small business using
> J2EE and chasing clients is it a good idea to spend
> extra and buy a laptop instead of a desktop? I've had
> differing opinions on this.
> 
> One said that a laptop is essential for displaying
> demo applications to clients in their offices or
> where-ever.
> 
> Another said a laptop can be overkill and would take a
> lot of presentations to pay for itself and that colour
> printouts of the demo app would be more than enough. I
> was told I'd be better off spending the money on a
> good desktop.
> 
> I'm in no hurry but I'm looking at replacing my aging
> Pentium 2-350 desktop after I get this year's tax
> return done. It's six years old and I'll give it to my
> relatives when I get my next confusor.
> 
> I am on a tight budget so if I do get a laptop I'd
> want to make sure it was a justifiable decision. Apart
> from trying to start up my business I'm a part time IT
> student and I'm hoping to do the Sun J2se exam this
> year.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Peter Mount
> info@petermount.au.com


Assuming u earn more than 70k/annum, I think if u get the
laptop off salary sacrifice, it's more cost effective,
from a nett point of view, after tax.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/21/1087669906031.html?from=top5&oneclick=true

http://people.smartchat.net.au/kbang/fbt.html

 From a functional point of view, it depends on what u want to do.
It u need to do demos, then there is no discussion, is there?

I think Dell has laptops from $1000!