Visit www.Laptopshop.co.uk and look under used laptops.
The CF27 spec is not the latest! Pentium P1, 266 Mhz, 64 Mb RAM, 4GB hard disc, but I had a similar spec desk top machine that ran TTQV no problem. Apparently you cannot run later than Win 98 on the CF27 as it can't cope. I ran 98(not SE) on my desktop and it seemed fine, not as good as XP (!) but acceptable.
I wanted to avoid having to print out detailed maps of the whole of west Africa - I would only have detailed maps, printed by me, of my intended route, and large-ish scale maps of other areas, and trust the computer to keep going. I do of course appreciate the fallibilty of electronic equipment and myself use 2 gps's, and generally have at least one backup for everything, not just electronics. I also print out all the planned TTQV co-ordinates so that if a gps/laptop expires I can still enter routes to a gps manually if required.
I had a Dell 15 inch screen laptop in Morocco last year and it was a pain. Too big - always in the way, and requiring careful packing, so a smaller, cheaper 12 inch jobby that is less sensitive to bumps/dust etc looks ideal.
Andrew.
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