Whats the best laptop for an over the road trucker?

Question

I want to watch movies,Listen to music,local tv,and have wireless internet.Durability is probably a factor too.

Answer 1

The cheaper the better, and here's why.

Laptops are so easily stolen and sold without getting caught, that they are the NUMBER ONE Stolen item in America. Drug users turn them into a Quick Fix, and Police recover fewer than 2%.

Local TV? Get a cheap TV set. Even the cheapest can do everything else. WHY get bogged down to the few overpriced laptops that have a built-in TV Tuner?

But if you do want reliability, avoid the Dell and Sony laptops that feature EXPLODING BATTERIES. I recommend Toshiba.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 2

Look for an IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad from the z60t or z61t series. They have built-in WiFi and WAN (if you want internet through a cellular service like Verizon, i.e., you'll be able to access internet anywhere that you have a cellphone signal) capability, they have an active protection hard drive (protects your data in case of bumps or drops), and you can even upgrade to a titanium cover for added protection. There's a review on CNET.com where someone claims that they brought one of these laptops to Iraq with a titanium cover, and shrapnel hit the laptop and it was still able to boot up. In addition to being light (5lbs) and slim, it's moderately priced. I bought mine for about a grand, and it came with 512 mb RAM, a DVD burner, titanium cover, and a Pentium M processor, and a handy fingerprint scanner so I don't have to remember another password. The z60t/z61t series also have widescreens, for movie viewing.

Also check out a TV tuner PCI card for laptops, and you should be able to hook up a TV antenna to your laptop.

Answer 3

I use a Sony viao, screen is large enough to enjoy movies, sound is very clear, and trust me it can take many a bump and fall. as for the exploding battery problems my battery is 4 yrs old and still going strong. if you don't want to use a battery you can buy a cheap inverter for about $35.00 and just plug it in and you eliminate the battery altogether or leave the battery in and it constantly charges. If you add a gps sytem then you have all your routes and traffic at yr finger tips costs $128.00. So keep them wheels a rolling

Answer 4

My garmin has @ least a 4.5 exhibit screen - its a 276C - i will replace it 4 loose with my pc & i don't have 2 seem @ it. it talks very advantageous. It has the blue chart 4 water navagation - tells all employer - It even tracks dirt roads , witch i purely found out mutually as looking 4 a tract of land..waypoints-crum path-- purely 2 many stuff 2 record.

Answer 5

Well stolen is one thing but the best laptops are Sony Viao

Answer 6

Panasonic tough book.
You can drop kick them and they still work. If you aren't going to be kicking it around any laptop will work for you as long as you keep it in a protective case.