[Az-Geocaching] Gasoline in Prescott; recommendations for laptop computers and digital cameras
Bill
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:40:50 -0700
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With notebook computers, get the fastest P4 processor you can afford, =
512 megs RAM, and a CDRW/DVD. Bigger is better in hard drives, so look =
for 40 gig minimum. Keep in mind that most of the wireless Internet =
companies will start charging you a per minute charge as soon as you =
roam to analog, so check the plan carefully.
With digital cameras, the two main factors are megapixals and the lens. =
The more megapixals the better the pictures will be and the more you can =
blow them up. I would suggest at least 4 megapixals. Camera salesmen =
will talk about optical zoom and digital zoom. Forget digital zoom, =
because you can do the same thing later on the computer. Look at =
optical zoom only. Also, in my experience, the camera companies do =
better lenses than the electronic companies now looking for a piece of =
the digital camera market. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Minolta, and some =
others have been making cameras for a long time. You won't go wrong if =
you stick with them. By the way, I teach digital photography (and =
computer science) at the college here, so I have experience with a lot =
of different cameras. I also teach astronomy, so if you decide you want =
to hook up your digital camera to a telescope, let me know.
Bill in Willcox
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From: Ken Akerman=20
I need a new home computer, and I am thinking of getting a laptop with =
wireless Internet access. Therefore, I can bring this computer with me =
while traveling, look for caches in the places where I visit, and enter =
my cache findings and travel bug movements a lot faster. I would also =
like to use my computer for downloading digital photos. Does anyone =
have any recommendations about the best laptop computer to buy? What =
requirements, such as memory, processor speed, and hard drive space, =
should I get?
Also, I am also considering replacing my digital camera. The one I =
have is not working well, and I never liked it much in the first place. =
I am thinking of upgrading to something better, but I don't want to =
spend a lot of money. Does anyone have a recommendation for a =
high-quality, affordable digital camera?
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is better in hard drives, so look for 40 gig minimum. Keep in mind =
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charge as soon as you roam to analog, so check the plan =
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two main=20
factors are megapixals and the lens. The more megapixals the =
better the=20
pictures will be and the more you can blow them up. I would =
suggest at=20
least 4 megapixals. Camera salesmen will talk about optical zoom =
and=20
digital zoom. Forget digital zoom, because you can do the same =
thing later=20
on the computer. Look at optical zoom only. Also, in my =
experience,=20
the camera companies do better lenses than the electronic companies now =
looking=20
for a piece of the digital camera market. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, =
Minolta,=20
and some others have been making cameras for a long time. You =
won't go=20
wrong if you stick with them. By the way, I teach digital =
photography (and=20
computer science) at the college here, so I have experience with a lot =
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<DIV>I need a new home computer, and I am thinking of getting a laptop =
with=20
wireless Internet access. Therefore, I can bring this computer =
with me=20
while traveling, look for caches in the places where I visit, and =
enter my=20
cache findings and travel bug movements a lot faster. I would =
also like=20
to use my computer for downloading digital photos. Does anyone =
have any=20
recommendations about the best laptop computer to buy? What =
requirements, such as memory, processor speed, and hard drive space, =
should I=20
get?</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, I am also considering replacing my digital camera. =
The one I=20
have is not working well, and I never liked it much in the first =
place. =20
I am thinking of upgrading to something better, but I don't want to =
spend a=20
lot of money. Does anyone have a recommendation for a =
high-quality,=20
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