Laptop for use with S3

[adsmith]

What are your recomendation for a lap top to use shooting on location with the S3?

thanks

[Artichoke]

need more information to be helpful
I use my laptop (Toshiba R100) for travel and do very little editing with it
for previewing shots and storing them it does a fine hob
I have a USB DVD burner (Panasonic) that I use to back up files when I travel and I think is a wise addition as hard drives do crash at the most inopportune times

[badpickev]

that and S3 files are so huge

[adsmith]

Basicly I need something portable on location for the customer to see what has been shot.....
and store the images untill I can get them loaded on the computers at the studio....


thanks for the information

al

[Artichoke]

if that is your purpose then I would go with a laptop with a DVD burner option and a good size hard drive
the Toshiba R100 is ultra light and Toshiba has been making fine laptops for sometime
many like the IBM laptops and they may have better LCD screens, though they are not cheap (nor is the Toshiba)
with a laptop the integration of the components is important as they are very difficult to upgrade
for me, weight and durability are important considerations
I'd go with IBM, HP/Compaq or Toshiba as these companies have a great deal of experience making laptops

[caribou]

get a light weight with DVD burner

I travelled to NY and Athens with a sony Vaio 3/4 kg beast, it made me exhausted

[mikaelwardhana]

Originally Posted by Pavel

Why not skip the laptop idea and go for the epson whatever-it's-called for transfer and storage. It will be cheaper and the lcd is good enough. All it doesn't do is give you the choice to edit or burn ... but it is in a different league altogether in terms of portability.

it is Epson P-2000 with 40 gig of hard drive...yes I agree with pavel. The LCD is outstanding and the capacity should be enough for you