Why a laptop ? Are you looking for portability ?
If your trainer never moves - just build up a base station. Much cheaper, reliable and expandable.

HP's look the best. ( I am biased)

I love using a laptop. Screen right there in front of me.



Dave

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I've got the ZD8000 (3.2 , 1 G Ram with 80 GB HD, 256 Vid Card). Works fine with the CT. However, it isn't a very portable laptap. It's a desktop replacement.

I think all will work with the CT. I would concentrate on what the computers main purpose is and not worry about the CT use. I have a Dell Laptop from 2001 that works great. I prefer it on the laptop as I can ride in the theater room instead of the office. Check out Marisols post on the CT winter TT series.

I use my Dell laptop and it works great. I used to have an old desktop dedicated to the Computrainer. The laptop has more speed to download and better graphics. Also I don't need to tie up a compter for the Computrainer.

I have had good success with my Toshiba 1.8Mhz laptop and the computrainer on the rare occasion I use it. It was nice on a recent business trip to Vegas to be able to take my bike and computrainer (I drove) and ride in my hotel room.

Best ever setup was borrowing the digital projector from work and riding in front of a 56 inch screen, almost like the road.

for the past 9 years or so, I have used a dell laptop everyday in an industrial/manufacturing environment...on the floor, not in an office. my company provided me with dell lattitudes because they are robust and reliable (a little more so than the inspiron). I recently purchased an dell inspiron for my realtor wife - well, I spec'd it, she paid for it - for her to drag around. I changed jobs recently and my new company provided me with a...you guessed it...dell lattitude. I wouldn't consider buying anything else.

hell, I didn't even know gateway was still in business.