Re: Recommendations for presentation equipment

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From: Steve Rindsberg (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 02/14/05

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    Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:45:56 EST

    In article <1108411473.983092.30370@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, wrote:
    > Thanks!
    >
    > I have a desktop eMac but not a laptop. We're going to be bringing the
    > whole set-up to many different venues (schools, camps, meetings, etc.)
    > to do presentations, and we won't have a lot of control over the
    > conditions in the room. I'm going to assume that they at least have a
    > screen or white wall for us to use.

    What sort of presentations do you have? Are they fairly basic or are they
    heavy with graphics, sounds, movies, animations and such? The more of the
    goodies you use, the beefier the computer you'll need, in general.

    Are you pretty much sold on Macs or are Windows computers an option?

    The littlest iBook is really a nice way to go, but I'd fill it up with as much
    RAM as it'll hold and get an extra external video adapter or two; it doesn't
    use standard VGA connectors.

    In the Windows PC/laptop area, pretty much anything you get will do a decent
    job of running basic PPT presentations, but again, I'd make sure to budget for
    extra RAM. Shoot for 512mb or more if at all possible.

    Note that some (most?) laptops come with two memory slots; one will have a chip
    in it already. If you buy one with 128mb installed, you'll have to toss out
    that chip and add two 256mb chips to get 512. Some manufacturers will let you
    specify the amount of ram you want AND that it be in a single chip. Worth
    doing, IMO.

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    Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
    PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
    PPTools: www.pptools.com
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