3 part question?

Sam F:  I have like 60 GB of music and quicken files that I store on my desktop and have backup on my WD Passport. I'm buying a laptop for a long trip and want to be able to access my files and have everything like at home (or close to it) So can I just hook up my WD Passport to new laptop and upload files (esp. Quicken)?

Yes, I have the same thing and do it often

2nd Question- I have A program DVD-X copy on my desktop, I lost the program disk. Anyway of Making copy to put on laptop? Or Do I have to buy new?

Company went out of business and it doesn't work worth a crap with new movies, go to http://www.dvdidle.com and download the trial of DVDFab Platinum, use the Platinum Express mode, works perfect EVERY TIME.

3rd- Want new laptop. Being that I am burning and ripping and light business files, should I opt for the Windows XP Media Center? or XP PRO/Home?

Media Center is XP HOME with the OEM Media Center upgrade, go with it, it has alot of nice features.

What type of processor is best. I like to multi-task when I get on this thing. Such as 2 page surfing, and working on quicken.

With a Laptop, make sure you get a dedicated video card not integrated...with 1 gig of memory in the system and as much as you can afford with the video. Try to jump up to no less than 2ghs in processing speed.

NOTE: If you can't afford a laptop with a dedicated video card make sure it has a ATI integrated video system....then make sure you buy no less than 1 gig of memory so that you can dedicate 128 megs of it to your video and use the rest for the system.


Hope this helps.
2006-06-14 07:47:25