Comments on: Laptops????? http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/ Peace Corps Stories and Photos Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Katie http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2194 Katie Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:27:05 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2194 <p>Hello, I am a Panamá RPCV ('04-'06) and am wondering what your sector is and why you feel like you need a computer. Laptops do not have good battery life, and many places you may be sent within Panamá will not have electricity. However, Panamá is a small country and it is usually not too far (unless you have 14 hour chiva ride) to go to your regional capital or a near city that does have power. In terms of a computer, I had friends that were quite happy with their Mac's, but do realize that this is a big investment and you are heading to a place with a lot of rain and bumpy roads. My advice is to go to Panamá sans computer and then evaluate if the computer is necessary then have it shipped down or someone who is visiting bring it to you. All of the regional capitals and most of the smaller towns you will find computer cafés. Unless you are a tech head, you will be fine using the computers you will find there and since wireless still isn't widely available you may end up using them more then you expected anyway. Entonces, Suerte y que te vaya bien!</p> Hello,
I am a Panamá RPCV (’04-’06) and am wondering what your sector is and why you feel like you need a computer. Laptops do not have good battery life, and many places you may be sent within Panamá will not have electricity. However, Panamá is a small country and it is usually not too far (unless you have 14 hour chiva ride) to go to your regional capital or a near city that does have power. In terms of a computer, I had friends that were quite happy with their Mac’s, but do realize that this is a big investment and you are heading to a place with a lot of rain and bumpy roads. My advice is to go to Panamá sans computer and then evaluate if the computer is necessary then have it shipped down or someone who is visiting bring it to you. All of the regional capitals and most of the smaller towns you will find computer cafés. Unless you are a tech head, you will be fine using the computers you will find there and since wireless still isn’t widely available you may end up using them more then you expected anyway. Entonces, Suerte y que te vaya bien!

]]> By: wlerik http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2154 wlerik Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:16:31 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2154 <p>The folks at One Laptop Per Child, have created a durable, cheap, and energy efficinet laptop, but I don't think they are available commercially.</p> <p>http://www.laptop.org/laptop/design/</p> The folks at One Laptop Per Child, have created a durable, cheap, and energy efficinet laptop, but I don’t think they are available commercially.

http://www.laptop.org/laptop/design/

]]> By: MARKSWAY http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2145 MARKSWAY Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:06:06 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/jenny/2007/03/14/laptops-2/#comment-2145 <p>I would check out www.cheaplaptops.org.uk as they are a good information source on all cheap laptops, they have great information plus you can ask them questions in their comments area. They are also in first posistion on Google.com so this tells you they are a good site.</p> I would check out http://www.cheaplaptops.org.uk as they are a good information source on all cheap laptops, they have great information plus you can ask them questions in their comments area. They are also in first posistion on Google.com so this tells you they are a good site.

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