Hardware requirements for a tech doc laptop?

[Brierley, Sean]

I wouldn't make a laptop my main tool for tech docs. But, if it were I'd
want:

Dual display support and two 19-inch or larger displays (I still prefer
the crispness of CRTs over LCDs). A full-sized natural keyboard. A
trackball. Then the rest.

I would also not want to upgrade my OS, so I'd buy it with the OS I
planned to use for production for the next two years, by which time a
new work computer would be needed.

Cheers,

Sean


-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+sean.brierley=ipc.com at lists.techwr-l.com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sean.brierley=ipc.com at lists.techwr-l.com] On
Behalf Of Yves Barbion
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:07 AM
To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
Subject: Hardware requirements for a tech doc laptop?

Hi techwhirlers,

I'm about to buy some new laptop computers for my technical writing
activities. So I'll be using the typical tech writer's toolset: Adobe
Creative Suite + Adobe FrameMaker, WebWorks Publisher 9.x, XMetal,
Madcap Flare, AuthorIT etc.

What do you think I will need in terms of hardware (processor, RAM,
...)? Of course, I'd like the laptops to be "Vista-ready".


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