BC10 wrote:
I am looking to buy a laptop for my sailboat. Any advice out there on
brands, spec's, etc? Is BigBay a good unit? Pro's and cons on anything
are most welcomed.

Thanks


On a sailboat, amps used is paramount, e.g. get a small screen and as
little builtin stuff that uses power as possible. For example, try to
get something where the CD player can be removed (or ain't there in the
first place).

Get something with a Pentium M, this can be underclocked (either with
software from the manufacturer, or otherwise some freeware) with very
positive results on the amount of current it uses. The actual spec of
the processor is unimportant, if you underclock them to let's say 600
MHz/ 0.7v they all use the same current, and it's still _way_
overpowered for your marine navigation software.

Unfortunately, the best ones with a ULV Pentium will be quite expensive.

-- Kees