Need Advice on T43

[davyn]

I am running a small business and am thinking of upgrading from my T23 to a T43 and give my old one to my gf who will give her T20 to my sister - trying to keep it in the family.

Can you guys recommend the model that I need? Basically, I need something similar to my current one in size (14") with better battery life, higher resolution (SXGA?), a large hard disk (60Gb+) and 512Mb+. I also would need a second battery that I can use when I work at Starbucks/airport/plane/etc.

Also, does anyone know where I can get an EPP #? I am on extremely tight budget where EVERY penny counts. I used to know tons of people at IBM when I lived in NYC but now after 9 years in SF Bay Area, no one.

Thanks in advance,
Alex

[davyn]

Anothing thing.

Can I use any of my T23 accessories: mini docking station, power supply, secondary batteries that go into the CD drive cavity (forgot the name for it).

Thank you

[JaneL]

1) Not unless you tell us what you're going to be running on it.

2) No.

3) No.

[davyn]

Well, I basically need the machine for regular business use (MS Office, Quickbooks, some Access-based apps, infrequent Photoshop use) as well as some light web development (PHP,MySql,Miva, etc.). Nothing really major (no gaming, A/V development, or heavy design work).

I am thinking of partitioning the disk to NTFS partitions for XP and other ones for Linux or BSD (have not decided which one yet) so that I can simulate the hosting environment. My guess is that this may require a faster disk - 7200 RPM or so.

I also would like to have a higher resolution screen to view more than one page at a time.

I am sure there are other things, but it has been a looong working night and my head is not thinking properly.

Thank you,
Alex