PC requirements for LNC?

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I'm going to be needing a new computer soon anyway, so wondering if there's anything related to LNC work that I should be looking for? Will just a typical run of the mill laptop work, or is there something special I should look for hardware or software wise? (Other than the case management software mentioned in that thread.:))

Thanks!

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XP you can still buy, if you buy a new PC you may need to "downgrade" it to Windows XP. I take issues with vista as it does not "play" well with some of my software, Casemap has issues sometimes, and Dragon Naturally Speaking it has issues with. If you do not have to many peripherals that are old, IE printers, scanners etc. then Vista should be ok. If you use a backup harddrive as someone suggested, definitely encrypt the data.

Dell makes decent laptops, in house service where they come to you. Agian caution if you buy it from a chain store, make sure your coverage allows for in home repair, otherwise say good buy to your laptop for a month or 2.

If you do a lot on the road with your laptop, I use an IBM Lenovo Think pad, it has encryption, fingerprint scanner and everthing built in, harddrive drop protection. For home use I just bought an off the shelf HP laptop with 3 GB of RAM, large harddrive, for $800.00 so there is a lot out there, I know we should not recomend one product over another on the forum so I won't, please feel free to contact me if you need more information.