Ok, w/ all this gearhead talk, does anyone have a satellite link for
their "carputer" in their vanagon, so they can be online while out of
cell reach & what does it take to do this, location of dish, etc.???

Mr. BZ-not enough to do today?

On Nov 19, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> I originally considered putting in a MacMini permanently into my
> Westy. But the original MacMini wasn't fast enough to play HD video.
> The Intel based Minis, however, are and are more attractive an option.
> While I haven't done anything towards this goal, I started thinking
> about it, and realized that an installed MacBook would be an even
> better choice, as it has a built UPS (aka battery). I could still use
> an external monitor with the Macbook, and an external keyboard. The
> form factor was amenable in ways different than the MacMini.
>
> A refurb low-end MacBook runs about $850.
>
> In the end I just use the Macbook as a laptop and it works fine that
> way.
>
>
> On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:24 AM, Mark A Kippert wrote:
>
>> The mini wold be nice. It's basically a headless laptop with a 2.5"
>> laptop HD. They also have built in Bluetooth and WI-FI. You can use a
>> Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and free yourself from the wires.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2008, at 6:16 PM, neil N wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks people.
>>>
>>> I guess if HHD's are surviving in lap tops, then if one were to
>>> install, say a Mac mini
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5c3gpe
>>>
>>> it might survive. I know it's being done in cars, but given that we
>>> likely do more diverse driving than most car owners, I was curious.
>>
>
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