Laptop

[classic_oak]

would like to get an inexpensive laptop to run my buddy so i can free up my desk top for other chores while i cut parts. all the laps have windows vista, im using windows xp pro on my desk for designing & downloading will this be a problem

[jerry_stanek]

I ran my shopbot with a vista laptop when I was setting it up. Didn't seem to have any problems. I have Vista 64 home on it.

[r_jones]

Jeff,
CompUsa has Acer Netbooks on sale for $239.00. Although they run XP Home I have this set up and it has been working great!

[curtiss]

Most of the used or refurbished "businees grade" laptops are pretty good and do not have all the junk loaded on them that Best Buy and W mart does.

The "business grade" usually have a spill proof keyboard and better internal components. With XP they usually run about $300 to $400 .

[knight_toolworks]

be careful you need to make sure you can get xp drives for the laptop. this is a must. a older laptop will work. dell's usually will have xp drivers.
I think shopbot will be able to run on vita windows 7 soon.
7 would be best it's faster then xp on the same machine.

[butch]

Jeff
I bought an Acer with Vista. I was having trouble with lost comm errors. I turned off everything I could find that wasn't neccessary to run the computer. Once I did that, it began to run the shopBot. I have used this for six months now and it seems to be just fine.

Been reading about 7, and it appears to be a better program than Vista, but it is Microsoft. Sure hope they can come out with something better that Vista.
Butch

[jerry_stanek]

I tried the beta version of windows 7 and it ran better than Vista.