Need a laptop and projector for PowerPoint presentations - Suggestions needed

[gtbrown77]

I was just asked by one of my bosses to look for a laptop to use for presentations (PowerPoint). Ideally, the presentations, in addition to text / graphs / images that would get used, will also include audio and video elements. What I need to know is what specs do I need to look for in a laptop to be able to handle this. I may or may not need to do the video editing on the laptop (I can do that at home on my PC if needed). I also was asked to look at projectors and screens, of which I know nothing about, other than the fact that they can get pretty expensive.

I have no idea what the budget for this would be, but I would imagine the greatest cost will come from the laptop. From what I've been told, it won't be used for anything more than PowerPoint presentations, word processing, and maybe internet connectivity.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[glc]

A laptop will cost you considerably less than $1000. You don't need anything fancy, something like a Dell E1505 would do the job just fine. A good projector is going to be considerably more than the laptop.

[Staren]

Oh ya, the projector is what is going to be a bit of sticker shock. Any basic computer will do what you want. Video playback doesn't take that much power actually. You don't see problems until you try to multi-task with video running. The projector on the other hand, even a basic one, wll cost as much as the laptop. Here is a link to the projectors that Newegg offers:

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...SubCategory=42

[thefultonhow]

I would personally recommend a laptop with a 1024x768 display, as that's what the projector will most likely have. Dell sells a couple of those, or you could go to IBM/Lenovo, which sells a lot of them.

[RayH]

A friend of mine got one from Dell for about $1200. It works really well. The graphics are sharp and colors true. The cheap ones might have washed out colors. Aslo, the Dell is fairly compact.