I was leaning towards Toshiba because my tech believes they are the best, but

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a Grey, but they are more expensive and will have it for a long time, so want to make the right choice. 

I've wanted one for a long time, but felt we didn't have the time to spend with it.  I'm now working from home and my husband is home most of the time also, so now seems like a good time.

Thanks for the input.

Plan B.  I have already jotted down some questions I need to ask her to get a better idea of what she needs first and then fax or email the proposal to her. 

Thanks!

HP has been the best, but brand isn't that important. I wouldn't get a Gateway and  I wouldn't get a Celeron processor.   My Dell didn't have the speed that the HP you linked does and I was able to work fine, but I would definitely agree to get faster.   I download and then work off-line.  If you worked on-line you would definitely want/need faster. 

I am using a Toshiba Satellite and it has a lot more RAM, a  much faster processor, and a 17'' screen and I paid less than the HP you linked. 

Dell is a piece of *rap.  I've had to replace every major piece, fortunately the majority was when it was still under warranty.   I've had an HP for 5 or 6 years and other than a hard drive crashing it has been a very good computer.   My Toshiba is the newest, just a year old, and I don't like it near as much as my HP and I'm probably going to switch back to my HP as my main computer.

I don't know about Acer laptops, but we had a desktop and we had so many problems with it, we got an HP computer under the lemon law in exchange for the Acer. 

I would recommend getting an extended warranty on whatever you get.   Check to see if you can get your computer serviced locally if it is still under warranty or if you need to ship it off somewhere.  Dell's customer service is in India, don't know about other companies.  When I dealt with HP they were not offshore and I haven't had to deal with Toshiba yet. 

that also has the number pad on the side and the keys are enough out of position that the times I have used the keyboard I backspace half of what I type. 

I use an external keyboard the majority of the time. 

and an HP desk top.  The Dell is a piece of junk and I'm fixing to piece it out.  I haven't had any problems with the Toshiba but I still prefer my HP and if I were to get a new computer it would be HP. 

The cheaper computers of any brand tend to have Celeron processors and they are really a cheap processer and I personally wouldn't buy one, but otherwise there is nothing wrong with the computers, they just don't have all the bells and whistles.  If they last 2 years you've gotten your money out of them and they have become practically dinosaurs by then anyway. 

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone had any info on Med-Tech in Lousiana. I didn't see any good or bad in the archives. Thanks!

Jen

Hi Bobbie,

Thanks for your input. Their schedule didn't work for me anyway-they were going to hire me without even doing an interview! I hope you had better luck in whatever you chose next.

Jen

I got a LinkSys router at Wal-Mart and with tech help, I got my Vista computer and other computer going at the same time; however, I unplugged the cable from the phone jack one night, as it was storming, and could not get both computers back on line after that.  I actually have returned the router and doing without for now.

I would like your experiences and any help that you could give me. I have used cable router before, but not for phone line -- DSL.  Thanks.

maybe posted this on wrong board earlier:

I have a daughter vet in another state that would like me to transcribe her work.  Is there is way to do this via digital and/or a call-in dictation system without going through an MTSO?  Any suggestions? I'd sure love to be able to do that for her!

I have heard MTs switching over to nursing, coding/billing, but has anyone else considered training for Radiology Technology.  I was considering this but found out the course work is very intense for 2-3 years while working in the hospital as an intern.  Can't do it now but still considering it in the future.  I hear the demand is only growing in this field and can't see it being outsourced. 

Any info on these companies would be appreciate-I haven't found very much yet. Thanks!

Jen

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has worked for any of these companies. I'm down to making my final choice. Thanks!

Jen

What's the tech number?

Not sure what you mean by weird heart murmur.  That should have been checked at least with echocardiogram.  I'm thinking mitral valve prolapse which can cause chest pain and exercise symptoms but is generally benign. 

At  your age and being female it is highly unlikely it is cardiac disease.  They would probably do an EKG while you're having the pain and check enzymes. 

Chest pain is very very common and often is not cardiac.  It's cause is unclear, sometimes costochondritis, sometimes GI, sometimes just unknown.

You still need to see a physician very soon to determine if NSAIDs or other simple meds (Protonix) are the answer or more tests are needed.