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Travelling with a laptop

Is it best to travel with a laptop or use internet cafes or simply update my blog when I return home?

13 years ago, December 18th 2010 No: 1 Msg: #124940 Delete Edit

monicastott
monica

B Posts: 20

I'm thinking about buying a netbook to travel with for 4 months travelling through SE Asia but I'm worried about safety and wondering if I'd just be better off using internet cafes.

What are your opinions and does anyone have any recommendations of good netbooks? And is it easy enough to find places with wifi?

I'm travelling through Bali, Java, Borneo, Singapore, KL and Thailand. Reply to this

13 years ago, December 19th 2010 No: 2 Msg: #124951 Delete Edit

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

B Posts: 11.5K

Hi Monica,

Travelling with laptops/netbooks is always a popular discussion topic here!

Here's some previous discussions to get you started :-)

Is it wise to travel with my laptop?

Traveling with a laptop

Netbook or not....??

The Ultimate Travel Laptop? Reply to this

13 years ago, December 19th 2010 No: 3 Msg: #124985 Delete Edit

matty1
matt

B Posts: 171

im talking to you on a laptop now

i say dont worry about safety.
if you are using the laptop to upload your travel stories and photos then your stories and photos are safe in the event of it being stolen.

anyway. if a laptop gets to travel around the world for a few months and then gets stolen at least you can say it had a good life!

its a total pain in the behind waiting for hostel computers to be freed up

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13 years ago, December 21st 2010 No: 4 Msg: #125070 Delete Edit

melliset
Mellisa Turner

D Posts: 16

Travelling with the laptop is the best way to travel...With laptop we can watch movies,participate in discussion ..
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13 years ago, December 26th 2010 No: 5 Msg: #125355 Delete Edit

grassy
grassy

N Posts: 5

we travelled with a small notebook. access widely available and lots of places free. u can always hide it pretty well in day pack or bag and skype is great way to stay connected iwth home. those littlr acer machines are cheap.getting down to around $250.load photos up, send home stay incontact with fellow travelleres. allgood. happy trails Reply to this