hi sandy.  question:  is it really necessary to buy a $2,000 laptop for realtime?  I've heard the realtime reporter here say she turns them over every two to three years.  Really?  I buy a $600 laptop and don't expect to turn it over in four or five years.  What's all the space for, audiosync?  I thought the reporters erased and backed up files, so why is such a high capacity laptop necessary?  I've got a Gateway all in one in the courtroom and a Gateway desktop in my office and I have a little netbook for going on jobs.  Sure, I probably need another laptop, but not at 2,000.  what do you say?