Ready to buy a new laptop...

[Diane Hickman]

I have CaseCat8. I currently own a Toshiba Satellite Pro (6 years old) w/Windows 2000 XP, Pentium 4 that has served me well. Lately though when I insert a key memory stick, a box pops up saying my computer is too slow to support the stick. I want to stick with Toshiba because I've never had any problems, but now I know whatever I'm going to buy will have the new Windows (what's it called?) and not XP, so does anybody have any advice for what to buy or what to steer clear of? I'm planning on keeping this one as a backup, and using the new one for depo work and editing. Should I buy a notebook? Stay away from those? Please help with your sound advice. I know I can count on all of you to help me....!!!!!

[Janet]

Hi Diane,

If you go to Toshiba's website, you can customize a laptop and have XP installed.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=XP_notebooks

[Casey Grainger]

My husband is a web developer, programmer, computer person (LOL) and has been for 21 years. He bought a Toshiba and it had Vista on it and he HATED IT. He removed Vista and installed XP and is now a happy camper again. So.... you can do that if you need to. :-)