From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Thu Aug 08 2002 - 11:57:16 EDT
Julian Thomas [mailto:jt_at_jt-mj.net] wrote:
> I have been asked to suggest a system for presentations (at least
> Powerpoint, but need not be limited to that).
What I use:
> 1. Laptop
Either my PIII 850MHz 600X or my PIII 800MHz T21, both of which are available
used for under $1K.
> 2. Projector.
I'm presently looking to upgrade my projector and have been looking at the
Proxima Ultralight X350:
http://www.proxima.com/projectors/projector_detail.asp?pid=x350 XGA output @
1100 Lumens and only 3.5 pounds.
But, I'm starting to lean towards the NEC LT150z:
http://www.necvisualsystems.com/applicationFiles/productDetails/appl_productDeta
il.cfm?Product_id=264 for the ability to run a presentation from compact flash!
Get a bunch of compact flash cards and leave the laptop home or in the hotel. A
complete presentation in 4 pounds!
Both of these units are available for under $3K.
If you're going to need more output, the Mitsubishi XD200:
http://www.mitsubishi-presentations.com/html/xd200.htm has 2K Lumens output, but
weighs something like 7 pounds and is almost $1K more than the others. But, 2K
Lumens output in what's still considered an Ultralight is incredible.
> 3. Powerpoint software, and anything else that would be useful.
Office 2K or XP has everything you need to get started. There are hundreds of
add-ins available to "jazz up" a presentation, although I personally believe in
KISS.
> The total budget should come in under $5k. My understanding of these
> matters is that as much of the $$ should go into the projector as
> possible, and that the demands on the computer are relatively light (other
> than being able to put out 1024*768*65k video).
All good information. I used to drag my old P75 755CD around to do Powerpoint
presentations and never had any real problems that weren't attributable to
operator error.
If you're considering a new laptop purchase, a 1.2GHz PIIIM would be _more_ than
adequate. More important would be video RAM, which I would peg at 16MB being the
minimum nowadays.
Regards,
James
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