Travel Gadgetry

Oo I love my gadgets. I try to keep things down to a minimum, though. I don’t have a Blackberry– I only got a cell phone a year ago, and it’s not Internet-capable! I don’t have those teeny-tiny computers or anything like it. When we travel, I bring my cameras, SD memory cards, and laptop, and that’s it! I have two laptops– one is very beat-up and is used mostly by the kids for their various school assignments. My newer one is for business. I travel with it because we usually combine car trips. For example, when we see the dentist or orthodontist (a half-hour to hour-long trip for us), I also try to plan a trip to a museum or a park in that vicinity. It saves on gas and time. However, waiting times are lengthy at the doctors’ offices, so I tap into their Internet wireless and work on my laptop while I wait. See how thrifty I am!

I’ve had my Toshiba laptop for almost half a year now. Toshiba is so much better than HP!!!! I am very happy with Toshiba. I have not had to call support ONCE. When I got my little HP laptop years ago, the support technicians and I were on a first-name basis and recognized each other’s voices. :S

I got a great deal on the Toshiba. And it was tax deductible because I use it for my writing business. The Toshiba Satellite model is on a deep-discounted sale at Buy.com right now, even less expensive than what I paid six months ago!

Buy.com has incredible deals, believe me. I check them out every week. The Toshiba Satellite laptop you see pictured is on sale right now for $499.99. It’s a refurbished model, so if you want a spanking-new one, expect to pay a little bit more on some models. But still, the deals are terrific. I am very, very impressed with their prices– and they offer free shipping, too! Stock is limited on deals like these, so don’t waste time.