Invisible wrote:
> The problem is, after 4 months the battery in a laptop stops working,

I suspect they've fixed this. It used to be somewhat the problem.

> impossible to use a computer without a mouse, so you must have a mouse 
> connected too. 

Most laptops have such built in these days.

> (plural)... I don't need those connected *all* the time, but it's a faf 
> to plug stuff in each time I need it...

So go to the desktop machine when you need them. Share the printer and use 
it remotely when you need it. :-)

I have a friend whose house is networked to the nines, and he still 
complains about his flakey KVM.  What??

> In short, a laptop makes no sense for me at all. And yet, I keep wanting 
> to buy one.

They are indeed like that, I will say.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.

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