[OPLINLIST] Bookmobile computer

[Chad Neeper]

I have no experience with setting up bookmobiles, so this may have no 
value to you, but it seems to me that you might be best served in using 
a Solid State hard Drive in whatever computer you end up with. Solid 
State hard Drives (SSDs) are not susceptible to bumps and bruises since 
they have no moving parts. You'll pay a little premium for them, 
depending on storage capacity, however.

Laptops will naturally shrink your physical space requirement. If you're 
concerned about them walking away, they can almost always be secured 
with a locking steel tether for a few dollars. If you do use velcro to 
keep them in place, don't cover the vent holes! You'll overheat the 
laptops. (But then, the same goes for desktop computers.)
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On 4/4/2011 4:26 PM, Susan Pieper wrote:
> We need your advice. We are getting ready to purchase our circ 
> computer and our public use computer for our new bookmobile. We have 
> the following questions:
>
>     * Do you recommend laptop over desktop?
>     * How do you secure the computer to your table/counter, velcro?
>     * How do you connect to the Internet?
>
>
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