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Comment by Mary Alice Kellogg on September 20, 2009 at 5:38pm

Great tips, all. I'm savin' up for a cheap notebook, tho I am devoted to Mac for all things. A small PC is perfect for notes, Internet, checking e-mail, etc.
I think Allan Lynch and I were separated at birth -- having no tight deadlines and not being a photographer, the idea of moleskin notebooks (so chic!) and pen is positively trendsetting! As is actually being in the place you're reporting from, without being tethered by technological tyranny. Am thinking of the Japanese tourists who never take their cameras away from their eyes, and, by such uber-documentation, never really experience where they are in time.
All best, Mary Alice

Comment by Sue Frause on September 20, 2009 at 12:58pm

Ah, I'm 100 percent Mac ... I don't think they have put out a $400 notebook, however. Their latest MacBook Pro is pretty slim, but also $1,200. I'll just keep doin' what I do, as it seems to be a good fit. Thanks for all the tips!

Comment by Mary Jo Manzanares on September 20, 2009 at 12:52pm

I have a ASUS Eee 1000 netbook, and it was around $400. It has a battery life (in performance saving mode) of about 9 1/2 hrs. Even in high performance mode it held up on a transatlantic flight. Although I didn't use it the entire time, it gave me a good 5-6 hrs.

What you can't do on it? Watch movies (it doesn't have a DVD drive), or install any program that requires a disc. It has a proprietary Word/Excel-type program installed. Other than that, I haven't run into any walls about not being able to do everything that I do on larger notebook.

You may not wish to move from Mac to PC, though. I though Mac was going to be introducing a netbook failrly soon (maybe the already have).

Comment by Sue Frause on September 20, 2009 at 12:39pm

So Mary Jo, what notebook did you buy ... ? I'll check it out. What can't you do on it? My MacBook is such a part of me and traveling that I might go through withdrawal leaving her behind!

Comment by Mary Jo Manzanares on September 20, 2009 at 12:28pm

I download photos to my netbook while traveling, and am able to do photo editing as well. (I usually wait on that till I get home, though). Same goes for video and video editing.

Comment by Lise Tyrrell on September 20, 2009 at 12:23pm

Ed, what a great idea. Thank you, that would make a huge difference!

Comment by Sue Frause on September 20, 2009 at 11:51am

I still travel globally with my MacBook. No problems at customs/immigration. My stories include both my words and photos, so I need to download my pix .. I don't think you can do that with the notebooks, right? I have a great briefcase (photo here) that I use for my carry-on bag and keep it in there, along with all my reading material, etc. It's heavy, but a good work-out running through airports. I always lose weight after a big trip! I also travel with my Flip Video and Moleskine (red!).

Comment by Ed Wetschler on September 20, 2009 at 11:50am

I can't answer your question, Lise, but I can ask another one: Would connecting the Blackberry to one of those one-ounce, fold-up keyboards be of benefit?

Comment by Lise Tyrrell on September 20, 2009 at 11:44am

As yet, I haven't travelled out of the country for work but I bought a Blackberry with internet and email capabilities. I'm hoping for domestic trips, I can get by with this. Anyone else use this set up? Granted, it's no good for actual work but I was hoping it would be enough to keep me linked in.

Comment by Mary Jo Manzanares on September 20, 2009 at 11:04am

Early this year I bought a netbook specifically for a European trip. Best investment I made. I still have my other laptop for working closer to home, but for traveling light, nothing beats the lightweight netbook. I pack the ac adapter (it's not a big clunky one) and a mouse (I prefer using it over the touchpad), and I'm good to.

Total weight -- under 3 lbs. And while I abhor having to pay for internet access at a hotel, I simply cannot be out of touch for tht long. I try to get hotels to waive or reduce the fee, or just connect every other day, but being totally off grid means triple the catch up time when I get home.

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