What would be a good durable laptop to take in the Peace Corps in Central America?
I am headed to Honduras in the Peace Corps and need a good durable notebook to take with me. I can’t spend more than maybe ,500 but I need it to be pretty durable since I will be leaving it there (I will donate it to a school or organization at the end of my service). I don’t want it to poop out on me, or especially them! Should I go semi-rugged or fully rugged on the laptop? Any suggestions?
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Panasonic. Widely used in government institutions i.e. Police, hospitals and the Penal systems. Not sure of their cost but 95% of any electronics we can purchase here (U.S.) can be bought in Honduras. You will benefit if you can make your purchase there in Honduras as far as warranty, service, setting up your IP address and minor things such as your keyboard Span/English and ease of use for the locals. A ‘Little Secret’ in Nicaragua and I’m almost sure in Honduras is that you don’t pay for Microsoft programs as we do here, they are "Third World Countries" it’s a note of generosity/quasi stop bootlegging/copy right infringements plan. Note also you will be using their wireless/LAN or phone systems. If you are taking two laptops you may be taxed on one of them, a hefty one too.