http://blog.ruggednotebooks.com/what-would-be-a-good-durable-laptop-to-take-in-the-peace-corps-in-central-america.php Rugged Notebooks, Rugged Laptops, Rugged PDAs Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://blog.ruggednotebooks.com/what-would-be-a-good-durable-laptop-to-take-in-the-peace-corps-in-central-america.php/comment-page-1#comment-3990 MarkS Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:22:34 +0000 http://blog.ruggednotebooks.com/what-would-be-a-good-durable-laptop-to-take-in-the-peace-corps-in-central-america.php#comment-3990 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. 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.

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