I purchased a Micron Transport Zx laptop in 2000. At the time I was writing code and designing web pages. It came with Windows 95 and was soon upgraded to Windows 2000 Pro with SQL server and Coldfusion Server installed. When I started installing and maintaining 3Com VoIP Phone systems, it continued to be my main machine living in a backpack and traveling where ever I went. It now is running XP pro and is a little slow. It's biggest vulnerability however is the power transformer and since it is the only laptop we have, it is time to retire it to a backup position.

It is hard to know what machines are worthy anymore. I read reviews and examined specifications and finally asked the advice of the IT tech of one of the schools that I work with. They purchase a lot of laptops and they are in pretty adverse conditions being used by students. His recommendation.... the HP Compaq 6710b.

The model I purchased seems to be a solid machine. It has a 15.4" screen and the keyboard has a good feel to it. I purchased the external travel battery to extend the battery life. I have only had it a few days so there will be more to follow.