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Mobile Computing Tips: Air Travel and Notebooks

Get through security with minimal hassles, handheld tips, a test drive that crashed.

James A. Martin

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Notebooks

Compaq's Evo Evolves

If you gotta travel, go light. With that in mind, Compaq has added new models to its Evo (stands for evolution) line of ultra slim, light notebooks aimed at business travelers. Chief among them is the new N200 ($1799), which is only 0.8 inches high and promises 8 hours of battery life.

Dude, Where's My DVD?

Long-distance travelers should check out Dell's new Inspiron 8100. Like the Inspiron 8000, the 8100's flexible drive bay configuration can run two batteries at a time while playing a DVD in the DVD-ROM drive. Now you can avoid the airline movie, which is usually on the par of Dude, Where's My Car?, and savor the first season of The Sopranos instead. PCWorld.com tested a $2413 Dell Inspiron 8100 model.

Windows XP: Look Before You Leap

Are you considering an upgrade to Windows XP? Better make sure your notebook can handle the new operating systems' demands. The Windows XP Readiness Test, created in association with PC Pitstop, checks to see if your notebook has what XP requires in terms of memory, hard drive space, clock speed, video capability, and more. It also looks for potential conflicts. The free test takes just a few minutes.

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