If you get a laptop, one thing to keep in mind is the quality of the case. This sounds silly, but my laptop case is starting to disintegrate, even though the computer itself still works (mostly) okay, and I find that just a little bit annoying. If you are going to be carrying your laptop a lot (e.g. to school and back), that’s all the more reason to get something with a rugged case.
I find that OpenOffice can open the Word files people occasionally send me, although not perfectly. (The formatting is usually a little off.) I’m not sure about how well it handles PowerPoint slides, however. Keep in mind, most of the documents I send to and receive from other people are (La)TeX files, so my experience with dealing with Office files on my Linux box is limited. Also, when I do have problems with Office files, there is a nice Macintosh on the other side of the room I can visit.
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Date: 2006-01-09 03:47 pm (UTC)I find that OpenOffice can open the Word files people occasionally send me, although not perfectly. (The formatting is usually a little off.) I’m not sure about how well it handles PowerPoint slides, however. Keep in mind, most of the documents I send to and receive from other people are (La)TeX files, so my experience with dealing with Office files on my Linux box is limited. Also, when I do have problems with Office files, there is a nice Macintosh on the other side of the room I can visit.