Need Port. PC for Batch Lightroom

[largelylivin]

Ain't got no money, but I need to buy a portable PC with a reasonably good display to process and upload photos using lightroom. As always, very concerned about buying something underpowered. Expect to batch process 200-300 pics at a sitting.

Any good experiences with Recent Portables processing images? Specific model and or processor would be appreciated. Cost?

[cmason]

I have personal experience with a IBM Thinkpad T40. It is a Pentium M, not a dual core, but Lightroom works just fine. I recommend 1GB of memory at least, but memory is cheap these days ( try newegg)

The reason I mention this particular machine is because 1) they are built to last forever, and 2) there are lots of them coming off-lease, or refurbished for $400 or so:

IBM.com (http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2576396)

Tigerdirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3655325&CatId=2242)

[dmmattix]

Last year I got a Toshiba A135-S4527 Satellite for around $500 after rebate. It has an Intel Video card, Pentium Dual Core 1.7GHz processor, 120GB SATA hard drive, and a DvD Burner. It came with 512MB of memory and I have upgraded to 2GB memory for around $100. It does Lightroom pretty well.

Last year you could find these types of deals at Best Buy some had mail-in rebates and some had instant rebates. I like the Toshiba Satellite because it gets rid of the heat very well and you can run it on your lap without it becoming uncomfortable. I haven't checked this year but keep an eye out at Best Buy and Office Depot for deals like this. They do show up.

[Art Scott]

Just got a notice on this from BUY.COM.......LINKY TO A RECONDITIONED GATEWAY NOTEBOOK (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=207910910&adid=17653&dcaid=17653)for $499 looks like a decent deal