Matt wrote:   
      
    MM> I would need to buy a   
    MM> laptop so I could use it at field sites during my 1.5 year program.   
      
   	Do not let Alan see this !   
      
   	If you are looking for a longevity in a laptop, get a Wormy, I am in awe at   
   the long use on a measly battery. The user here, upstairs, gets to use one all   
   day and one overnight charge. Makes me mad. ;-)   
      
   	She does not do much on it but it is ON I would say 8 to 10 hours/day.   
   Amazing and I still am mad. ;-)   
      
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