Recommended Laptop

[tuXguy15]

-Budget = $400 - $600 per laptop
-Battery Life: 4+ hours
-Screen Size: 14-16"
-Portability: Dont care as long as it isn't extremely heavy
-Life expectancy (how long before you upgrade): 2-4 years
-Quantity: 2 total

[dcarr]

I recently recommended this Vizio machine to someone, and they love it. A good deal at this price point, and decent screen resolution and very slim + light weight is a plus. Certainly there are many choices out there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834262003

We use an Acer 11.6" for the driver station that cost about $380 last year, does the job.

[kjohnson]

We're using an HP Folio 13 for our Driver Station. They're pricey new but you can get them under $500 on eBay. 4GB RAM, i5, solid state drive, backlit keyboard, and excellent battery life. Classified as an Ultrabook but close enough to regular laptop size to not have trouble with typing, etc.

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by dcarr

I recently recommended this Vizio machine to someone, and they love it. A good deal at this price point, and decent screen resolution and very slim + light weight is a plus. Certainly there are many choices out there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834262003

We use an Acer 11.6" for the driver station that cost about $380 last year, does the job.

I just remembered that our 11.6" driver stations are Acer, not Asus, and they are still great.

Our larger computers are Asus. Right now you can get a super nice Asus i5 with a ton of memory for about $ 570

[Jacob Bendicksen]

I don't have a lot of experience here, but one thing that I've noticed is that our computer (which is a few years old) runs out of battery almost as fast as the robot. We've rigged an inverter onto the driver station, but that's pretty annoying, so my number one recommendation for driver station is long battery life. As for software... don't ask me.