People who take laptops

[kevin_cambs_uk]

There seem to be a lot who do, but do you leave it in the room?
It might get nicked?

What are peoples opinions?

thanks again folks

[syko]

If you take it to the baggage desk at the hotel, they will lock it in the "cage" for you, and they do not charge.
We put ours in every morning and got it back at night, if the desk is closed when you want to get it back you just ask at the front desk and they will send someone to get it for you.....just don't forget the ticket they give you when you hand it over.

[fatdave42]

Most rooms have a safe.

[wayneg]

For a determained criminal the safe is the 1st place they will go, they will stop the opportunist but not anyone that wants to get in. Someone posted pic of safe broken into on another forum yesterday. If she reads this I am sure she will post it.
We have taken ours many times but most safes are not big enough, we just find somewhere out of site. Not easy

[lawlesslovewdw]

Never really considered it, DH just leaves his on charge on the bedside table:scared1: :scared1: Might have to take it to bell services now.

[Disbabe]

We don't take the laptop simply cause we want to escape the things we do every day at home and I'd worry about it being stolen. I worry enough about the camera/video camera and they're with us all the time! :scared:

[wayneg]

We don't take the laptop simply cause we want to escape the things we do every day at home and I'd worry about it being stolen. I worry enough about the camera/video camera and they're with us all the time! :scared:

I used to feel like that with laptops, but since moving to digi photography its makes life so much easier.
I take around 2,000 pics each trip, upload to laptop every night. Also nice having free video calls back to UK. Plus info like weather, exchange rates etc. sort emails out every night is a big plus. I once went home after a 25 night trip and had almost 3,000 emails.
We don't keep any important info on so would just buy another if it got stolen. Only thing I would lose is the latest photos.

[Claire L]

I used to feel like that with laptops, but since moving to digi photography its makes life so much easier.
I take around 2,000 pics each trip, upload to laptop every night. Also nice having free video calls back to UK. Plus info like weather, exchange rates etc. sort emails out every night is a big plus. I once went home after a 25 night trip and had almost 3,000 emails.
We don't keep any important info on so would just buy another if it got stolen. Only thing I would lose is the latest photos.

I agree laptop so much easier with digi photos, checking latest weather and keeping in touch with places like Disboards :)

As for digi piccies once uploaded usually burn a second copy to CD as a back up incase the laptop breaks/crashes etc!!

Claire ;)

[penlanspice]

I must admit we leave our ours out on the desk too! never really thought about it to be honest.

[cazzie]

I left mine either on the table or the bottom of the bedside table, I also leave the camcorder on the table if I'm not taking it with me. :scared1:

[Andrew Bichard]

I once went home after a 25 night trip and had almost 3,000 emails.

Of which 2995 were offers of discount drugs, fake watches, investment opportunities, and lonely ladies.

Andrew

[fatdave42]

You get them too, lol

[wayneg]

Not quite so many, only about 2800 of them.:lmao:

[astrodrummergirl]

Hmm, I have wondered whether taking a laptop would work. Seeing as I may be going back to WDW in September, I did wonder whether we should take one with as my mum will take thousands of pics, and I'm attempting to as well. Although I'm also wondering, since we'll be staying on I Drive, just to go buy another SD card if we run out of room, or just get them on CD since I'm pretty sure there is a walgreens near to where we stayed/staying.

[fuse04]

Of which 2995 were offers of discount drugs, fake watches, investment opportunities, and lonely ladies.

Andrew

Andrew suprised how open and honest you are about the emails you send DISers :lmao:

[Andrew Bichard]

Andrew suprised how open and honest you are about the emails you send DISers :lmao:

You got me bang to rights!

Andrew

[Lisa1976]

We too have thought about taking a laptop, the only thing that has held me back in the past is the size and extra room it would take up.

I saw in the London Lite paper back in February and advert for THIS (http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?Manufacturer=ASUS&Item=ASUSEEEPC7014GB(BLUSHPINK)&Product=639E118E-708E-4CD7-AFD8-D602296AB72E&Category=DDCFA00F-7469-4EA2-BECB-AAECD7EAD4F9) which I thought looked ideal just for internet browsing and the likes.

[tink,too]

I've bought a laptop just so I can bring it with us! :laughing: I want to download my pics and video every night so i can make room for more! ;)

I'll also burn my photos to disc after I've downloaded them as a back up. :thumbsup2

[paulh]

I've bought a laptop just so I can bring it with us! :laughing: I want to download my pics and video every night so i can make room for more! ;)

I'll also burn my photos to disc after I've downloaded them as a back up. :thumbsup2

we up load everthing to online vaults that way if everthing go`s there there in cyberspace
Paulh

[DISWolves]

we up load everthing to online vaults that way if everthing go`s there there in cyberspace
Paulh

What sort of upload speeds do you get ?.......
(usually take a total of about 300 Mb / day)

[LeCras]

I'll be leaving my old laptop in our Owner's Locker on our upcoming trip. Saves carrying one back and forth. We use it mainly for web browsing (I'm having to VPN into work next time too :guilty: ) and for uploading photos. The photos are also copied to a 8Gb USB pen. At the end of the trip the USB pen comes home with us and the laptop goes back into storage. :thumbsup2

To be honest I've never really worried about a laptop being stolen - it's covered by insurance. Since I already make backups of the photos I wouldn't lose anything I couldn't live without. If I was concerned about theft, I would just hide it somewhere in the villa. There are plenty of not-so-obvious places - how about under the mattress? :rotfl:

Charlotte

[Lisa1976]

I'll be leaving my old laptop in our Owner's Locker on our upcoming trip. Saves carrying one back and forth. We use it mainly for web browsing (I'm having to VPN into work next time too :guilty: ) and for uploading photos. The photos are also copied to a 8Gb USB pen. At the end of the trip the USB pen comes home with us and the laptop goes back into storage. :thumbsup2

Charlotte

Charlotte, thats a really good idea, we've been looking at the Owner's Locker system too. If we bought a laptop in Florida we save money with the exchange and also can leave it there - thanks for the idea!!

[castanea1985]

We too have thought about taking a laptop, the only thing that has held me back in the past is the size and extra room it would take up.

I saw in the London Lite paper back in February and advert for THIS (http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?Manufacturer=ASUS&Item=ASUSEEEPC7014GB(BLUSHPINK)&Product=639E118E-708E-4CD7-AFD8-D602296AB72E&Category=DDCFA00F-7469-4EA2-BECB-AAECD7EAD4F9) which I thought looked ideal just for internet browsing and the likes.

What about a PDA??
I have a palm tx which fits in my handbag..... it has wifi and I can check emails, book on line with Virgin etc...???

Although now I have my own macbook, I do like taking that too!!:yay:

Tracy xx

[Boss Hogg]

We usually take our laptop for both me to be able to keep on top of work stuff and to put photo's on. I must admit I normally just leave it on the side charging. Not sure there is enough of a market in laptops for someone to bother nicking it?

Otherwise, I'd say find somewhere "unusual" to hide it. As someone said the worst place is the safe - a thief is going to go straight to that. We had some cash stolen in January and the Sheriff's deputy that came out said to squirrel stuff away somewhere, but to avoid using the safe. For cash she recommended sticking it under the bed leg - of course that wouldn't work for a laptop:rotfl:

[paulh]

We usually take our laptop for both me to be able to keep on top of work stuff and to put photo's on. I must admit I normally just leave it on the side charging. Not sure there is enough of a market in laptops for someone to bother nicking it?

Otherwise, I'd say find somewhere "unusual" to hide it. As someone said the worst place is the safe - a thief is going to go straight to that. We had some cash stolen in January and the Sheriff's deputy that came out said to squirrel stuff away somewhere, but to avoid using the safe. For cash she recommended sticking it under the bed leg - of course that wouldn't work for a laptop:rotfl:

was this from a disney resort:scared1:
Paulh

[Boss Hogg]

was this from a disney resort:scared1:
PaulhNo Paul, we were in a private villa.

[paulh]

faith in disney restored:rotfl2:
Paulh