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Vehicle laptop mounts

post #1 of 14
5/16/05 at 6:44pm
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Hello,

I am woundering if anyone has a laptop mount in thier vehicle? I am looking to get one for my truck that is not very large, since i just got an RCA input for my cd player i can play mp3's and what not on it now, and i am also looking into getting a gps unit for it as well. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have googled it, but i wanted to see what everyone here thought first.
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post #2 of 14
5/16/05 at 7:51pm
umm Sir you scare me....
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post #3 of 14
5/16/05 at 7:56pm
Police officers use them... go to the local office and ask
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post #4 of 14
5/16/05 at 8:18pm




http://www.a2zsolutions.com/ has others as well. They advertize in laptop mag that's how I know them.
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post #5 of 14
5/16/05 at 8:40pm
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Originally Posted by mich43L




http://www.a2zsolutions.com/ has others as well. They advertize in laptop mag that's how I know them.

lol that is a great photo!!! ahah, i would love driving with that there, even though your not suppose to. the one i was looking at is: http://www.laptopcarmount.com/lapmou...temfr1000.html


But i have been thinking about it, and i think this one would look the best, since i can take off the pole.
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post #6 of 14
5/16/05 at 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by mich43L




http://www.a2zsolutions.com/ has others as well. They advertize in laptop mag that's how I know them.


That's safe!

If you don't have the ability to see around your screen straight ahead and have had a hemispherical separation surgery and able to do two different things at once, then this is a no no!
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post #7 of 14
5/16/05 at 11:59pm
Simple is best. I use mine for GPS mostly but with wireless broadband sometimes I just like to check email at stoplights. My 700m weighs less than five pounds and is about the size of sheet of printer paper and my car has a monster ashtray so it's a natural to use it for a mount.







At the forward edge of the tray, you can see where I've placed velcro, I've since put two small pieces at the edge of the cupholders to triangulate the weight of the computer. It works very well under all the driving conditions I'm involved in.

The point is, less is more, those police mounts are intrusive, expensive and loosen with age. Try to find a method that works for your vehicle, how much you plan to use it and how fast you can unmount it.

Let us know what you do!
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post #8 of 14
5/17/05 at 12:38am
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Originally Posted by Richard Carver
Simple is best. I use mine for GPS mostly but with wireless broadband sometimes I just like to check email at stoplights. My 700m weighs less than five pounds and is about the size of sheet of printer paper and my car has a monster ashtray so it's a natural to use it for a mount.
You could use a mint container to hold that 700m... so small! I would get one if I could put money between both a laptop and desktop, but it wouldn't make sense to have a desktop in my dorm when my CTI classes are 3 miles away on another campus. I need mobile power!
Nice pics, Robert...

I'll top it once I get a Ferrari with carbon fiber inlay and have my Ferrari4k docked in it. That's perfection.
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post #9 of 14
5/17/05 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by Richard Carver
Simple is best. I use mine for GPS mostly but with wireless broadband sometimes I just like to check email at stoplights. My 700m weighs less than five pounds and is about the size of sheet of printer paper and my car has a monster ashtray so it's a natural to use it for a mount.

That is great! Nice Lincoln by the way! hahah, either that or a crown vic. But judging by the HAVC unit i would say Lincoln.

I am looking at that mount posted above, i am not entirly sure yet what i want to do, it might just work better with it sitting in the passenger seat and being $300 bucks heavyer in the pocket. But right now i am looking for a PDA holder for my center console. Ill let yah know how that goes!
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post #10 of 14
5/17/05 at 11:27am
Seidio for Seidio G2500S PDA car mount. Models of PDA's are:

Dell X5
Dell X3/X30/X30i
Dell X50/X50v
iPAQ 1700 series
iPAQ 1900 series
iPAQ 2200 series
iPAQ 2100/2400/2700 series
iPAQ rx3715 series
iPAQ 3800/3900 series
iPAQ 4100 series
iPAQ 4300 series
iPAQ 4700 series
iPAQ 5100/5400/5500 series
iPAQ 6300 series
Garmin iQue 3200/3600
PalmOne Tungsten T/T2/T3
PalmOne Tungsten T5 (coming soon)

Have the Dell Axim X50v with Garmin GPS 10 bluetooth enabled wireless receiver. Swear by it, works great! You have the option to download the unlocked Mapsource City Select North America not only to PDA but also to your laptop.
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post #11 of 14
5/17/05 at 1:32pm
There this one too:
http://www.mobiledesk.com/


I wouldn't leave it out if you leave your car though, someone might want to steal your laptop...
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post #12 of 14
5/17/05 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Carver

the Dell 700m looks so nice..

really looking forward to get hold of it...
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post #13 of 14
5/17/05 at 7:10pm
Carver, are there potholes in Texas? No way that velcro would hold my notebook on NYC roads.
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post #14 of 14
5/17/05 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by mich43L
Carver, are there potholes in Texas? No way that velcro would hold my notebook on NYC roads.
Well, you embarrass me to say it but I lead an almost pothole free existence here in Dallas. Even when I make the occasional foray into the hinterlands of the Texas highway system actual holes are few and far between, we get upset over expansion seams as it bruises the wine even when secured in a wicker basket!

Nonetheless, the three point attachment, wide area of the tray combined with the light weight of the 700m make for a surprisingly stable mount.
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