I'm trying to convince my boss that I should use a laptop at work in place of my desktop, so I can take it home etc.. of course I don't tell him that the main reason I want it is for astronomy!
Failing being able to convince him, my only other options are:
1. Get one out of pre-tax money, salary sacrifice. Pros: new. Cons: costs more
2. Get one 2nd hand off ebay. Pros: cheaper. Cons: older and slower.
What sort of specs would I need for a 2nd hand one?
I really only need it for running CDC or similar, as well as webcam capture programs so it doesn't need to be a beast.
I was thinking something like a PII or PIII 400-600mhz with cdrom, 128m memory etc would be enough.
Your thoughts?