Originally Posted by Roadkill

Hi,
Need some tech advice. Haven't bought a laptop in 10 years, or a new phone in almost 4 (Palm Treo). Coming back to the line after years away... Is there a consensus on what is the best computer/phone combination for airline pilot use right now? I don't have a good idea about these netbooks or the iPad.

I see folks posting about droid apps for the schedule, and about trying to do training on various laptops with problems...
-Looking for a system that will let me do Microsoft Outlook with seamless syncing to a phone, I use that for business a ton.
-I'd like a phone that lets me do most of my pilot stuff.
-I'd like a computer that's light, can watch a movie or do CD training stuff for upcoming Delta training, can run Outlook, and can browse web. Maybe read books. Don't need much else, nothing hi-powered I'd think needed.

Any good advice appreciated, need to buy within 2 weeks for training!