Never check your laptop with your luggage.
Have someone watch her laptop at all times when traveling.
A laptop is great for traveling and very convenient. I really like the lenovo line of laptop. I personally would get a lenovo X301. It's lightweight and powerful making it the ideal travel laptop.
I do not know where you are traveling to...but, in all of my international travels, I have taken my laptop. All I have been asked to do was take the laptop out of the case, power it up....once powered up, I was asked to take out the battery so that they can scan each piece separately I have NEVER had them go through my programs or files.
the boss should get a laptop and the cleaner shouldn't.
A laptop
To be completely honest if you are planning on traveling a lot I would highly recommend a black leather rolling laptop case. Not only do they look professional, but they are also more convenient to carry other things such as books or magazines.
While traveling, I would recommend a netbook over a laptop on your trip. It is smaller and lighter, so it is very easy to carry and to conceal to keep it safe from theft. There will still be plenty of space for pictures of vacation to be stored.
A light weight bag with many compartments and foam to protect the laptop.
You don't need the PDA cradle.
You can get service through your cellphone provider. With a cable I hooked my phone to my laptop and got internet when traveling.
i think you should pay about $500 for a decent laptop or netbook
A laptop car mount allows one to work on one's laptop whilst traveling aboard their car. This saves time and thus money due to the saved time and effort in the car mount.