The Compaq Presario 1920 is the next-generation, all-in-one Notebook computer.

Without compromising high-performance, this Laptop has lightweight qualities that serious travelers have come to appreciate. The "1920" has an unique design feature called the "Removable Drive Wedge;" a component which snaps into the computer's body frame to provide a state-of-the-art DVD-ROM drive, diskette drive and port replicator connector.

The unit can be used in "full power mode" -- to rival the performance of many full-featured desktop PCs -- or if maximum travel portability is needed, the Wedge component can be temporarily disconnected thus reducing the notebook's size to a 1.2" thickness (weighing only 5 Lbs.)!

One of the most outstanding features of the Presario 1920 is its multimedia performance capabilities. The 13.3" TFT Active Matrix color display, when coupled with a favorite computer game or a DVD movie, can provide brilliant, crystal-clear images. And the JBL Pro Audio PCI Audio system enables you to achieve up-to 64 rich audio channels at a time.

To give you a better idea of how spectacular this Prize is -- it's the perfect "Traveler's Prize" -- we've created several "typical" situations that the Compaq Presario 1920 can be used in. It's easy to describe the Presario's lush features, but when you imagine how much this Prize will enrich you lifestyle, you can easily see for yourself why we're excited about AAA Nebraska's "Take It With You Sweepstakes!"

Only a few short years ago, many business travelers found themselves "locked" into a situation that they couldn't break out of.

The businessperson would often spend weeks researching a prospective client using outdated informational sources. A face-to-face meeting was laboriously scheduled. Then, days before the actual meeting, sales tools were hastily created, often involving that businessperson's entire support staff to manufacture the various proposals, charts, slides and brochures that were needed. And when the situation changed -- as it often did -- or if a typographical error was found, it would throw additional chaos into the creative stew.

This wasteful process resulted in unnecessary overtime, overwhelming stress and an inferior sales presentation.

To compound this, time was almost always wasted at the airport and in the plane; the exhausted exec would arrive at his or her destination -- lugging around slide projectors and other bulky equipment -- disoriented and in a foul, defensive mood.

First of all, the exec can now use the Internet to completely research a company even before the first phone call is made to the prospect. By using sales contact databases, the exec is able to keep track of key players. More importantly, the exec now has a complete record of "who said what" and "when they said it." The "decision makers" are quickly identified ... and the "obstacles" are more easily eliminated.

Using built-in "Wizards" (software features which help an end-user accomplish a computerized chore), the exec can now use spreadsheets to create persuasive charts .... word processors to make authoritative reports ... desktop programming software to style brochures so they look like they just came off the printing press ... and graphic programs which produce compelling, real-time, interactive slide shows.

Less resources are needed to create a more accurate, compelling, and better-looking presentation.

The entire trip can now be booked on-line using the Internet. This includes plane, rental car and hotel reservations. Prior to taking the trek, the exec can also check out other similar prospects in the same geographic location ... find wonderful restaurants ... interesting tourist attractions ... and stimulating museums.

Previously wasted travel time (i.e. in the airports) can now be used more productively. Because Notebook computers are lightweight and can run off of battery power, they can easily be carried onto a plane so that any last minute changes can be made. Best of all, the same computer that created the reports can be used throughout the meeting ... as a sales presentation device or to take notes.

At night, the executive can use the Notebook to contact his or her family via e-mail or Chat. And when the exec returns home, follow-ups are easy to remember and execute because critical information is retained, organized and processed.

More and more students have discovered how to integrate Notebooks into their busy academic lifestyles.

Gone are the days of carrying around bulky notebooks and messy stationary supplies ... or spending hour upon hour in a dark library (much of that time just trying to physically find the needed books).

The modern student can forget about handwriting notes or term papers that nobody can read (not even themselves a few weeks later)! And because all editing happens on the original material, gone are the days of carbon paper, correction fluid and unnecessary photocopying.

With a Presario 1920 -- which a student can easily carry into the actual classroom -- the student can not only take more accurate notes for all his or her subjects, but can almost instantly systematize them into a form that can be quickly printed out and/or studied at a later date.

The student can now exchange digitized reports with other students, thus creating a more-rounded compilation of the course than was previously possible. If a student misses a lecture, that entire day can be "made up" by getting the class lecture on a 3.5" disk!

And with the widespread use of the Internet, students can now order virtually all their textbooks, on-line, at bookstores like Amazon.com. They can also do multiple real-time information searches in virtual libraries; gleaming the best information available for any subject.

On-line bulletin boards and dedicated Chat rooms now allow students to talk with other students and leading experts in their respective fields. And if the information isn't readily available on-line, it's almost certainly accessible on low-cost CD-ROM disks. Entire encyclopedias, specialized dictionaries, news events, publication excepts, book critiques, and references are channeled via the Laptop.

Like the business user, the Laptop also helps students present their homework in more dazzling light.

And many "expert user" simulations -- educational virtual realities -- are available to students in a wide-spectrum of fields (i.e. medicine, engineering, music, art, etc.) to better illustrate more esoteric aspects of that particular specialty.

Notebook computers have become so ingrained in academia, that many universities now require all their students who attend, to own one!

But there's a less serious side to Laptops too! Students can use them to send e-mails to their family and friends (or make new friends). And with the integral DVD player, a student can economically rent a movie at the local video store or college bookstore, to relax or just to have fun!

As someone who likes to travel, we know you'll appreciate the Presario's many features. It can stand its ground when compared against stationary desktop computers, yet it's portable and rugged enough to take virtually anywhere.

Most people like to travel, but many of them need to have some "link" back to "reality;" their more permanent home. The Presario will allow you to do this.

Because it can run off of regular AC power, you can use it in hotel/motel rooms. And the high-capacity Lilon battery means you can use this Notebook in your car or in places where there simply isn't AC power available (i.e. like on a hike). You can probably buy a low-cost AC/DC adapter at your local Radio Shack so that you can plug the Notebook into your cigarette lighter to power it.

Now, when you start a trip -- besides getting invaluable trip planning aids from AAA Nebraska -- you can research your trip on-line from the Internet. Find out the best eating places ... local events ... tourist traps. It's all at your fingertips.

(One technique that works well is to make "cyber" friends with someone living in the area you wish to travel to, and ask those people what the best places to stay, eat and visit. They'll give you the "insider's" scoop on what's really hot in their neighborhood ... and places to avoid.)

Using the Internet and your Notebook, you can easily look up timetables for local movies playing in that area, TV Guides, and upcoming community activities. And you'll never have to guess about the weather again, because weather maps and forecasts are shown for virtually any place on Earth.

(Smart travelers use this feature to travel "around bad weather.")

An experienced traveler may also want to keep a complete database of all phone numbers and addresses in the Notebook. When you arrive at a new destination, you'll then have the information you need to contact friends and relatives living in that particular area that you're visiting.

(Some travelers we know have genealogy software on their Laptops. When they visit a relative, they pull out this information; it's a great "ice breaker.")

And what vacation would be perfect without taking photographs of your adventure? Coupled with the new digital cameras available on the market, you could literally take dozens of photos every day: store them on your hard-drive and/or e-mail to people you know.

(You might even want to keep a written log of your adventures to correspond with the photos.)

And speaking of e-mail, you now can economically communicate with your family or friends who didn't come on the trip. Because e-mail and the Internet is so wide-spread, you can often make a local phone call into a "system node" (i.e. connection point) and you'll be instantly linked into a global communications system. Besides e-mail and Chat, you can have a verbal conversation -- in a fashion similar to using a telephone -- to someone with Internet capability and "Telephony Software," anywhere in the world. Imagine a long-distance phone call at local phone call rates!

With you DVD-ROM drive you can now drive into most U.S. towns and rent a DVD featured film.

And if you really want to "rough it" and go camping, boating or participate in some other "wilderness activity," you can pack along a few battery packs to extend your computing time.

(Plan on 1-3 charged battery packs per each day you're away from AC power. Some computer applications are energy "hogs." If you like to do this often, you might want to invest in a solar-energy recharging panel.)

In fact, some serious adventurers use their Laptop computers and their cellular/digital phones to hook into the Internet from some of the most remote corners of the world.

So regardless of whether your next vacation is a motor trip to Washington D.C. or a climb up a mountain, your Compaq Presario 1920 will definitely enhance your experience and make it more memorable!