[ale] [ot] Calling for Laptop Reviews

Mon Jun 30 19:33:48 EDT 2014

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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 7:14 PM, David Tomaschik <david at systemoverlord.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at dsservices.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Odd you say that as it doesn't match my experience.
> >
> > My original Thinkpad died after about 4 years in 2008.
> >
> > The Dell Lattitude that was replaced with was still going strong when it
> > was replaced just because we wanted newer equipment in May 2012.   I did
> > have to replace the battery once in that 4 year period.
> >
> > The HP Probook 6460b that I've been using since May 2012 has had no
> > problems since I got it.   Since we use pretty much the same equipment
> > throughout the organization I'm pretty sure I'd have heard if we were
> > having issues with the HP desktops and laptops.
> >
> > The main reason we moved from Dell desktops and laptops to HP was pricing
> > as I understood it.   Apparently even though we've been using Dell
> servers
> > for years there is apparently no linkage between their server and
> > desktop/laptop lines so far as pricing/customer relationship goes so no
> > benefit in having a single provider.
> >
>
> My experience is similar to this.  I personally believe there's a *huge*
> quality difference between Dell's home line and Dell's business line.  The
> only issue I've had with my latitude is one small crack in the case right
> above the ExpressCard slot, and even that's probably due to the way I
> handle it.
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Bob
> > Toxen
> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 1:33 PM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts; Chuck Payne
> > Subject: Re: [ale] [ot] Calling for Laptop Reviews
> >
> > It's been my opinioned experience that Dell and HP laptops are utter
> > JUNK!!!  Cheaply made and repeatedly break, they do!
> >
> > All three of my Thinkpads still work perfectly -- except that my 10 year
> > old R31 (low end model) DVD drive very recently stopped burning DVDS
> though
> > it can read them fine.  My oldest Thinkpad is older than that.
> >
> > My newest one is a used T61 that works perfectly!
> >
> > Bob Toxen
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> > "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them
> > all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the
> > shadows lie...and the Eye is everwatching"
> > -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh with ... Bob
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 05:28:04PM -0500, Preston wrote:
> > > <snipped>
> > >
> > > I ordered our sales people Dell Percision M3800 laptops. They show our
> > > video clips (16 channel in HD) so I have them with Windows 7 Pro, 16GB
> > > ram, i7 processor, and an SSD.
> > >
> > > You will need to get a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter so they can
> > > attach to projectors. Also, I grabbed the power adapter cable so if
> > > their power brick tanks they can grab a regular Dell brick and rock on.
> > >
> > > Pricy, but I've had ZERO complaints with them although they do feel a
> > > bit flimsy IMHO.
> > >
> > > Preston
> > >
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