Re: Wanted - laptop brand opinions and experiences

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My son and 2 of our sales reps have Dell D830's for about 18 months
now.  They all love them to death.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:16 AM, <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Even if your current laptop is dying take a little time and decide what
> features are important to you.  That will help narrow the field.  When I
> bought my Dell Latitude D830 two years ago I decided that a non-glare
> screen was important because I would be using it in conditions where I
> didn't control the lighting.  Dell seemed to be the only company offering
> that option.  I also didn't care for laptops with cables that plug into
> the side rather than the back for times when I wanted to plug in an
> external monitor/projector, cat-5 network, power, etc.  I also checked on
> reports of some that tend to run hot after being on awhile.  Today's
> laptops have rectangular screens.  If your old one has a square screen you
> may want to consider the vertical screen size in addition to the
> horizontal.  You may also want to think about CPU horsepower, memory, etc.
> in case you want it to run Windows 7.
>
> My D830 has been rock-solid, looks nice, and I love it to death.  I'm not
> claiming that Dells are perfect but mine has been everything that I was
> looking for.
>
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> Dave Parnin
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> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
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> My IBM ThinkPad is dying.  The backlight or display is going out on me,
> and
> I am trying to decide if it would be best to replace or repair.  I know
> that
> the cost of repair - if I do it myself - will be around $250.  The
> ThinkPad
> is about 4 to 5 years old, and I think it is slow when running most of the
> software.  It is used to run Adobe Pro, do email via browser (gmail)
> maintain a few web sites for non profit groups, and other miscellaneous
> things.  This is my main home PC, but I travel enough, and need to have
> access to a computer and the web when I do, that a laptop makes sense.
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> What brands of laptops would you recommend?  I have only really
> experienced
> the IBM (now Lenovo) ThinkPad for the last 8 to 10 years, as my job has
> supplied me with one.  What kind of features should I look for?  I know
> that
> Lenovo can be expensive, but is the extra cost worth the value of the
> Lenovo
> ThinkPad now?  Any other thoughts or suggestions that I have not asked?
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> Your insight is valuable
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> Thanks!
>
> Jim
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