RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-11-05 Thread Jon Harris
to be replaced but it ended up just being the system board. Jon From: jk.har...@live.com To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:47:50 -0400 Correct Pro-Support is the level. I normally have them ship me the parts and I do the repair

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-29 Thread James Rankin
** ** ** ** ** ** *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [ mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall *Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2013 11:09 AM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop ** ** I like

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-26 Thread Ryan Finnesey
@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop I like the Outlet. In this case, http://www.dell.co.uk/outlet/. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Kramer, Jack jack.kra...@cabs.msu.edumailto:jack.kra...@cabs.msu.edu wrote: Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off

[NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Rankin, James R
I need a new laptopanyone have any recommendations in this arena? I like fast, I like nice-lookingbut I also hate spending a lot of money, maybe about 700 English pounds would be my budget? I don't really do much besides browse, watch movies and work on documents, although it might be

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Kurt Buff
I loved my Lenovo T61 - I've given it to my wife, and now have a Dell Precision 6400 when it was on sale, and like it a great deal. I can recommend either line - the Lenovo T series or the Dell Precision series - but the latter is probably more spendy than you want. Kurt On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Kramer, Jack
Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off-lease business model for cheap and then just swap them every year to two. I max their RAM and swap SATA HDDs for SSDs and have been pretty pleased. I would look for a Latitude 6410 or 6420 with the Quadro card, or 6510/6520 if you

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Roger Wright
I'm deploying several Lenovo T530's - solid machines with excellent performance. But if 90% of what you're doing is online, have you considered a Chromebook? They're great for this type of work and very attractively priced. Roger Wright ___ I want to be the man my dog thinks I am. On

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
I like the Outlet. In this case, http://www.dell.co.uk/outlet/. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Kramer, Jack jack.kra...@cabs.msu.eduwrote: Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off-lease business model for cheap and then just swap them every year to two. I max their

RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread John Cook
@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off-lease business model for cheap and then just swap them every year to two. I max their RAM and swap SATA HDDs for SSDs and have been pretty pleased. I would look for a Latitude 6410 or 6420

RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Erik Goldoff
@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop I need a new laptopanyone have any recommendations in this arena? I like fast, I like nice-lookingbut I also hate spending a lot of money, maybe about 700 English pounds would be my budget? I don't really do much besides browse, watch

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Kurt Buff
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I can recommend either line - the Lenovo T series or the Dell Precision series - but the latter is probably more spendy than you want. The Mobile

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
I imagine that Football Manager does require some horsepower. Soccer manager, however... On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote Of course, I don't play games, so don't know if Football Manager really requires all that horsepower... Kurt

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Kurt Buff
LOL. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: I imagine that Football Manager does require some horsepower. Soccer manager, however... On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote Of course, I don't play games, so don't know if

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Richard Stovall
...@lists.myitforum.com To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com ReplyTo: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop Sent: 25 Oct 2013 17:49 On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: I

RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread J- P
Is weight and size a factor? I like my X-series lenovos 200 220 230- under 3lbs. Jean-Paul Natola Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 05:39:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop From: kurt.b...@gmail.com To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com I loved my Lenovo T61

Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Rankin, James R
@lists.myitforum.comDate: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:51:19 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.comntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Reply-to: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop For James, weight and size are always a factor (or is that factour?). Even for a laptop (or is that laptoup

RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop

2013-10-25 Thread Jon Harris
@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:26:59 -0500 WOW.That sucks. I’d be so frustrated. Never had an issue like this. Not even with ‘Return to depot’ like you did. (Which I often opt for (Even though I have onsite, I ask nicely and they let me send