Our company uses custom IBM laptops. I think they are pretty solid machines. I don't know the cost on them but I would imagine its well under your budget(could afford better than mine I am sure). It is based on the R51 model and I am able to run CF server and SQL server locally with little problem...its a little slow on start but after that its nice. Eclipse could load a little faster but it is a good enough machine.
Adam H On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:58:43 -0000, Paul Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't really do this all that often as I'm generally pretty sure about > what I want in a machine and which supplier I choose (DELL). Unfortunately, > I've just spent the best part of half an hour on the phone with a DELL sales > rep who had a really big problem. The problem was the language barrier. I'm > afraid that after spending that amount of time on the phone with them my > patience ran out. One of the instances of annoyance was that I had to spell > my name out 8 times before they got it right. I can forgive pronunciation > due to accent etc but the ability to even transcribe it correctly when I am > speaking so S L O W L Y is just downright annoying.... > > Anyway, over the last 5 years, DELL have has about �150,000 (@ $290,000) of > business put their way through me and I have never had a problem with their > hardware or sales in the past (it was based in Ireland) but this time things > have become very difficult... > > With all the stress and annoyance, I have decided to look elsewhere for a > laptop, it must be Windows based so no iBook suggestions thanks and I have > been looking at the following manufacturers. > > Toshiba > IBM > HP > > Ones I just will not buy.... > > Sony (I hate their keyboards) > > Budget is around �1500 ($2800) so feel free to chip in with alternatives or > recommendations or horror stories... > > Thanks in advance > > Paul > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148509 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
