Ha!
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Rankin, James R <[email protected]>wrote: > Oh, it needs some heavy CPU poke to handle the database involved....not > that you guys can appreciate the nuances of "real" football ;-) > > ------Original Message------ > From: Kurt Buff > Sender: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop > Sent: 25 Oct 2013 17:49 > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> 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 Precision line is basically the same as the Dell Latitude > > line, just with more powerful graphics. So if you don't *need* fast > > 3D model rendering (gaming, CAD, CAM, etc.), you can save some money > > by buying the Latitude instead. > > > > -- Ben > > > We use the Dell E6xxx series at work, and they're OK - but I was > wanting much more RAM (16gb) and a faster/better CPU, so I could run > some VMs, which the Precision gave me, and on sale it was a very nice > price. Since OP said "maybe be able to run a CPU-intensive game like > Football Manager.", I think that the Precision line, if had at a good > price, might be a good match. > > Of course, I don't play games, so don't know if Football Manager > really requires all that horsepower... > > Kurt > > > > Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but > it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-)
