Hey Len, To quote Dell's own advertising that I received "The Vostro line is not intended for use within a networked environment". Not entirely sure what they mean by it, but it doesn't make me feel comfortable.
I only know two people have have got them for use at their home/home office and they work OK. Definitely seem like a very large step down from the inspiron, latitude or XPS lines to me. I would spend a little extra for inspiron to save a little in headache. Sean Houston On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Afternoon friends, > > This morning I am looking into a new laptop for one of my clients. (Lost my > corporate IT job a while back to downsizing and started consulting just to > feed the kids - now I really like it!) Trying to find what this guy needs > without spending too much and I found the Dell Vostro. Looks great on paper. > Having been a happy Latitude user for about 10 years I was wondering how the > Vostro compares to the Latitude? Anyone have any thoughts. The Dell line is > about the only place I can get a laptop with either XP Pro or Vista Business > on it from the git-go. All of the other manufacturers make it very difficult > if not impossible to get a business OS installed without having to buy a > separate license and do it yourself. All the big-box stores (something this > client likes) only have Vista Home Premium. Many bells & whistles that this > client will never use and and Home won't join the domain in a few months > when I install a domain for them. > > - > Len Hammond > Hammond Enterprises > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
