I feel your pain. It's never the best vendor or the best product, it's the one with the state contract. I tend to tell cold calling sales reps that their product could be the best ever at a close to nothing cost (could even make me my coffee and give me a massage), but if they don't have a state contract.....
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > They are not on our list of approved vendors for the IBM's. > > Jon > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Martin Blackstone < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> CDW gets them to me in a day. J >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:59 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >> >> >> >> We dropped the IBM/Lenovo line due to the reseller we had/have to use. >> They never got an order correct or to us in one piece during the 7 years we >> used them. It was always a fight and multiple changes to PO's. All that >> said they were rock solid lasted forever and weighed a ton. They also took >> a lot of abuse but refused to die. If we could change the contractor we >> would go back to them but State purchasing says use this contractor. >> >> >> >> Jon >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Martin Blackstone <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Go grab yourself a Lenovo T400. I love this laptop. Love it. >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:43 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >> >> >> >> I agree on the Software but I don't like the docking station much. I have >> been having issues with it hanging on the docking station but it may just be >> the docking station. >> >> >> >> Jon >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> E6500 here too, very impressed. Solid as a rock. Not too found of the >> new Dell Control Point software though... >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Mike Gill [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:58 PM >> >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> >> *Subject:* RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >> >> I just got my E6500, and I have to say so far I'm impressed. Its internal >> components are all accessible from the bottom and the magnesium chassis >> feels much stronger than the plastic ones. >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike Gill >> >> >> >> *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:37 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >> >> >> >> This is my first time really getting my hands on a Dell Latitude E4500 >> since Dell went away from the D series. (The ones we have sold in the last >> couple months have been installed by my lakey.) >> >> >> >> Is it me, or are these being made in the same factory as the Lenovo's? It >> looks to me like they could use the same docking station, batteries and >> other accessories. Is this by design and I totally missed that memo or >> what? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
