+1 on the E-series. The backlit keyboard, built in mic and camera are nice addons, but the power and battery life on these are phenemonal. The construction is by far better than previous models.
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Which Dell laptop to select for office? The XPS comes in a 17" version. It's a very nice machine, although I don't know that I would recommend it for a business environment. I really like the newer E series Latitudes for a business laptop. TVK From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Which Dell laptop to select for office? I would stick with Lattitudes or Precisions, XPS are more consumer oriented, though higher end then Inspiron's. I have to ask, why no external monitor? Space issues? IF the 17" is a requirement, I think you're looking exclusively at the Precisions, then. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Folks: My wife asked for advice on laptops. At her work her PC is due for replacement, and all new-issues units are laptops. The unit must be Dell, and she has a spending limit of about $2,500. She's not at her desk all day and several days a week she works from home from her home PC. The work laptop does not need to be light since it probably won't be moved much, but a 17" screen would be nice, since there will not be an external monitor. All of the laptop's I purchase here at work are the Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad line, which I like very much. I don't have much experience with Dell laptops though. Anyone have any recommendations for a particular line? She's limited to the Latitudes, Precisions, and XPS units (Higher Education). Thanks, Tom Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
