Re: Which Dell laptop to select for office?

[Linda C Jones]

Just remember that both Dell (Latitudes and Inspirons) and HP are experiencing problems with bad nvidia chips that can overheat and fry the motherboard. I'd check the model and query as to whether you are guaranteed a machine without one of those bad cards. Both companies are trying to keep this very quiet, but the info is out there. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13554_3-10020782-33.html Linda Steve Ens wrote: For $2500 she can get a top of the line unit...I don't buy Dells either, I just got a new HP Elitebook 8530p with (almost) all the bells and whistles on it for about half of that.  I run Win2K8 R2 server on it along with three or four virtual machines running at all times.  It is more than enough. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> 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.