Uh, what is middle age? I'm 71+ and I thought I was middle aged and I carry a 12 inch portable laptop, and yes it's a Dell!
Murray -----Original Message----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: "Professional" NetBooks? Hey now, I'm a middle age guy and thinking of getting one myself :P On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > Nope. Don't think so. Even after customizing it more for business than > gaming, it's still not what I'd want to give the VP. He's not into > gaming, AFAIK. Plus, with the Latitude, I can get a port replicator, > where with the Alienware, it's not an option and I'd have to buy it > separately. :-) > > Besides, I think it might be hard to take a middle-aged man seriously > when he's carrying an Alienware laptop. :-) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:16 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: "Professional" NetBooks? > > You know, I am sure he'd be happy with one of these... > http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-m11 > x?c=us > &cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn > You'd make a friend for life. It's less the $2k and Windows 7 pro is > an option. A friend has one and is happy with it. :) > > Steven > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Steve Ens <stevey...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yah, can't quite wrap my head around the iBad either...for less money >> I > can >> buy a netbook that runs almost everything (except crappy apps). Plus >> print. Read books, watch movies, etc, etc. Just doesn't make sense. >> >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Michael B. Smith >> <mich...@smithcons.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> <scratches head> >>> >>> I don't get it. How are you going to simulate a mouse on an iPad? >>> >>> </scratches head> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Michael B. Smith >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:56 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: "Professional" NetBooks? >>> >>> I hear that Good Technologies is putting out an iPad client this month... >>> >>> Heh. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:03, John Aldrich > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > I was just thinking that one of our senior sales managers is >>> > needing a new laptop relatively soon, and since we're primarily a >>> > Dell shop, I thought I'd see if I could get him a new Netbook >>> > instead of a full sized laptop. Unfortunately, it seems you can >>> > either get a Netbook with a Home o/s or you can get a laptop with >>> > a business O/S. Can't seem to find a Netbook with a Business O/S. >>> > L >>> > >>> > Any suggestions on a machine that's small enough to be easily >>> > portable, but still have a business O/S? >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
