Thank you so much for the wonderful birthday treat! I will definitely enjoy=
the frappuccino and appreciate your good wishes as well.=20
Mary=20
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From: "Curt Lieneck" <clienec@ucls.uchicago.edu>=20
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:39:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central=20
Subject: Re: Laptop Carts=20
We've been running a dozen laptop carts for about six years. The best =C2=
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carts we've found are made by Spectrum. They are large, they are =C2=A0=20
heavy, and they are not especially cheap, but the hardware, casters, =C2=A0=
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cable management, and sliding cart trays have made them a better =C2=A0=20
choice than others we have tried. They also look halfway decent. =C2=A0We =
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make about 400 cart deliveries and pickups every quarter and the =C2=A0=20
Spectrum carts have held up beautifully. The vendor is also easy to =C2=A0=
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work with on customizations to the carts. =C2=A0A couple of folks report =
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that the cart-top composite/particle board under the wood grain finish =C2=
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will chip easily, =C2=A0but we have not had that problem even under very =
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heavy use conditions.=20
We did not have a good experience at the beginning with Bretford =C2=A0=20
carts. They have improved the product line in recent years, but still =C2=
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lack important features.=20
The vertical slots on some models cause lots of wear and tear on the =C2=A0=
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laptops when the cart is moving, and without sliding trays on the =C2=A0=20
models where the laptops lay flat, your staff and the kids have to be =C2=
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contortionists to get the laptops out of the bottom trays and to deal =C2=
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with power cables.=20
Curt Lieneck=20
Director of Information Technology=20
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools=20
On Aug 26, 2009, at 1:03 PM, gpaoli wrote:=20
> Intellerum have nice carts....=20
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: A forum for independent school educators=20
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Baker=20
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:01 PM=20
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
> Subject: Laptop Carts=20
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> Hope all are enjoying a smooth start to the year. =C2=A0We are exploring=
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> replacing our laptop carts (currently 20 unit Anthro carts). =C2=A0What =
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> would=20
> people recommend AND recommend against. =C2=A0We have a level campus, but=
=C2=A0=20
> the=20
> carts will roll over areas of uneven concrete.=20
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> Thanks,=20
> Dave=20
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> David Baker=20
> Mount Tamalpais School=20
> Dean of Technology=20
> Math Department Chair=20
> http://www.mttam.org/=20
> dbaker@mttam.org=20
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