http://forum.thinkpads.com/) with discussion groups for each line of
ThinkPads. It's a great resource for finding solutions to problems you may
have with a particular ThinkPad such as replacing a single key cap on the
keyboard. :)
Regards,
Danton Chin
Former nine year Board of Education member
Founding chair of the Technology Committee
iOS Developer, author, and speaker
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Danton Chin <danno@javanaut.com> wrote:
> I can't help but add my two cents and would vote for Lenovo as
> well. I've always had great customer support (Dell has had a horrible
> reputation and may still have as evidenced by a recent article in the New
> York Times). But the features that I really like the best about the
> ThinkPads are:
>
> -- they have great, downloadable hardware manuals that (if you are not
> adverse to tinkering with hardware) are excellent guides to replacing just
> about every part -- disk drives, memory, keyboards, etc. Parts that are
> easily field replaceable (FRU) are clearly marked. This feature alone
> greatly reduces down time -- order the parts, they arrive overnight, and
> thirty minutes or so later your user has his laptop again.
>
> -- they are expandable via their docks with extra disk drives, etc.
>
> -- a very good website for support in terms of drivers, manuals, etc.
>
> Too bad you need a laptop with a dock because in my opinion the MacBook
> Pros are great. Thanks to iFixit taking a MacBook apart and putting it back
> together again is not that hard.
>
> And I always prefer to max out memory (though memory chips are usually
> cheaper from third-party vendors) and disk storage being sure to order the
> fastest spindle speed available on the disk drive.
>
>
> Regards,
> Danton Chin
> Former nine year Board of Education member
> Founding chair of the Technology Committee
> iOS Developer, author, and speaker
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>wrote:
>
>> Personally I love Lenovo the best. They have solid bodies and the best
>> service of any provider. Their T line is the best if you can afford it, but
>> their Edge and their X100e are great too if you cannot afford the more
>> costly T series. Stay away from other, consumer models.
>>
>> Renee Ramig
>> Seven Hills School
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Campbell,
>> Frank
>> Sent: Mon 10/4/2010 4:36 AM
>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: Re: PC Laptops
>>
>> They are both good units. The most important items are processor and ram.
>> Look for the new I series from Intel and go with at least 4 GB ram.
>>
>> Frank Campbell
>> Technology Support
>> The Roxbury Latin School
>> 617-325-4920 Ext 353
>> Cell 617-653-5987
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:
>> ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Frank Torrano
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:58 PM
>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: PC Laptops
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone have any preferences on a PC Laptop? Dell or HP? What model?
>> The CFO at the school runs mostly business applications and is looking for
>> a
>> docking laptop.
>> --
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Frank Torrano
>> Technology, Cathedral School for Boys
>> torrano@cathedralschool.net
>> http://www.cathedralschool.net
>> 415.614.5175
>>
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