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  • From: "Jim Ray" <jim AT neuse.net>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Laptop Purchase
  • Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:01:30 -0400

wow. that ThinkPad Z61m looks awesome. i want one and am going to eBay now.

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From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Kristen James
Eberlein
Sent: Fri 6/19/2009 3:22 PM
To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Laptop Purchase



Colleen, I've had two Dells -- and problems with each. For a Windows
laptop, I'd really suggest that you go with a ThinkPad. Of all the
laptops I've ever had, (WinBook, Dell, HP, ThinkPad) I've had the best
luck in ThinkPads, especially those that I grabbed on the cheap from eBay.

Kris

Typing away on a ThinkPad Z61m for which she paid ~$320 on eBay a year
ago ...

cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com wrote:
> Thanks to both John and Scott! Right now I'm looking at a Dell. Consumer
> Reports gives them great marks for just about everything, including
> service-- and come to think of it, I've never needed service for any Dell
> that I've ever had...
> ---- Scott <catfather AT donpoo.net> wrote:
>
>> On Jun 18, 2009, at 1:33 PM, <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com> <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> We use Windows, Outlook, the MS Suite, Visio, and MS Project at
>>> work, and I'd like to move documents between machines seamlessly.
>>> Is this easily done?
>>>
>>> I also have the install disks for all of these applications for a
>>> Windows machine. I would assume that there is a different version
>>> of them for a Mac. Is this the case?
>>>
>> If you're married to those products then likely OS X isn't the right
>> choice. Outlook and Office aren't an issue on the Mac. MS Project
>> doesn't exist and would need to be run inside a VM. VMs are great but
>> for an application you work frequently in they do add an extra layer
>> of crap to deal with.
>>
>> Yes, you would need OS X binaries to install. You couldn't install the
>> Windows versions unless you decided to use a VM on OS X.
>>
>>
>>> ---- John Broome <jbroome AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a laptop to replace my Compaq Presario R3000 which
>>>>> had a hard drive crash. Does anyone have any brands to recommend or
>>>>> avoid? This is for home use, so I won't be using it for any heavy
>>>>> processing.
>>>>>
>>>> Macbook, either a new one or grab a used one off craigslist since
>>>> people
>>>> are probably dumping theirs for new models.
>>>>
>>>> Mine is great, and I'm not owning another windows machine evar again.
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