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Sat, 19 January 2008 08:54  |
Stephen Stecyk
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I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a "sky
is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
Any suggestions?
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94926 is a reply to message #94922] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 12:42  |
excelav
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FYI, with the MacBook Pro 17" you can quickly plug in to a desk top monitor
up to 30". If you want a lap top you still want portability, that kind of
a combination might work well for you, and you have dual monitors with that
set up, not to mention you can run Windows and Mac OS on the MacBook Pro.
There are rumors of a 24" MacBook Pro coming, this I've got to see.
James
"Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
"sky
>is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
>laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>
>So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>
>Any suggestions?
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94927 is a reply to message #94926] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 11:34 |
Jamie K
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James McCloskey wrote:
> FYI, with the MacBook Pro 17" you can quickly plug in to a desk top monitor
> up to 30". If you want a lap top you still want portability, that kind of
> a combination might work well for you, and you have dual monitors with that
> set up, not to mention you can run Windows and Mac OS on the MacBook Pro.
> There are rumors of a 24" MacBook Pro coming, this I've got to see.
15" is a nice size. 17" is on the edge of too big (but I'm probably
going there due to the HD display).
But a 24" laptop? No kidding? You'd need a really big lap! Or maybe it'd
be a laptop built for two. :^)
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
> James
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> "Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>> I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>
>> on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
> "sky
>> is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
>
>> laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>
>> Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>
>> put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>> possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>>
>> So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>> Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>
>> If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94929 is a reply to message #94922] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 13:19 |
TCB
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I haven't used that particular XPS model but we've had a few of the 13" models
out in the field at work. I put XP on them which was a moderate PITA but
they're run nicely. See Chris Ludwig's note about FW chipsets if you're thinking
of using a FW interface. I don't have any so can't speak to that issue.
TCB
"Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
"sky
>is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
>laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>
>So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94931 is a reply to message #94922] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 15:13 |
chuck duffy
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Costco is out delling dell on dells right now :-)
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11210767&am p;whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1
Chuck
"Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
"sky
>is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
>laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>
>So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94933 is a reply to message #94931] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 16:21 |
excelav
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OMG! That's an Apple background on the screen of that Dell.
"chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
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>Costco is out delling dell on dells right now :-)
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> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11210767&am p;whse=BC&topnav=&browse=〈=en-US&s=1
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>Chuck
>"Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>>I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>
>>on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
>"sky
>>is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to
be
>
>>laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>
>>Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>
>>put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>>possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>>
>>So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>>Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>
>>If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94935 is a reply to message #94933] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 15:23 |
Martin Harrington
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On 20/1/08 11:21 AM, in article 479285f4$1@linux, "James McCloskey"
<excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> OMG! That's an Apple background on the screen of that Dell.
>
> "chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
>>
>> Costco is out delling dell on dells right now :-)
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>> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11210767&am p;whse=BC&topnav=&bro
>> wse=〈=en-US&s=1
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>> Chuck
>> "Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote:
>>> I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
>>
>>> on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a
>> "sky
>>> is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to
> be
>>
>>> laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
>>
>>> Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
>>
>>> put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
>
>>> possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>>>
>>> So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
>>> Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
>>
>>> If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>
>
Ahha
I know of a lot of people that are running OSX on a Dell, and many other
PC's as well...including yours truly.Typing as we speak on one.
Martin H
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| Re: OT - Laptop Suggestions [message #94981 is a reply to message #94922] |
Mon, 21 January 2008 13:47 |
D-unit
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"Stephen Stecyk" <smp@smppro.com> wrote in message news:47922ec8@linux...
> I was wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to what the best laptop
> on the market is today. I have the rare opportunity to get one, with a "sky
> is the limit" budget. To make a long story short, my wife is going to be
> laid up for about 6 weeks and requires the use of a laptop to do her work.
> Once we started talking, we realized that between the both of us, we could
> put it to good use: her for her business use, and me with remote music
> possiblities. So we decided to go hog wild and split the cost.
>
> So far, I'm tossing between a HP Pavilion HDX and a Dell XPS M2010.
> Primarily, we want a 20" laptop with lots of power (both CPU and memory).
> If Apple made a 20" laptop, I'd be all over it, but what can you do.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
Dell :
from PC World:
Users have been complaining about electric shocks from some Dell
laptops; not to worry, Dell says they're harmless.
Dell has assured users of its laptops that there is no danger from
electrical jolts sometimes received from the cases of some of its systems.
Users, including some reviewers, have recently complained of receiving
either a continuous electrical "tingling" or sharp shocks from some Dell
laptops. The Dell machines involved include the 9400, and more recently,
laptops with brushed-aluminium cases, such as the XPS M1330 and XPS M1530.
The reports have caused some alarm, coming after incidents such as
batteries overheating and catching on fire. Dell recalled 4.1 million
laptop batteries because of such risks in 2006; other major laptop
makers, such as Acer, Lenovo and Toshiba, also recalled batteries.
In a knowledge base article published on Wednesday, Dell assured
acknowledged that "a tingling sensation may be noticed when connecting
devices to Dell notebook computers or printers and touching exposed
metal parts of the devices being connected or the parent device", but
denied that the "tingling sensation" is cause for alarm.
The jolts reported by some users are due to an electrical potential, or
voltage, between exposed metal parts of the laptop and the earth,
according to Dell. But this voltage can be found in any electrical
device powered by an AC adapter without an earth.
"The voltage does not present any risk of injury to the user," the
company said.
Earlier this year, users began noticing the voltage issue with Dell 9400
laptops. Other Dell users have reported the same issue with notebooks
such as the XPS M1530 and other notebooks with aluminium cases.
A voltage test by one user showed that the surface of the XPS M1530 was
giving off more than 100 volts of power.
Users have said they could also feel the voltage when connecting cables
or accessories.
Dell acknowledged that users might feel a "tingling sensation" but said
that the voltage is harmless.
"If conditions are right for the human body to be more conductive, such
as having wet hands or standing barefoot on a concrete floor, the
probability of sensing the tingling (electric current) increases," Dell
said in the knowledge base article. "It is recommended to unplug the AC
adapter from the parent device before attaching any cables or
accessories, as this reduces the possibility of experiencing the
tingling sensation."
Some users who have complained of the tingles or shocks have been
supplied with a three-pronged - that is, earthed - power adapter, which
solves the problem.
Dell has been shipping two-prong (unearthed) power adapters with the
majority of its systems worldwide for more than a year and a half, Dell
digital media manager Lionel Menchaca said in a recent forum post. As a
result, the company isn't in a position to immediately supply all its
customers with earthed adapters.
Dell is considering creating a program to sell earthed power adapters to
users at a discounted price, Menchaca said.
Electrical devices can be designed in such a way that they do not need a
safety connection to electrical earth, normally by using reinforced
insulation or having two layers of insulation.
db
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