I need a PC laptop- </shame>

[sebisworld]

Wait a month and get an x86 iBook or Powerbook.

 

[rjphoto]

Thanks for all the recommendations.

Why does it have to be a PC? Stupid office politics. While I was successful getting a Mac for web testing and to do some marketing type work, support is non-existant from IT. The IT VP told me I would be on my own. In any case, I might just use my iBook and wait for an Intel Mac portable in the hopes I can boot into Windows. For our apps that don't work properly on a Mac, I will just use a spare desktop I plan on having in the Denver office.

If your IT Department is anything like ours tell your IT VP, "Good, I don't want you to support it" and get the PowerBook.

Your MR friends will be your support...

 

[rdowns]

If your IT Department is anything like ours tell your IT VP, "Good, I don't want you to support it" and get the PowerBook.

Your MR friends will be your support...

My IT VP and me are barely on speaking terms. Good thing I'm a VP also. I refer to him as Head of the Sales Prevention Dept. and that sentiment is shared by other VPs. Sadly, it is my group which requires the most interaction with him. At this point, I'm leaning towards using my own iBook and getting an Intel iBook or PowerBook, whichever comes first with the hope that I can boot Windows for the few things that don't work with Macs.

 

[mwpeters8182]

If you end up HAVING to go to the PC laptop, I'd go with a ThinkPad. Our lab is pretty much 1/2 ThinkPad, 1/2 Mac, with the stragglers using Dells. All the ThinkPads I've seen feel very solid, and don't seem to break very often.

 

[themacman]

maybe the x series laptop from ibm. there thin and they have the finger swipe technology which is prety cool.

 

[alexstein]

Featurewise, the 12" Widescreen Dell (the 700m??) and 13.3" Sony Vaio are great, but they don't seem to be built well and aren't as reliable. That can't be judged by aesthetics, although the Dell and Sony do look good, IMO.



The Thinkpad line has a great reputation, but does the Thinkpad line from Lenovo have a great reputation? Is it safe to say that now? I don't know.

I'd look into getting a T-series laptop, preferrably a 14.1" model, but don't quote me about reliability, because I don't know much about Lenovo. They're not the same. Maybe they cut corners to save money.........I don't know. All I know is that IBM didn't seem to do that. They were expensive laptops, but for good reason.

A Customer of mine had a newer Thinkpad (Lenovo build) with him the other day and I asked him if I could take a quick look at it. The feel and quality of the machine was pretty decent (just like IBM's standard).

You are right IBM and Lenovo are two different companies that have different goals. Right now Lenovo is on the right track. Who knows what happens in the future? Maybe they will cut corners to make higher profits. If that happens I will not recommend them anymore.

 

[rjphoto]

My IT VP and me are barely on speaking terms. Good thing I'm a VP also. I refer to him as Head of the Sales Prevention Dept. and that sentiment is shared by other VPs. Sadly, it is my group which requires the most interaction with him. At this point, I'm leaning towards using my own iBook and getting an Intel iBook or PowerBook, whichever comes first with the hope that I can boot Windows for the few things that don't work with Macs.

Ok, here's the big question:

Why does your departmet require so much interaction with him?
Is it because your department needs a lot of "WINDOWS" support?

If that's the case, get your people on Macs. Make his job easier... Think it's possible?