Thoughts on Laptops

[Beach Runner]

When buying a computer, keep green computing in mind. Here is a link to a paper that was presented at a meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery that I recently attended.

http://www.csc.villanova.edu/~tway/publications/talebiSIGCSE09.pdf

The authors of the paper said at the meeting that Dell is the greenest. The paper they wrote also discusses power management techniques and how that can lead to greener computing.

 

[Matt J]

Here you go Miss Kitty, this one should take a beating and keep on ticking.

Dell Latitude™ XFR D630

 

[Beach Runner]

I will say that I have been using mine for about six months, and the hard drive and the battery have both had to be replaced. Didn't cost anything because it is under warranty, but still a pain.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Here you go Miss Kitty, this one should take a beating and keep on ticking.

Dell Latitude?„? XFR D630

Niiiiiiiiiice! I usually sit out in the pouring rain and sowal. Oliver at Beast Buy told us to wait until summer...the Windows 7 operating system is coming out sometime in the next year and if you buy one starting in the summer, you get a free upgrade. Basically, he talked us out of buying the Dell we were looking at. Now, Lester, over with the $$$ Apples told us to buy one of his, immediately. :roll:...I think it was a set up. I don't trust Mr. K.

 

[DD]

I'm thinking this will be my next purchase. I'm in the mood.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I'm thinking this will be my next purchase. I'm in the mood.

...must be something in the air here! I looked at a Dyson Animal at Target today. Those things are $$$, HEAVY and goobery when you push them. No deal.

 

[DD]

...must be something in the air here! I looked at a Dyson Animal at Target today. Those things are $$$, HEAVY and goobery when you push them. No deal.

Goobery...
I haven't bought much of anything for so long, that now that I've done it, I want to buy more!!!! Keep me posted on your finds. You can be my front kitty.

 

[Matt J]

...must be something in the air here! I looked at a Dyson Animal at Target today. Those things are $$$, HEAVY and goobery when you push them. No deal.

Get the little green steam machine, got mine at the House of Art (where else do you get small appliances) and it works great!

 

[audie]

hubby and i both have vaio's. mine is about 3 years old or maybe 4 and i have had no problems i haven't caused myself - i am technically challenged to say the least. he has had no problems. next puter i get will be the little bitty sony notebooks that just came out and will fit in your purse the boss will be trying a mac book or apple book or whatever it is.

 

[wrobert]

It may be a little difficult to find an XP notebook but they are out there. Not sure if HP offers them but Dell and Toshiba do and I believe Lenovo as well.

BTW, link is to latest notebook reliability ratings. Asus and Lenovo are tied for the top spot.

Asus, IBM-Lenovo Top Notebook Reliability Ranking - News

Microsoft has extended downgrade rights on computers with Vista Business until next year. From what I am reading they come with Vista installed and with XP Pro restore media. HP is the first to get the deal extension.