Re: suggestions 4 a workstation laptop
Hello
Last year I bought a 4K laptop from Dell. It is an Inspiron XPS. It was a horrible nightmare; they duplicated my order and charged me twice on the credit card. It took them 4 months to correct the problem.
The machine is about the same speed as my 4 year old Toshiba. The Dell is bulky, heavy and the battery last about 20 minutes. The Power Supply is about 2 pounds and 2"x7"1.25".
Several years ago they took me with 4 Sager we bought on which we spent like 12K and they were no good.... they lasted only about 1.5 years and fell apart. Now I feel Dell took me with this XPS.
On my last trip to China (17 hours) the AC power cord on my seat was not working. I couldn't plug in the computer. The guy next to me had the same problem. However, he had a thin laptop (I don't know what brand name) with two extra batteries. He basically worked on his battery operated laptop all the way to China. He was using InDesign doing some kind of brochure.
During the last 10 years I have always looked for powerful laptops. We must have purchased at least 15 units. None of them have been any good. The only of the shelve laptop we bought for an emergency was the Toshiba. That was the best one we ever bought. I still carry it when I don't feel like carrying the heavy Dell.
Three months ago I left a 75 watt reading lamp about 1 foot away from the Dell Keyboard. The slight heat melted the keyboard. Unbelievable...... I have the extended warranty and Dell replaced the keyboard in three days.
Lately I have been traveling with the Digital Camera, the laptop and the LCD projector.... A two pound power supply makes a big difference. A few weeks ago I got to Paris at 7 am and the hotel was not ready until 4 pm. It was Sunday and their suitcase closet was open and I was afraid of leaving too much expensive equipment inside an un-attended closet. It was a rainy day I spent 9 hours walking around Paris dragging two briefcases with wheels. The next laptop we get I hope it could have a nuclear power cell and no batteries or power supply.
Greg's comments sound very logical.....
Thanks
Elliot
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Last edited by Elliot; April 11th, 2006 at 09:02 AM.
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