[AccessD] OT: Notebook Processor

You've got that exactly right, Drew!  That was why I started buying
no-names in the first place.  I can call my distributor and say, "how
fast can you get me a ...?", and take it to his place and stand over him
while he fixes/upgrades/replaces. <VBG>
 
Charlotte Foust

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Drew Wutka [mailto:DWUTKA at marlow.com] 
	Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:11 AM
	To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
	Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Notebook Processor
	
	
	Couldn't agree more.  In fact, the best idea is to contact a
local distributor/computer shop, and find out what they recommend.
Ideally, you want a modular laptop, one that if something goes wrong,
the distributor/shop can just replace on part and their done.  Nothing
is worse then having your machine gone for weeks to a manufacturer.
	 
	Drew

		-----Original Message-----
		From: Charlotte Foust
[mailto:cfoust at infostatsystems.com]
		Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:42 AM
		To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
		Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Notebook Processor
		
		
		I've been buying "no name" laptops for years and much
prefer them to the name brands.  Most of them are the equivalent of the
Dells and Gateways.
		 
		Charlotte Foust

			-----Original Message-----
			From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] 
			Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:55 PM
			To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
			Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Notebook Processor
			
			
			By all means go with a Celeron or AMD CPU for
normal to light work loads. Saves a lot of cash!
			 
			You migth want to consider the weigh as the
overall consideration if she has to carry it much, otherwise
connectivity is the issue I look at. I have a USB hub on mine and don't
use anything but the processor when in my office. On the road its nice
to not have a soar shoulder from long hauls in the airport! More and
more I'm using my Pocket PC for everything but take along work anyway.
About the only I can't do on it is programming and typing Word documents
(time for one of those keyboard thingies I guess). For real estate maybe
you might want to look at one of those tablet jobs?
			 
			If she doesn't want to spend much you can get
great deals on reconditioned laptops. I've gotten those for people that
don't want to spend much and only do light duty with them like email and
word, etc. you can also get no-name laptops now. (Most of the big guys
don't make their own laptops anyway.)
			 
			HTH
			JB

				-----Original Message-----
				From:
accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
				Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:28 PM
				To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
				Subject: [AccessD] OT: Notebook
Processor
				
				
				I have to spec a notebook for a friend.
Any big difference between a Celeron and a P4?  This is for pretty
casual use - Word, Excel, web browsing - not a power user, just getting
her real estate license.
				 
				MTIA,
				 
				Rocky Smolin
				Beach Access Software

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