[Rhodes22-list] Computer Question

[David Bradley]

I agree that the LenovoThinkPad design and systems management performance
are still the best in the lower price ranges.  Lenovo hasn't departed from
the ThinkPad engineering but have gotten a lot of cost out.  The Sony boxes
are great but expensive.  I've used a Dell laptop for the last year and find
that the display is poor unless running on AC.

Dave B


On 4/18/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> Brad, recovery depends on what failed.
>
> Does the machine light up at all?  If not,
> may be a loose connection somewhere.  Take
> it to the local computer repair shop...
>
> Do the leds come on but the disk not start?
> Could be the drive crapped out -- < $100
> replacement, reload OS and software -
> could be a lot of work finding and
> downloading drivers, etc. if the machine
> was not Ghosted when you got it.
>
> (When you first get a machine, have the
> local guru make a Ghost copy of the drive
> so it can always be reverted to initial
> state in case of drive failure, virus,
> etc.)
>
> A $700 replacement sounds pretty good unless
> you want to spend up to $500 parts and labor
> to keep the old one on the road.
>
> In any case, it's a good idea to have a
> spare ready to go if it is mission-critical.
> I regularly rotate out older laptops,
> replacing them with used ones that have
> stable (not too old, definitely not new)
> operating systems and hardware.
>
> I usually buy used machines with a Windows
> 2000 license -- vista scares me now.  Might
> get better over time.
>
> If you get a new one, see if you can get W2k
> or XP rather than Vista on it.  BTW, the tag
> that says "Vista ready" on any hardware is
> not to be believed.  Verify that Vista is
> runnable on it, and that all your software
> toolkit will work on it.  Some older S/W
> will not run under Vista -- not yet, and
> maybe never.
>
> Lenovo (usta was IBM PCs) has a good rep for
> value and support today.
>
> /robert
> -----------------------------------------------
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> >
> > Ok, Rhodie computer geeks, weigh in on this one.  My IBM X40 somehow
> took a
> > "bath" on a recent road trip and won't recover.  I've already tried all
> the
> > suggested treatments to bring it back to life but it is DOA.  I love the
> > machine and can replace it with a new one, including a docking station,
> for
> > about $750 (less than half what I paid when it was introduced). That
> option
> > also means I have an extra battery, charger, etc. I don't keep up with
> > technology and only need access to the web on the road, nothing
> fancy.  Is
> > there something out there that is the latest and greatest that will
> suffice
> > without costing an arm and a leg?  A maximum weight of 2 pounds is my
> limit.
> >
> > Brad
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