I took apart a Dell Latitude E-class the other day. One screw = access to fan, HDD, memory, wireless cards, external plug assembly, etc. I am sold, long-term maintainability is my main concern on laptops since I tend to keep them forever and abuse them a bit. :)
Dell has consistency problems, seems like a lot of component failures in the first few months (probably only 1% but I hear about a lot of them). That said, once a laptop is working well it seems to work well for a long time, and the vast majority of our Dells are retired for performance rather than failure reasons. Unfortunately I don't know how their end-user support is, all of my personal Dells - including the refurbs - have worked fine through the warranty period. Best, -Tim who kept a Thinkpad A20m for five years just to avoid getting issued an HP :) On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Dell doesn't show Precision M4300 laptops. It pulls up M4600 laptops > instead. > Gerry > '83 300D > '83 240D > > From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> >> I've been spoiled by excellent workstation quality laptops. My work >> machine has been a laptop since 2003... >> Currently using a Dell Precision M4300, great machine. The Dell M90 it >> replaced was also a great machine but I prefer the 15" to the 17" M90. >> -Curt >> >> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:45:23 -0400 >> From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Subject: [MBZ] OT: Computer reliability >> Message-ID: <3B4077EFEB634F16A7AA865D82ECD872@PC466116028214> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=response >> >> Speaking of computer reliability, my Compaq laptop, which has been used as >> a >> desktop for five >> years, is showing signs of age with the occasional BSOD. (The very good >> Acronis program always >> restores it). While replacing the HD is an option, I'd rather get one of >> the bullet proof models that >> have been discussed on this list. >> The new MacBook works great (seven hours of battery time) but I use it off >> the desk, plugging and unplugging would be a pain, and I'm still learning >> my >> way around it with resultant loss of speed. >> >> Was it the Lenovo (Thinkpad) that was judged to be the best PC laptop? >> >> Thanks, >> Gerry >> '83 300D >> '83 240D >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3868 - Release Date: 08/30/11 >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
