Did you price a Dell Precision? The 4600 which replaced my 4300 STARTS at $1700. A $500 laptop is consumer grade, it will not relate quality-wise to your Mac in any substantial way. The cheapest Mac now starts at $1200 you should use that as your guide.
-Curt Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 19:44:29 -0400 From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer reliability Message-ID: <E76B735634ED4DA198A26538CC6F9A19@PC466116028214> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response HP shows an HP ProBook 4530s Notebook PC for $539 which is listed under "small business solutions", and 4 docking stations that range from $85 to $137. I suppose that laptop would work with any of them. Having an external on-off switch would be an advantage. Thanks, Gerry '83 300D '83 240D From: "Ed Booher" <edboo...@gmail.com> > Gerry, > If you are looking for a desktop replacement laptop I also recommend > one of the "professional" level HP laptops. They have an available > option of docking stations that allow you to plug monitor, keyboard, > USB stuff, etc in then drop laptop directly in. Don't even need to > open, dock has power button. From laptop to desktop in less than five > seconds. > > EdB > _______________________________________ 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