If you want a real high-end Dell you get a Precision laptop. I've had 2 and they're astonishing.
Of course the price for replacement parts is equally astonishing... My first one lost its video card, Dell wants $600 for a replacement. -Curt Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:42:29 -0500 From: Tim C <bb...@crone.us> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] ThinkPads [was Re: Computer meets coke] Message-ID: <CAEfEgZMFSuHBsO9zqtRMTx1Kqf60=2hmquh4nuoqp5ppbgh...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 My brother-in-law works in sales at Lenovo, and I drive by* their main office every time I eat pizza for lunch. I work with a bunch of ex-IBMers and have had/used a dozen Thinkpads at work. They are nice machines, though in fairness the last ones I used were from just after Lenovo bought the PC division from IBM. That said, Lenovo is a Chinese-owned company, and without any quantitative evidence, in following local job postings I suspect they have moved a lot of their R&D/engineering to China or elsewhere. As far as I know the only manufacturer with US R&D and assembly is Dell, and I'm sure they have moved a lot of their stuff by now. Dell also has the maintenance manuals online. I have been reasonably satisfied with their professional laptops (Latitudes) though they are not as rugged as my A20m is. I also recently disposed of a 600, not because it wasn't working but because I couldn't think of anything to do with it. Best, -Tim Durham NC _______________________________________ 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