You would be one hip dude Steven!! On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey now, I'm a middle age guy and thinking of getting one myself :P > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, John Aldrich > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > Nope. Don't think so. Even after customizing it more for business than > > gaming, it's still not what I'd want to give the VP. He's not into > gaming, > > AFAIK. Plus, with the Latitude, I can get a port replicator, where with > the > > Alienware, it's not an option and I'd have to buy it separately. :-) > > > > Besides, I think it might be hard to take a middle-aged man seriously > when > > he's carrying an Alienware laptop. :-) > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:16 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: "Professional" NetBooks? > > > > You know, I am sure he'd be happy with one of these... > > > http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-m11x?c=us > > &cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn > > You'd make a friend for life. It's less the $2k and Windows 7 pro is > > an option. A friend has one and is happy with it. :) > > > > Steven > > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Steve Ens <stevey...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yah, can't quite wrap my head around the iBad either...for less money I > > can > >> buy a netbook that runs almost everything (except crappy apps). Plus > >> print. Read books, watch movies, etc, etc. Just doesn't make sense. > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Michael B. Smith < > mich...@smithcons.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> <scratches head> > >>> > >>> I don't get it. How are you going to simulate a mouse on an iPad? > >>> > >>> </scratches head> > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Michael B. Smith > >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP > >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:56 PM > >>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>> Subject: Re: "Professional" NetBooks? > >>> > >>> I hear that Good Technologies is putting out an iPad client this > month... > >>> > >>> Heh. > >>> > >>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:03, John Aldrich > > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > I was just thinking that one of our senior sales managers is needing > a > >>> > new laptop relatively soon, and since we’re primarily a Dell shop, I > >>> > thought I’d see if I could get him a new Netbook instead of a full > >>> > sized laptop. Unfortunately, it seems you can either get a Netbook > >>> > with a Home o/s or you can get a laptop with a business O/S. Can’t > >>> > seem to find a Netbook with a Business O/S. L > >>> > > >>> > Any suggestions on a machine that’s small enough to be easily > portable, > >>> > but still have a business O/S? > >>> > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >>> > >>> > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~