RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-27 Thread Sam Cayze
lto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 12:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression The Latitude E-series are sweet. Sometimes the dinosaurs are more useful though, not a single model in the entire E-series line has a built-in serial port :(

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-27 Thread Phil Brutsche
The Latitude E-series are sweet. Sometimes the dinosaurs are more useful though, not a single model in the entire E-series line has a built-in serial port :( On a weekly I have to drive around town with my trusty Latitude D520 and a Cisco console cable, I would really prefer to not have to carry

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-27 Thread Sam Cayze
powerful - can't complain. D830's seem like dinosaurs compared to the new ones, imo :) From: Gene Giannamore [mailto:gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latit

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-27 Thread Gene Giannamore
Just received 4. Only setup 1 so far. Too much junk for a business computer, should have saved time by wiping and doing a fresh install. I expected a build of the shell around the base. The bottom is loose, and rattles when moving the laptop. I guess I just had higher expectations for the amount

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
My e6500 came with a 7200 RPM drive. It's on their site as an option. -- Mike Gill From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression Yeah, but they don't

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
Very true, good points ;) -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
uare.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression The ATA password isn't encryption though. AFAIK, you would have to remove the platters and put them in a new drive chassis, or somehow get the factory to reset t

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Ken Schaefer
-Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > [They should add: "Actually, you CAN'T protect your key information - > because we crippled this version and didn't provide encryption - > so

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
nesday, February 18, 2009 7:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2009 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impr

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Ken Schaefer
-Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2009 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > But according to MS, I have to be an 'Enterprise' to need Bit Locker! "Enterpri

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression The ATA password isn't encryption though. AFAIK, you would have to remove the platters and put them in a new drive chassis, or somehow get the factory to reset the disk to unlock i

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression You're going to buy me the version of Vista that supports it? The snarky remark is directed more towards MS in their wisdom of splitting up features for the different vers

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression This is exactly what did, with drives that have encryption technologies built into the drive itself. (I can't stand software-based disk encryption). Check Hitachi's FDE drives. Seagate has them to

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
ginal Message- From: Troy Meyer [mailto:troy.me...@monacocoach.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression Am I the only person reading these threads and thinking ... Bitlocker? -troy ~ Finally, powerful end

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
To add, that was in reference to their laptops. They do offer 7200 rpm for their desktops. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
Series 1st Impression Dell is using the Seagate drives...unless they have changed it up since my last meeting with them. TVK From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impressio

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Dell is using the Seagate drives...unless they have changed it up since my last meeting with them. TVK From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression This is exactly what

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I'm considering just using the ATA password feature. I know it's not encryption, but it travels with the drive if removed. D

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Sam Cayze
, but I do not know the other companies policies. From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I'm considering just using t

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Troy Meyer
Am I the only person reading these threads and thinking ... Bitlocker? -troy -Original Message- From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I'm consid

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
is feature? -- Mike Gill From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I had some issues with the E-series and Whole Disk Encryption. Drive wouldn't e

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
wrong resolution requiring a reboot anyway. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: Dennis Melahn [mailto:den...@advancedav.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression Just rolled out 2 E6500 laptops to manager

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Jonathan Link
-- > *From:* Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:58 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > >I just got my E6500, and I have to say so far I'm impressed. Its > internal compon

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Mike Gill
27;t want it to remove my hotkey control of those things. -- Mike Gill From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression iirc correctly, I think the e-series did away

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Martin Blackstone
I tend to like things the same way at home and the office as well right down to the same KB/Mouse combo so I feel your pain.. From: Free, Bob [mailto:r...@pge.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Dennis Hoefer
, if any. Think I'll toss the docks and deploy the Es to techs instead. Dennis From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression We just got three of t

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Dennis Hoefer
, if any. Think I'll toss the docks and deploy the Es to techs instead. Dennis From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression We just got three of t

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Free, Bob
e TPs are interchangeable and now I'm going to have to rethink the whole setup. From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression T4x No. That's an extinct f

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Martin Blackstone
T4x No. That's an extinct form factor. But the T6x series ones do. I had a T61 before this and I still use the same docks. From: Free, Bob [mailto:r...@pge.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression M

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Free, Bob
Martin- Do the older docks, say from the T4x series fit the T400? From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression Go grab yourself a Lenovo T400. I love this

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Steve Ens
though... > > -- > *From:* Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:58 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > > I just got my E6500, and I have to say so f

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Dennis Melahn
ocks and deploy the Es to techs instead. Dennis From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression We just got three of the E6500 and we love them, we

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
lacement laptops From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression So true, so true. Add that the State only bids out the contracts once a year with renewal clauses built in

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Jon Harris
t;>> CDW gets them to me in a day. J >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:59 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subje

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Vicky Spelshaus
them to me in a day. J >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:59 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >> >>

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-18 Thread Jon Harris
; > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > > > > We dropped the IBM/Lenovo line due to the reseller we had/have to use. > They never got an order correct or to us in one piece during the 7 years we > used them. It was always a f

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Martin Blackstone
CDW gets them to me in a day. J From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression We dropped the IBM/Lenovo line due to the reseller we had/have to use. They never got an

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Jon Harris
; *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:43 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression > > > > I agree on the Software but I don't like the docking station much. I have > been hav

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Martin Blackstone
Go grab yourself a Lenovo T400. I love this laptop. Love it. From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I agree on the Software but I don't like the docking st

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Sam Cayze
ay, February 17, 2009 7:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression I agree on the Software but I don't like the docking station much. I have been having issues with it hanging on the docking station but it may just be the docking station. Jon On Tu

Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Jon Harris
oo found of the > new Dell Control Point software though... > > -- > *From:* Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:58 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Im

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Mike Gill
atest driver too. -- Mike Gill From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression E6500 here too, very impressed. Solid as a rock. Not too found of the new Dell Co

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Sam Cayze
E Series 1st Impression I just got my E6500, and I have to say so far I'm impressed. Its internal components are all accessible from the bottom and the magnesium chassis feels much stronger than the plastic ones. -- Mike Gill From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com]

RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression

2009-02-17 Thread Mike Gill
I just got my E6500, and I have to say so far I'm impressed. Its internal components are all accessible from the bottom and the magnesium chassis feels much stronger than the plastic ones. -- Mike Gill From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2