Re: Laptop choice

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I wouldn't trust schools.
I don't think any school is handing out donated pc's. They are purchased.
The IBM Thinkpads at NC State are just a select config  provided by
the school, and purchased in qty. They are sold thru the campus bookstore
operated by the University. During fall "move-in" week, the Engineering 
School
provides Computer Science students to answer questions, and even help 
install
and connect within the dorms. I found more intelligent info from them than 
in any
computer store I've ever been in.
jim franz

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Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Laptop choice


> I wouldn't trust schools.  My dad peddled encyclopedia's many years ago.
> Back then you gave a school a free set of encyclopedia's and they were
> more than happy to give you a name and address listing of the students.
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> Rob Berendt
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> Thanks for the input, guys!   As for the preloaded software, I'm not
> really worried about it in this instance.  It is provided by the school
> and is used to setup the machine for use with their network and contains
> software I would need specifically for my program.
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> I'm going to keep my eyes open for awhile, but as of now, I can't find any
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> other compareable laptops at a better price than the two given through the
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> school.  And I'm still leaning toward the Thinkpad.  I'll decide once I
> see them both in person if I can.
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> Thanks!
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> Mike
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> pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/24/2006 02:54:28 PM:
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> > Yeah, I'd be cautious on the preloaded software.  I've heard that PC's
> at
> > some discount houses often come with a LOAD of extra software on them to
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> > get you to try and buy.
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> > Now, if you ever plan to go into WDSC with that PC, I've heard that disk
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> > RPM can make a HUGE difference in the laptop arena.  You sacrifice
> battery
> > for RPM perhaps.  I ?think? the number I heard was 7400rpm is what is
> > desired.
> >
> > Rob Berendt
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