Laptop suggestions
Laptop suggestions
(OP)
Well my laptop took a dump over the weekend and now I am forced to fix it. That is not really the problem, the main issue is I just go a new hard drive installed 3months ago! Needless to say i'm in the market for something that can handle my workload. Currently I have a really "cheap" ACER laptop. Its only 2 years old and like I said on its 3rd hard drive. Do any of yall have any suggestions? If it was a perfect world I would ask for a tough book, but the boss already said he wont approve a 3k laptop. I don't think I need anything too fancy, just something that can handle the usual Microsoft office tools, AutoCAD 2008, DNC for CNC programming, Master Cam, a program for our FANUC robot, and another programming program. DAMN! Maybe I do need something special? I must have a laptop since I connect to most of the machines to make changes/back up info and because my office is across the street from where anything I work on is. Well have at it what should I get?






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The best way to test something is to squeeze it, slowly, until it breaks!
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Had it two years, it works very nicely.
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Greg Locock
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"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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I doubt you will find a decent laptop for under $1K
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Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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Thank you all for the suggestions.
Cheers
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Carlos
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- IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X61t
- Fujitsu Siemens Lifebooks T5010 and T1010
- HP Pavilion TX2550eg
- DELL Latitude XT
- mySN TSN120R
I know that there are a few above this price segment but I will not be able to push much more than $1600 through the budget. So are there any experiences with the mentioned ones? Or do you have further suggestions?
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No one has mentioned serial ports yet. Considering the number of things you need to connect to I would think that could be important. RS-232 - USB converters are often more trouble than they are worth: get one built in.
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA