Cracked Compaq Laptops? 100
gwn asks: "I have just over 100 Compaq Armada 100s laptop purchased early in 2001. Over 60 have developed cracks in the lid just above the left hinge and at the front corners. I had one of these on a VP''s desk, no abuse, and it cracked. Compaq has denied any other reports of this with any other customer, just my problem they say. They have stopped giving me a hard time when I send these in for repair and they are repairing for free. This is still a royal pain in the rear and does cost me money. Lately, they started coming back with Compaq Notebook 100 labeled screens and it got me thinking they are running out of parts. It can't just be mine that are cracking. Does anyone else have a Compaq Armada 100s or Notebook 100 with cracking case problems?"
Idea: (Score:1, Funny)
That would probably help.
Re:Idea: (Score:2, Funny)
People carrying them from desk to desk using the screen as a handle.
Spilled soda, coffee, etc. on the keyboards.
Network cable accidentally looped around an armrest... employee swings around in his chair and propels himself towards a coworkers desk... laptop meets the hardwood floor.
Because there is rarely any real punishment for breaking your company laptop, it doesn't take long to become completely nonchalant about accidents that would cause your hair to stand up on end if they happened to your own computer.
Laptop abuse (Score:1)
Compaq Experiences (Score:3, Informative)
My Armada, circa 1999, has only had issues with the rubber feet coming off (the glue is worthless) and the doors on PC Card slots breaking (broke within a week of my buying it, later last summer).
Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:4, Informative)
Unfortunately, the ability of a laptop to hold up to even normal use doesn't seem to be a feature that is ever dealt with in reviews, making it very hard to determine which brand or laptop to get without significant word-of-mouth data.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:3, Informative)
Granted, the original hard-drive is long gone (replace with a higher capacity drive) and ditto the original RAM, but otherwise, the original machine.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
Hmmpf.
We've had 60% if our Inspiron 8000's go back to Dell for service. Not a good track record.
Glad you've had better luck, but a sample size of one isn't exactly useful.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
I had to send it back within two weeks for having a defective LCD panel. Pixels were gradually getting stuck partially on, making the display look like a burnt CRT in places.
I also just had to have the hard drive replaced. After it went into low power mode, it wouldn't spin back up.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
I tried to get Sony to fix it and they wouldn't. They said I was the only one with that problem and that it was not a manufacturing defect. I don't call the hinge popping off the frame a feature
There is no way I am the only one with that problem.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
I had a problem with my Sony camcorder which they were telling me was my problem. Fortunatly I found out on usenet that many other people were having the same problem (bad firewire connection) and I sat down and wrote a two page letter on all the steps I had gone through to make sure there was a hardware glitch (tested in on three systems, under three OSs) and included as many links as I could find to other people's posts who had same problem. And oh yeah - I told them I was an IT professional.
I sent them the letter with the camcorder and they fixed it no problem.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
"This is Mike Washimotojima from HR and I'm going to fire your ass if you don't fix this thing right now."
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:4, Interesting)
I've also got an older Compaq Presario 1675 that has
1) broken/cracked usb port
2) cracked lid near hinges
3) 1 Hour battery life (I know, I need a new one)
I've never bought a Dell laptop because everybody I know that has one has had to send them in for various repairs or component failure replacements. To be fair, the Travelstar hdd on my 1 1/2 year old A21p shot craps after a rough family car trip. IBM overnighted me a brand new 48GB drive to replace my dead 32GB. Nice upgrade for a warranty replacement. Makes me wonder if the original poster might be able to talk Compaq in to fixing his systems with larger screens.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
My friend and gf have t20 and a t21 - no problems at all.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
so you're my long distance lover! ahh!
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
I've also got an older Compaq Presario 1675 that has
1) broken/cracked usb port
2) cracked lid near hinges
3) 1 Hour battery life (I know, I need a new one)
Here Here! I've got an almost 5-year-old Compaq Presario 1610 that has been through the wringer and just keeps running. It survived a dozen flights, hundreds of rides on the floor of my car during my 25 mile commute to work. As I also generally carry a backback, the normal approach for me was to toss the laptop carrying case over my shoulder, and then throw the backback over the same shoulder with all its weight pressing upon the laptop. Took it like a trooper and it Just Keeps Working.
Unfortunately, it's a 150 MHz Pentium MMX; its RAM is maxed out at 80 MB, and the 1.6 GB hard drive runs 90+ percent full. So, I've been looking around for a more capable laptopn. I'd been eyeing the Dell Inspirons, but from what I've seen here... I'm definitely reappraising that idea. I've seen a couple suggestions for IBM laptops; does anyone else have a recommendation?
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
I swapped my Fujitsu 1.6 for a IBM Travelstar 4.8 gig in my machine and it runs fine. I think it'll even go higher than that, capacitywise.
If you want a new laptop though, there are only two you should look at
-Toshiba
-IBM
I had a Toshiba before I had my 1610 and it took a 7 foot fall out of my backpack. Broke some plastic off the machine and destroyed the hard disk but once replaced it ran just fine again. I stopped using it because it was a 486 and just too slow.
All the Thinkpads I have looked at are very solid machines too, though I haven't used one recently.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
Only problems:
* One drive died
* One keyboard had to be replaced after a salesperson tried to feed it soda.
* Another salesperson somehow destroyed the connector shield for the floppy, unbeknownst to me. I reached around blind to plug a floppy in, and after a nice *pop* the whole thing shut down.
In the second case, I went ahead and replaced the keyboard in-house, since I knew they weren't going to fix that one under warranty. The others they took care of. IBM's warranty service absolutely rocks. On the last one, I called them up, and there was an Airborne Express box delivered a few hours later. Packed up the unit, shipped it out that afternoon, and the thing was back in my hands the next morning.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
This includes numerous Latitude CPi models - a seies I am none too happy with. Out department ordered a few dozen of them three years ago. Within a week, a third of them died. I haven't worked at the place for a few years, so I don't know about their long-term reliability. All I know is the OmniBooks that the Latitudes were replacing were tough as nails, and the Dells just didn't live up to their charge in life.
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:2)
4100, and 4150 model.. Lets not even talk about dropping them accidently.....
I have droped the CPxJ twice from 4+ foot hieghts and never had a probelm...once it was even running...(don't ask long story)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
I bought an IBM ThinkPad T21 laptop for personal use because the amount of abuse that they can go through but also that I can run FreeBSD over half the time
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
Re:Pathetic laptop cases are everywhere (Score:1)
1) LCD screen twice
2) keyboard twice
3) hard drive
4) the flaps that protect the PCMCIA slots fell off and get stuck in the PCMCIA pins
5) the hinges that holds the screen
6) the power supply
The only thing original on my laptop is the DVD/floppy and the battery
You're all alone (Score:2, Insightful)
armada (Score:1)
I don't know what model it was, but this is just an anecdote.
why? (Score:1)
it sounds like you're getting all you're going to get out of these laptops and compaq. whether or not you can prove them wrong when they say that no one else is complaining is a rather moot point, apart from the bad press they just got here on /. (i dunno how highly they were thought of before around here, all i know is that i'd certainly not buy one, had too many troubles with their desktops, let alone trying the laptops.)
vote with your dollars, and don't give compaq/HP/whoever anymore of your business. sounds like you've gotten as good as you're gonna get from them.
We need to get the opinion of a plastics engineer (Score:3, Interesting)
I would venture a guess that Compaq's quest for ever smaller laptops, quick production/obselescence cycles, and general nonconcern for quality products has caught up them, and it's hurting you.
Oh well.
Re:We need to get the opinion of a plastics engine (Score:2)
The other problem is lead content in the plastics. Lead is a wonderful metal that does magic to the plastic's heat resistance and durability. It makes it softer and more resistant to the environment. You can make fireproof plastics with a 40% lead content. Chances are, the wires in your house have a small percentage of lead in the plastic's formula. This makes it withstand MUCH higher temperatures before it breaks down and burns your house to the ground. The problem is that its hazardous to work with and leaded plastics do not recycle well. They have to go to the dump when botched. If they are reground and recycled, they do not remelt like other plastics as they have cured permently.
Toshiba Tecra (Score:1)
I've owned two Toshiba Tecras, the 750 and the 8100, and they are incredibly durable. I've beat the living crap out of them, dropped them off desks, down stairs, even kicked 'em a couple times, all by accident of course, and they continue to run splendidly.
Likewise, my office insists on buying Dell laptops and they are en route to and from the repair shop more often than not.
Notebook 100 (Score:2, Informative)
Totally off topic, but... (Score:2)
I used to work at Oldsmobile, back when they made Diesel engines. They saw bunches of cracked wrist pins in the field that we couldn't duplicate in the lab. We tried running engines on starter fluid. We tried overloading them to the point of stalling. We even twisted some con rods so the wrist pin was flexing sideways as the piston went up and down and we never could crack one. The boss was going nuts, wondering why they stood up to our super abuse yet cracked for "Casper Milktoast" (as he put it). The point? Maybe something similar is going on here; maybe there's some residual stress in the lids that must be relieved, either through heavy use ("carrying in a bag to university every day") or by cracking ("on a VP's desk, no abuse").
Sort of off-topic: different model (Score:1)
Re:Totally off topic, but... (Score:1)
We've had two of those ('82 Oldsmobile 98 V8 350 Diesels) and they were a constant source of income to our mechanic until we put a '78 gasoline engine in it. Once we replaced the starter and flywheel as well, it's been remarkably reliable aside from ongoing trouble with the power windows. The 2nd one's in the back, for parts. Just finished rebuilding the brake system (myself; about $80 in parts to replace the wheel cylinders, calipers, and master cylinder; not bad on a 20-year old car.)
It's main attraction right now is that it is cheap, (no payment!) and that it has room.. Very few recent low-to-midrange cars have enough headroom for me, and I'm only 6'1". And I even fit in the backseat..
Re:Totally off topic, but... (Score:1)
Seriously, what about the plastic getting dehydrated thanks to the typical office's hyper-optimistic air conditioning system ? Dry things are typically more brittle than damp things. Sitting on a desk for months without being moved is bound to dry up the plastic after a while.
I have a small crack too... I think I know why (Score:1)
Re:I have a small crack too... I think I know why (Score:2)
well i have an armada M700 (Score:1)
But i have a broken pin in my serial port though, and i winder where did that come from...
What about servers? (Score:2)
They must be made of cheap parts, because after they've been in the rack for more than a day or so, all three of them have been sagging in the middle.
Darn things can't support their own weight!
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
I wonder if I'll be getting new servers soon
Before you ask, I'm just an application developer. Our IS guys who set it up just look at it, and either just shrug or laugh. I did have a look, though - they ARE mounted properly, using Compaq rails on a Compaq rack!
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
I've got a couple of desktop machines sitting on Compaq shelves in a Compaq rack cabinet. It's funny - the darned shelves can't support the weight of the computers - they sag in the centre too!
I should take a picture of all of this - it's actually quite amusing, IMO.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
If you could get pictures, that would be great! I'd love to see how things look. hehe.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
I'll see what I can do. It might be a week or two before I can get something, but I'll give it a shot.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
Does this problem occur with all 1U servers, or is Compaq just skimping on the chassis quality? I apologize for the ignorant questions... but I haven't had the chance to work with 1U servers yet.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
FYI I was wrong in my previous post - we have five of the DL360s, not 3 as I originally thought (my app runs on a cluster of 3 of them, which could explain my confusion). Yes, all of them are experiencing the same problem.
They make wonderful servers, in terms of the components inside. Very stable, had no problems (except one of them had a broken RAID controller... which got replaced under warranty). All of them running RedHat Linux, installed directly from the CDs (no special configuration required to make 'em work).
Servers should not *ever* flex like this - I think Compaq skimped on the chassis supports. I've had much better experience with some of the newer IBM eServer boxes. They seem to be more physically stable in the same configuration. My only complaint with the IBM eServers is that they use Celeron... ick. However, they came with RedHat 7.1 installed, which I promptly formatted and upgraded to 7.3 instead - no problems whatsoever.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
I agree that the servers should not be flexing as you described... have you written/contacted someone at Compaq about it? If I had a couple of machines like that, I would be complaining big time with them
I haven't used IBM servers for a long time, so I can't really talk about their build quality. As far as Dell is concerned, I guess some of their servers aren't quite as great as the higher end Compaq's. Now the Sun E450 server is built like a rock (and weighs like a boulder... hehe).
Again, thanks for providing me information about the DL360's... I wonder how the DL320's fare.
Re:What about servers? (Score:1)
I would, but in this case the hardware isn't my call. Our IT guys are supposed to look after that (I only manage the software on the box itself). They seem to think it's funny but not worth pursuing.
I agree with you, though. If I had the clout I'd be bitching something awful. As it is, if the boxes break, I'll probably just get new servers
I guess this is common... (Score:2)
My wife and I both have laptops; I have a Compaq m700 (which, fortunately, is doing quite well) and my wife has a Gateway Solo 2150 (which, unfortunately, isn't doing so well).
Various things have gone wrong with her Gateway: the power management integration with Windows isn't up-to-par, the screens have habitual connection problems of some kind, and the batteries seem to fail. When I contacted tech. support about her failing screen (it would flicker in-and-out and various colors) I was confronted with the most bizzare questions that had nothing to do with the problem at-hand (my guess is it's their usual routine to avoid any hardware-based guilt on Gateway's part). Anyway, we sent the laptop in for repair and they fixed it... but only after sending it to the wrong person on the other side of the country, first. What a nightmare that was.
What's worse, the batteries (which, I think we can all agree) are pretty damn important to a laptop computer are only covered by a one-year warranty. And, wouldn't you know it, the battery stopped working shortly after said warranty expired. Thinking we had just abused the laptop by plugging it in too much and not draining the battery, I tried looking for a replacement on eBay, etc. What I found, in addition to a bevy (sp?) of used batteries available, is that this particular Gateway is infamous for battery failure (see this webpage on user complaints [newbie.org]).
In fact, quite a few of those people claim that there is a problem beyond the battery... but I don't really have a way to substantiate that.
So, those of us with the Gateway Solo 2150 are left with a tethered laptop computer with no reasonable recourse. One guy (on the webpage mentioned earlier) was whispering about a class-action lawsuit... but, talk is cheap.
</rant>
Interesting.... (Score:1, Flamebait)
This is another case where "Macs are more expensive".
Other than a bit of chipped paint on some TiBooks (mine didn't have it) Apple's powerbooks have consistently gotten great reliability ratings, survived being run over by cars, and dropped from tall buildings.
And they cost less than comperable PCs (which, actually there aren't any because Intel Processors run at 1/3 to 1/6 speed on battery power and are slower to begin with)... yet have higher reliability.
The ironic thing is you could get a $2,500 apple powerbook, run MS Office under Virtual PC-- ie EMULATION-- and get better performance than a $4,000 Compaq running the same software off of battery....
Like saying "Why buy a Toyota when you can get a Yugo???"
Not to be obnoxious, but there really is a difference. If you're gona buy a PC laptop, get one from a quality manufacturer... of which I only know of one: IBM. Toshiba and sony may be high quality when it comes to laptops too.. but Dell, Gateway, Compaq, no-name-- how can you be suprised when your Yugo breaks down???
Re:Interesting.... (Score:1)
Come on.. (Score:2)
> The ironic thing is you could get a $2,500 apple powerbook, run MS Office under Virtual
> PC-- ie EMULATION-- and get better performance than a $4,000 Compaq
Unless you have some benchmarks to back it up, don't go spreading around nonsense like this. Even the $3200 TiBook is a 800 MhZ G4, which is approximately as fast as a 1.8 Ghz celeron (see, for instance, cpuscorecard.com). If you think a 1.8 Ghz celeron laptop costs $4,000 (even from Compaq), well, you need a lesson in shopping. =)
Re:Come on.. (Score:2)
You're right, they're about the same price.
But the powerbook will still kick its ass in emulation.
What you're forgetting is that under battery power intel machines don't run at full clock speed, so your full clock speed cpu comparisons aren't correct.
Under battery power the cut the clock speed to 1/3 or 14th or 1/6th of normal, and cut performance too... because the intel processor is so poorly designed that it can't me made in a way that doesn't waste a lot of battery power.
PowerPC laptops run at full speed under battery power.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:1)
A lot of reports seem to be of the opinion that Virtual PC is a great concept, but generally too slow for field work; because of this, I doubt that the above is true. But why would you buy a PC emulator to run Office, anyway? There's a Mac-native version for years, and even the X version has been out for a while.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:2)
You wouldn't, I was just giving an example-- that if you require PC specific software, you're still better off getting a mac and running under emulation when it comes to laptops.
The performance hit you take with office is NOTHING like the performance hit you take on a PC when you unplug it from the wall...
On a PC laptop, they cut the clock rate to 1/3 of the normal clock rate to save battery power!
Re:Interesting.... (Score:1)
Re:Interesting.... (Score:1)
I don't know about every other laptop, but on mine, this is a configurable option. Of course, I have mine (Compaq 1210US, 850MHz Duron) set to use it, but if I was doing anything CPU intensive while on the road, I would turn it off.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:3, Informative)
What? You mean my PIII 850 slows down to 280mhz? I don't think so. Try to 700 (only if I want it to), and that will still outpreform MS Office under Virtual PC on a $2500 Powerbook (ie the 667 model).
I am an avid user of both Mac and PC machines. I know what I am talking about, you on the other hand are one of the poor brainwashed Apple zealots. Try to at least bash the competition properly.
And I'd like to point out that my Compaq laptop (Also an Armada M700) has been great. Armada laptops in general (and their new name Evo) have been great machines. A wide varity are used by my teammates, and I haven't seen any need a repair beyond the battery or a replacement "eraser head" for the mouse. Plus it has three buttons, great for middle-clicking for tabs in Mozilla. Thats one thing that drives me nuts about the Powerbook. Professional laptop, one button mouse. Let me know when I can run programs like OS X and pro apps properly on a Powerbook without an external mouse or keyboard shortcuts to use context menus, and I'll consider one.
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Re:Interesting.... (Score:2)
BZZT Wrong. Thanks for playing.
Even a 700MHz pentium will get its ass kicked by a 667MHz PowerPC-- and even under emulation the exceesive speed of the powerpc will still make it better to run it on the Powerbook than on a pc natively.
I'm not brainwashed-- you are. I simply know processor design and know that a PC running off of battery cuts the clock rate to 1/3, 1/4 or 1/6th the normal clock rate.
Or, maybe you can run yours almost at full speed-- and get almost ZERO battery life, which of course isn't quite fair because the Apple will still get a long, normal, basttery life and kick its ass performance wise-- just not by as much.
Oh, and piss off on the mouse issue- that dog won't hunt. This is science here, not your opinion. Multibutton mice slow people down. ITs a fact. Deal with it.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:1)
Re:Interesting.... (Score:2)
This is your perception, but not actually true.
Three button mice slow down experienced users as well.
The studies were done in the 80s... go check them out.
There is a difference between perceived time and by-the-clock time.
You perceive it to be faster, but by the clock it isn't.
That's one of the problems with CHI. Users ignore the studies that were done and continue to insist their perception is reality, science be damned.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:2)
And show me where PC laptops slow down that much. Like I said, my 850 goes down to 700. And it gets awesome battery life.
And I have to agree, where is the scientific proof that having three buttons will slow me down compaired to having to click and hold to get to context menus. And I still stand by my point, a professional laptop needs professional features. I simply CANNOT run a pro app like Maya on a Powerbook without keeping an external USB mouse close by.
Re:Interesting.... (Score:2)
Thanks for repeating what you said and ignoring the facts.
Such denial. Sheesh. You don't even know how fast the processor in your own computer actually is.
Its a shame that so many people have been fraudulently sold pcs.
But its unacceptable that they go around showing their stupidity and calling it superiority.
Flamebait. (Score:1, Flamebait)
The parent post is not flamebait. THIS is flamebait-- you fucking asshole stupid idiot moderating fucks who couldn't think your way out of a paper bag don't deserve to live, let alone reproduce, let alone moderate comments on slashdot.
This site increasingly looses its utility because there are too few actual thinking humnans aboard and far too many goosestepping idiot pc nazis.
Yeah, any time you point out that the macintosh doesn't suck, you're engaging in "flamebait". Sheesh. Not to long ago I had a post that was both +5 and "flamebait".
Metamoderation needs more teeth to clean out the gene pool, you fuckwads.
Your information, your life, it has NO value. Go kill yourself.
My Recomendation (Score:1)
These are great laptops. We have a client who is in the business of mobile tax returns. They are also very tight with money. Now they have been using these laptops for 7 years without a problem. Nothing wrong with the physical construction and the components are still spinning
oh, plus you can't beat Toshibia's 3 year warrenty
Presario 1800T (Score:1)
Too bad; until it started falling apart, I really thought highly of this laptop.
HP Omnibook 5700 did the same thing. (Score:1)
And you are surprised... Why? (Score:2)
I've had better experiences with Dells than many others have, esp. their Inspiron 8000 series. My dad has one, a friend at school has one, the research lab I was in at school had one, they all rocked. Their 7500s don't seem to be as well made - My apartmentmate had one and the battery door... Let's just say it was a HORRENDOUS design. Dell's reputation used to be stellar, they've gone WAY downhill, but they still blow away Compaq and probably always will.
A few years ago, I sold computers at my school's campus store. For destops: Gateway. Best prices, VERY sturdy design. Nice standard ATX cases - and ducted cooling, too! The Dell desktops we had at the time were subpar, with a tendency to develop weird noises.
Compaq couldn't make a laptop screen if their life depended on it. Average life of a Compaq laptop before the screen died = 1-2 months. 50% of the laptops that came into our service department were month-old Compaqs of various models with dead screens. (Nothing physically wrong, just dead connections.)
I agree with other posts here - IBM has the most durable laptops on the market (unless you consider those specially ruggedized ones), but you WILL pay much more for it. Toshibas tend to be solid and reasonably priced. We had mixed results with Gateway. (Unlike the desktops we sold, we couldn't reccommend one manufacturer across the board for our laptops. Toshiba ruled in the low price range, IBM in the mid, Gateway in the high end. Their low-end units sucked, but they had stuff in the high end that no one else had.)
Re:And you are surprised... Why? (Score:1)
Odd, that. (Score:1)
As for mac books, my pismo has been sent back a couple times for bad HDs. That being said, my TiBook (667 DVI) has fallen off of a table onto the front right corner (the corner with the DVD/CDRW combo drive). It was enough of an impact to crack the plastic and dent the metal casing but came through with no other problems. It's too new to judge reliability just yet though.
my tuppence (Score:1)
-my first one was a p1333 XPi Latitude. nice solid machine that never gave me a bit of trouble. had it for 3 yrs then sold it to my dad who has had it since then for another 3 yrs. it's still running with no problems
-my second was a Latitude CPi model with a P333 cpu. that one had issues with the LCD screen and cable running thru the hinges. when I finally returned it for warranty work 2 weeks before expiration, somehow they lost it.....in the receiving dock.
Dell's answer? sent me a completely refurbished CPi Latitude P666 with win2k, 128MB ram, a 10gb hard drive, and a new carry bag. all within 1 week. they didn't even bother saying "Why don't we wait and see if it shows up?"
-my 3rd model is a 15" LCD Latitude C810 that I currently use for work since I travel a lot and use it for pen-testing and other things. again, no issues with this system.
I've used docking stations for all of these, and again, have never had issues.
when they asked me what kind of laptop I wanted for my job, I spec'd a Dell Latitude and said 'none other'. the only thing I wish now is that the laptops came with the old optical mouse track ball like my XPi P133 did. not too fond of glidepads because as you start typing, and then your thumb brushes the glidepad, it moves the cursor to the mouse pointer focus point. happens at least 2 twice a day.
now, Compaq laptops on the other hand......those have been nothing but trouble for all the employees at my agency that use those. flaky 120MB floppy drives, keyboard going out, batteries not holding a charge, the list goes on.
not even suitable for being a boat anchor.
Compaq 715US Same (Score:1)
www.cgisecurity.com [cgisecurity.com]
Display Enclosures (Score:1)
I usually wait until a couple are broken and call them on this They send a tech who replaces them for free.
Re:Display Enclosures (Score:2)
Sager 2850 (Score:1)