View Full Version : Maybe this isn't the greatest idea, but.
I've been trying for some time to convince Ms. J we need another PC to free one up for her personal use and have a committed machine for the business, but to no avail; I believe, however, I may have struck on a strategy she seems to agree with-
Buy a fancy wide-screen laptop with great specs exclusively for the biz, one that will still take up less premium desk-space, but that I can leave more-or-less in place.
It would be mobile as well, that being the heretofore unconsidered variable, and one I would place great importance on, given that this capability might make taking a vacation easier.
What about the idea, though?
It's got to be dead-nuts reliable, hardware-wise, so...
Detale
11-03-2009, 11:10 PM
In my humble experience I have yet to find a 100% reliable laptop. I hate the things, truly hate them. For the money you'll spend on a laptop you could build a no frills desktop and save a bunch of cash man. You could always build a micro ATX setup and get a KVM switch to share the screen.
I just bought my wife a netbook (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Eee+PC+Netbook+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Atom%26%23153%3B+Processor+-+Midnight+Blue/9556811.p?id=1218124205088&skuId=9556811) and she loves the thing, mostly because i promised not to touch it at all.
clocker
11-03-2009, 11:50 PM
+1 on the laptop hate.
Especially for a mission critical, business machine.
NO computer is "dead nuts reliable" but laptops are touchier than a pubescent girl (and not in a good way).
D.'s idea of the KVM switch/barebones PC is a practical concept that I would prefer over a laptop any day.
In my humble experience I have yet to find a 100% reliable laptop. I hate the things, truly hate them. For the money you'll spend on a laptop you could build a no frills desktop and save a bunch of cash man. You could always build a micro ATX setup and get a KVM switch to share the screen.
I just bought my wife a netbook (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Eee+PC+Netbook+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Atom%26%23153%3B+Processor+-+Midnight+Blue/9556811.p?id=1218124205088&skuId=9556811) and she loves the thing, mostly because i promised not to touch it at all.
Just got my own netbook (HP 5101, 160G 7200, Atom 1.66G, 2G DDR2, 6-cell batt...$505 US); it's 'da bomb.
Anyway, I understand that ultimately the lappie would be a bit less reliable, but I'd have QuickBooks duplicated on one or the other of our desktops, and, quite frankly, we'd be talking a machine that would only be used for anything else on the occasion of a getaway, so we'd be covered finally by our online backup.
If it went to hell on vacation, I guess I'd sweat until I got home, but.
Ah, well.
It was just an idea.
Ms. J also likes those all-in-ones (I don't).
D's idea has some merit, for sure.
I could still do the lappy-thing for a road warrior and use it as the on-site back-up...still doesn't solve the exclusively-for-her-use question.
Geez, now I need two new machines...
clocker
11-04-2009, 02:00 AM
Think of it as j2's Personal Economic Stimulus Package.
You'll singlehandedly double the UP's GDP for the quarter.
Well, if I could find a PC mfr. in Michigan...
clocker
11-04-2009, 04:13 AM
I'm sure that shop down the road would be happy to set you up.
Detale
11-04-2009, 08:52 PM
Maybe I'm missing something, as usual, but you can build a system can't you J?
Sure, but if I'm going to build a system, I'm gonna light it up.
Along those lines, I've ideated giving Ms. J my machine in order to entice her to give up her dual-core Dell to the "office" effort.
Perfect solution.
There is also the "I'm used to XP and prefer it to everything (including Vista and Win7) I haven't tried" issue.
Regretfully - for reason's sake - my default solution ends-up being a new PC for me, and that'd be an i7-12G RAM-Radeon 5870-1000 watt-type of thing.
Hmmm.
Maybe I ought to shop that out...
clocker
11-05-2009, 12:44 AM
Boys + toys + Christmas= happiness.
I'm not getting my hopes up.
Detale
11-05-2009, 03:45 AM
I love those scenarios J. I am actually embattled in one of those awesome husband moves ATM. D is prob going to get the Corsair Obsidian case with a SSD in a few days
Way cool.
Let us know if that works out, D.
Detale
11-10-2009, 07:53 AM
Well I'm up by 50% I have the corsair case but the SSD is a little pricey for now. I'm waiting a week or two for that one.
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