Suggestions on a 17" laptop
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
What will he do with it:
Access multiple Electronic Health Records systems. Most of those systems require the use of Citrix Receiver, but the main one, athenaNet.athenahealth.com does not support the use of ChromeOS (though they do support the use of Chrome - so I'm sure ChromeOS will come sometime in the future).
Google services
AOL services
Exchange OWAProbably just not tested yet.
To get the full functionality (which admittedly the doc doesn't need) you have to install a MSI/EXE that is Windows only.
That said - ABSOLUTELY! athena finds themself behind the curve constantly! It took them better than 9 months to allow the use of IE 11, I can't recall how long it was for IE 10.
Even though Edge currently has tons of problems, they are still in a beta only stage with the use of Edge. They completely don't support Firefox - but Chrome and Safari are both supported.
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OK talked to the doc - he cares less about EHR access - though is minorly concerned that he might want a 'windows only' function in the future.
But I convinced him to go with a Chromebook anyway because of the ease of updates/management.
Here goes nothing.
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I have this 17.3"-er and it's absolutely amazing. The trackpad, keyboard, and screen are all as close to flawless and fun to use as I've ever seen on a laptop. The case itself is pretty ugly, but other than that I highly recommend it. Battery life is average.
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Nice.
Though the idea of not worrying about updates/virus scanners, etc - I'm hoping the chromebook works out for them.
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I made really good money selling 21.3" Acer's back in the day, not sure they're still a thing.
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@MattSpeller said:
I made really good money selling 21.3" Acer's back in the day, not sure they're still a thing.
How does one use a laptop of that size?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@MattSpeller said:
I made really good money selling 21.3" Acer's back in the day, not sure they're still a thing.
How does one use a laptop of that size?
With a forklift for transportation it wasn't too bad
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I can't even stand to use a 17" anymore, let alone something like that. That is SO much bigger than a 17"!
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@scottalanmiller said:
I can't even stand to use a 17" anymore, let alone something like that. That is SO much bigger than a 17"!
One dude was a long haul trucker, obvious application there.
Another attached it to the top of his mobility scooter. Lid closed it was a table.
They were obscenely heavy. And apparently 20.1", I got my merds wixed.
http://gizmodo.com/191388/acer-aspire-9800-201-inch-laptop-with-hd-dvd-released
Edit: not even 1080P
http://www.notebookreview.com/news/acer-aspire-9800-20-1-screen-laptop-announced-specs/ -
At some point you stop using laptops and start using a small desktop and a laptop.
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I've been running with Toshiba for the last 12 years. I usually get a good 4-5 years out of them. For what it sounds like they want these should be plenty of computer.
http://us.toshiba.com/laptop-finder/?N=4294967173+20905+4294967170 -
I'm really not a fan of any of the consumer series devices. Sure you can find tons of people who had great luck, but I've hear enough issues that I'd rather just stick with a business class machine.
Money is not a top issue here either.
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@Dashrender said:
I'd rather just stick with a business class machine.
Money is not a top issue here either.
A vanilla model you can load up
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np3670-clevo-p670rz-1.html -
@scottalanmiller said:
I can't even stand to use a 17" anymore, let alone something like that. That is SO much bigger than a 17"!
I can't stand to use anything less than a 17". I thought I could, but I'm returning the XPS 15 I recently ordered in favor of the 17" Inspiron I'm on as I type this. I think it's mostly just that I have a really tall torso so the distance between the screen and my eyes is far above normal, making everything less comfortable to see without hunching over pretty hard. 17"-ers solve this problem with a bigger screen and typically being less thin and getting it up closer to your face. that said if there was a 20" laptop I'd grab that in a heartbeat. I used to tote a Dell M2010 around college and it was amazing. In auditorium classes I'd detach the keyboard and put the box in the row next to me and be able to read and see it fine. I think it was 20.1 inches at 1680x1050 or something like that. The day they stopped making those my heart broke.
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It really was the baddest ass notebook-class computer ( at least it was for me, I'm sure it was too big and heavy for all demographics to carry around ) in human history. folded up like a brief case for easy portability. I'd get compliments on it all day long every day around campus.
http://www.theenglishmall.com/images/product/776/d9fd4fd23aba495eac53f4424345fe19.jpg
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Here's how it looked folded ( when you'd carry it ).
http://www.bloomberg.com/ss/08/10/1031_dell_laptop/image/xps_m2010_closed_300.jpg
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@creayt said:
I think it's mostly just that I have a really tall torso so the distance between the screen and my eyes is far above normal, making everything less comfortable to see without hunching over pretty hard.So, basically, you need a shorter chair.
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Yeah, I'm with Creayt - working from a 15" or (kill me) an 11" - man I'd rather die I think!
I have a pair of 22" monitors on my desk which suit me fine. I'd be happy with a pair of 19 if that's all I could have.. but doing day to day work from a 15" would just be super painful.
it's one thing to surf the web at home on a 13.3 (my Yoga Pro 2). But when I want to do actual work, I go to my office with the pair of 19's.
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@art_of_shred said:
@creayt said:
I think it's mostly just that I have a really tall torso so the distance between the screen and my eyes is far above normal, making everything less comfortable to see without hunching over pretty hard.So, basically, you need a shorter chair.
It's funny that you say that, because to compensate sometimes I drop my chair down as low as it can possibly go, which looks funny to most people, and put my arms as far into the desk as possible to approximate my face to the screen. Doesn't particularly work in public places like coffee shops and airports where there aren't adjustable chairs, and isn't particularly comfortable. Sharug.
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@Dashrender said:
Yeah, I'm with Creayt - working from a 15" or (kill me) an 11" - man I'd rather die I think!
I have a pair of 22" monitors on my desk which suit me fine. I'd be happy with a pair of 19 if that's all I could have.. but doing day to day work from a 15" would just be super painful.
it's one thing to surf the web at home on a 13.3 (my Yoga Pro 2). But when I want to do actual work, I go to my office with the pair of 19's.
Which reminds me. I've tried using a laptop stand to get the screen higher and even tried that at coffee shops before. You always hit an issue w/ getting it closer to your face and still having room to type comfortably ( or at least I do ). I'm totally w/ you on wanting bigger, real monitors to do actual work on. I just sold my rig and 3x 27" monitors to upgrade to a 40" 4k screen and now when I use anything but I want to cut my wrists. Big screens = big productivity IMHO.
