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    Fleet laptops - what do you like?

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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce
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      For fleet, I'd still go with the Dell Latitudes. Get a Dell Latitude E5570 or E5580 to test it out. You may be able to get your Dell rep to configure them with SSDs... if not, you can have bench do them all quick.

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      • AdamFA
        AdamF @stacksofplates
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        @stacksofplates said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

        e7270

        I've been looking at the XPS as well. But that e7270 looks like as well. My next laptop will either be an Asus, or one of those Dell models.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @Obsolesce
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          @tim_g said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

          For fleet, I'd still go with the Dell Latitudes. Get a Dell Latitude E5570 or E5580 to test it out. You may be able to get your Dell rep to configure them with SSDs... if not, you can have bench do them all quick.

          LOL - like we have a bench team. 😛

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender
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            is there any real noticeable difference between i3 and i5 today?

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @AdamF
              last edited by

              @fuznutz04 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

              @stacksofplates said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

              e7270

              I've been looking at the XPS as well. But that e7270 looks like as well. My next laptop will either be an Asus, or one of those Dell models.

              12" model - nope.

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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                @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                is there any real noticeable difference between i3 and i5 today?

                The price. . . LOL

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                • AdamFA
                  AdamF @Dashrender
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                  @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                  @fuznutz04 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                  @stacksofplates said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                  e7270

                  I've been looking at the XPS as well. But that e7270 looks like as well. My next laptop will either be an Asus, or one of those Dell models.

                  12" model - nope.

                  Good point. Although, most of my day is attached to an external display anyway. So it isn't that big of a deal for me personally.

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                  • RamblingBipedR
                    RamblingBiped
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                    When I was involved in making those decisions at my last company I went with 7000-series Dell Latitudes and had zero complaints.

                    If money wasn't an option I would probably go with MacBook Pros and all the overpriced associated Mac hardware (monitors, magic trackpads, keyboards, etc..). I've been using a MacBook Pro for the last year and in comparison to my previous Dell Latitude 7440 it performs better and is more stable for what I do.

                    If saving a boatload of money is your goal, you should check into certified resellers for Dell. There are numerous companies on Ebay that will sell you certified refurbished units with Dell's full warranty for huge savings.

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @Dashrender
                      last edited by coliver

                      @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                      is there any real noticeable difference between i3 and i5 today?

                      Yes, depending on usage. The first two generation of i-series chips the i3 didn't make much sense for anything but the very basic use case. Today the i3 will do pretty much everything for the generic office user.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @coliver
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                        @coliver said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                        @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                        is there any real noticeable difference between i3 and i5 today?

                        Yes, depending on usage. The first two generation of i-series chips the i3 didn't make much sense for anything but the very basic use case. Today the i3 will do pretty much everything for the generic office user.

                        yeah, back in the day, my goto was i5... I'm wondering if I can move down to the i3 and be happy for the normal users.

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                        • coliverC
                          coliver @Dashrender
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                          @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                          @coliver said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                          @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                          is there any real noticeable difference between i3 and i5 today?

                          Yes, depending on usage. The first two generation of i-series chips the i3 didn't make much sense for anything but the very basic use case. Today the i3 will do pretty much everything for the generic office user.

                          yeah, back in the day, my goto was i5... I'm wondering if I can move down to the i3 and be happy for the normal users.

                          Probably. The i3 today is a decent chip.

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates @Dashrender
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                            @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                            @fuznutz04 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                            @stacksofplates said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                            e7270

                            I've been looking at the XPS as well. But that e7270 looks like as well. My next laptop will either be an Asus, or one of those Dell models.

                            12" model - nope.

                            You can get 15 inch Precisions.

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                            • jt1001001J
                              jt1001001
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                              All Dell Latitude here and so far no major issues. Hard drive fail here and there. Our Standard build right now is a 5470 i5 with 500GB drive (we still get spinning rust, don't ask) and 4GB ram and sofar works with everything we throw at it

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @jt1001001
                                last edited by Dashrender

                                @jt1001001 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                                All Dell Latitude here and so far no major issues. Hard drive fail here and there. Our Standard build right now is a 5470 i5 with 500GB drive (we still get spinning rust, don't ask) and 4GB ram and sofar works with everything we throw at it

                                You don't need to, dell is still drastically over charging for SSD in many units.

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                                • hobbit666H
                                  hobbit666
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                                  We've been liking the HP 250 G4/G5 range at the moment for the price.

                                  We tend to spend the same money and just see what we can get at the time make and model wise.

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                                  • jt1001001J
                                    jt1001001 @Dashrender
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                                    @dashrender exactly!

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @hobbit666
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                                      @hobbit666 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                                      We've been liking the HP 250 G4/G5 range at the moment for the price.

                                      We tend to spend the same money and just see what we can get at the time make and model wise.

                                      This inspires confidence - they are still using a Windows 8 picture on these units.

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                                      • hobbit666H
                                        hobbit666 @Dashrender
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                                        @dashrender We had a deal with the supplier they gave us some upgrades to Windows10Pro but I think they do come with 8 COA's 😞

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @hobbit666
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                                          @hobbit666 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                                          @dashrender We had a deal with the supplier they gave us some upgrades to Windows10Pro but I think they do come with 8 COA's 😞

                                          I can't even click on the shop now link.

                                          LOL - the supplier gave you a meaningless piece of paper? You can upgrade and Windows 7 or newer computer for free to Windows 10, even today. While others don't call it a back door way, it's a back door way through MS's accessibility allowance to still get the free upgrade. This allowance is so broad that it applies to almost anyone - like you have to specifically not do some very common things to not be included.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                            @dustinb3403 said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                                            Asus has a nice line of equipment in the ZenBook.

                                            I really would like to get one, but I just don't need it.

                                            I like these. I hope to get one.

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