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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
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            @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.

                  rcdJEbS.png

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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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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                          @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

                          @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.

                          It's not a back door. It's the official "everyone can upgrade" policy as open and welcoming and front door as it gets. There isn't a single iota of back door, loophole or anything of the sort as has been covered completely. Zero back door, all front door and official and proper.

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates
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                            These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                            http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                            Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                            The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

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

                              These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                              http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                              Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                              The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                              Xeons!

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                              • black3dynamiteB
                                black3dynamite @Obsolesce
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                                @tim_g said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

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

                                These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                Xeons!

                                I wonder how hot the laptop gets with Xeons?

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                                • travisdh1T
                                  travisdh1 @black3dynamite
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                                  @black3dynamite said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

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

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

                                  These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                  http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                  Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                  The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                  Xeons!

                                  I wonder how hot the laptop gets with Xeons?

                                  Only a low-power quad core model? Probably less hot than the HP EliteBook I have. Between the i7 and Quadro 2000, it can put out a decent amount of heat.

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

                                    These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                    http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                    Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                    The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                    Definitely overkill for normal office workers that are spending 90% of their day in chrome and the other 10% in Outlook.

                                    The XPS 15" starts at $1000 and still doesn't have a 100% SSD in it 😞 I don't need a ton of storage!

                                    Thanks for the link.

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                                    • PenguinWranglerP
                                      PenguinWrangler @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.

                                      My laptop for work is an E5570, no complaints whatsoever. I have 16GB of RAM and an encrypting SSD. Does anything I ask of it.

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                                      • ObsolesceO
                                        Obsolesce @Dashrender
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                                        @dashrender said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

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

                                        These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                        http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                        Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                        The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                        Definitely overkill for normal office workers that are spending 90% of their day in chrome and the other 10% in Outlook.

                                        The XPS 15" starts at $1000 and still doesn't have a 100% SSD in it 😞 I don't need a ton of storage!

                                        Thanks for the link.

                                        What good is an SSD for Chrome and Outlook? Seems like a waste of money.

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                                        • stacksofplatesS
                                          stacksofplates @Obsolesce
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                                          @tim_g said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

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

                                          These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                          http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                          Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                          The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                          Xeons!

                                          Ya they are awesome. I love my XPS 13 and my Latitude.

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @Obsolesce
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                                            @tim_g said in Fleet laptops - what do you like?:

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

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

                                            These are the Precisions I'm talking about.

                                            http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-m5510-workstation

                                            Exactly the same as an XPS but with higher specs

                                            The XPS also comes in 15 inch if you don't need the "business" model.

                                            Definitely overkill for normal office workers that are spending 90% of their day in chrome and the other 10% in Outlook.

                                            The XPS 15" starts at $1000 and still doesn't have a 100% SSD in it 😞 I don't need a ton of storage!

                                            Thanks for the link.

                                            What good is an SSD for Chrome and Outlook? Seems like a waste of money.

                                            The whole thing seems like a waste of money. If you are buying business grade laptops when they essentially need a chromebook, anything seems like a waste.

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