Is £700 too much for a SMT laptop?

[mrbios]

£350 each or there abouts (models seem to change regularly though) tends to always be one of the cheaper i3 laptops from novatech, recently we've started requesting the hdds be replaced with 60gb SSDs though on purchase. No reason everyone shouldn't have the same thing, can't see the point in wasting money on a member of staff just because they're higher up, end of the day 90% of it's use will be internet + office, not worth doubling the cost.

[JonWPS]

No special laptops for SMT here, although we're looking at providing them with docking stations, monitors, mice and keyboards after some concerns were raised about health and safety.

[pete]

Circa 500-550. HP ProBooks at the moment.

 

If he's doing a lot of timetabling, I'd be more inclined to pick up a 22-24" external monitor so he's got more elbow room.

[3s-gtech]

SMT here get laptops according to individual needs, so the head has an ultra portable AMD netbook for portability, and the deputies have hulking great VAIOs which have big screens for spreadsheet work. Bought to spec rather than price, but I won't spend more than £700 or so on the best laptop needs. Mine was about £400, but has had more RAM and an SSD

[sidewinder]

I get different laptops depending on what they require, but even the one bought for our new head (had to be 'high spec') came in at £600ish all in

 

Rest are circa £500

[Hightower]

We'd be looking at the £300-£400 mark ex VAT. That figure would include the OS licence, and as we usually replace a laptop for a dud one we're covered anyway in terms of CALs and other licences.

[Finch7]

17" screen with a low maximum resolution should do the job, the crappy screen will keep the price down.

[Roberto]

They get the same laptops at the same price as the ones we buy all the same for staff and students.