Dafty Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 It coming up to the new financial year, and we are looking to roll out new teacher laptops. Does anyone have any recomendations of laptops? Anything would be of great help. Thanks
rush_tech Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 We have replaced ours with Lenovo Thinkpad R series. They have been a very study reliable machine. The few problems we have had have been sorted very quickly. Customer service has been very good.
Abaddon Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Second the Lenovo suggestion.. we have R61's and R61i's.. both been ok so far!
Dafty Posted March 5, 2009 Author Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks for that. its very reassuring about the Lenovo's as we have 2 currently on test (R61i). Like you mentioned we had a few teething issues, but never seen it in the help desk since
jcollings Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Good to hear people like the Lenovo R's . I am about to order 32 of them!
Haptic Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Good to hear people like the Lenovo R's . I am about to order 32 of them! As a sponsor of the forums be sure to pm me your details as we are sure we can provide these for you at a better price than your currently paying,
Dafty Posted March 5, 2009 Author Posted March 5, 2009 Has anyone had any experience with Lenovo's in warranty support?
Messa Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Dell Vostro 1510's - Just bought a load of these, they are perfect for the hectic lifestyle of a teacher .
rush_tech Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Has anyone had any experience with Lenovo's in warranty support? Yes, their warranty support is very good. Faulty touchpad phoned lenovo on the friday engineer out Monday morning to replace it. Edited March 5, 2009 by rush_tech
Ric_ Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 I've swapped to Lenovo Thinkpads... they're rock solid! We use the T-series ones which are a bit nicer than the R-series... either way, the product lineups changed now to a new numbering scheme. Warranty is excellent... we've used it a couple of times and never had a problem. As a testament to build quality, we had a little darling messing around in a classroom and they managed to konock a T60 off the desk, ripping the projector break-out box off the wall, and there wasn't even a scratch on the laptop! I believe you can also buy direct from Lenovo to sometimes get better pricing (I have never tried this mind). 1
Dafty Posted March 5, 2009 Author Posted March 5, 2009 @ Ric Thanks for that, I will have a word with them about buying direct.
FN-GM Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 I recommend Dell Latitude, very robust machines. If something goes wrong with them tech support is good and someone is on site the next day to sort the issue.
synaesthesia Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Another vote for the thinkpads. Best trackpads in the business and nice and reliable. Just stay well clear of Toshiba kit, getting fed up of the amount of them I'm getting with nackered backlights (Satellite Pro's) due to shoddy build quality.
dhicks Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Dell Vostro 1510's Would second that - no problems with ours (bought last summer) so far. Decent keyboards for a laptop, not too bulky (not actually all that much larger than your average netbook), come complete with bluetooth, webcam, etc. We'll see how batteries hold out. -- David Hicks
Dafty Posted March 6, 2009 Author Posted March 6, 2009 Just been told by a supplier that the Lenovo's are "end of life"! Is this true??
Haptic Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Just been told by a supplier that the Lenovo's are "end of life"! Is this true?? Which model fella,
Haptic Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 R61i's !! yep they sure are EOL are you looking at that as a base spec ?
Dafty Posted March 6, 2009 Author Posted March 6, 2009 Yeh pretty much. just did a bit of research and apparently the nearest or replacement is the Lenovo R500?
Haptic Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Yeh pretty much. just did a bit of research and apparently the nearest or replacement is the Lenovo R500? also take a look at the SL500 as shown below, http://img.systemaxdev.com/productmedia/htmlimages/cten/acer/152828-g2.jpg Product Description Lenovo ThinkPad SL500 - Notebook PC £489.00+vat Free delivery! Processor 1 x Intel® Core 2 Duo® T5870 2.0GHz, 800MHz Chipset Mobile Intel GM45 Express Cache 2MB - L2 Cache Hard Drive 250GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Networking Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft) Bluetooth 2.0 Telecom Fax / modem RAM 2GB (installed) / 3GB (max) DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz Graphics Controller Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 Built-in Devices Stereo speakers Wireless LAN aerial Bluetooth aerial Notebook Camera Integrated - 2 Megapixel Display 15.4" TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Optical Storage DVD-Writer Card Reader 7 in 1 Card Reader OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade Dimensions (WxDxH) 35.8 cmx 26 cm x 3.9 cm Weight 2.9 kg Manufacturer Warranty 1 year warranty Environmental Standards EPA Energy Star Compliant
difinity Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 All of our staff have Dells, apart from the occasional hard drive problem, they are excellent, and the hard drives are sent by Dell for next day anyway.
SteveLaw Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 We use Novatech, but we're skint (They probably aren't that much cheaper, it's been a "traditional" suppier here - I'm going to shop around.)
Divaldo Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 we've got 200 Stone MR055's and they've been pretty reliable. Their warranty includes batteries and powerpacks too, which is good!
pete Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 We're also using R61s - they're nicely bombproof. The SL500s are alright, but the R61s feel sturdier, I could only club a seal to death with an SL500, whereas polar bears should be possible with an R61. Haven't got my hands on an R500 yet.
teddybear Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 We have loads of the Lenovo T61 laptops, I'm kind of glad we aren't getting them any more... I've had quite a few with dodgy VGA ports on the lapotps for use with our projectors. We are supposed to have next business day support and the latest call has now been going on for over 3 weeks. The motherboard on the laptop needs replaced (this has happened to a few of the laptops) and each time an engineer comes out he says he's reseated the cables (very difficult as the laptop is in a drawer in the main office), he also says he's reset the BIOS (wonder how he's done that as they are password protected and it's still protected when I go in again.) I've had to escalate this as it's not getting fixed. When we call Lenovo (or IBM as they like to calls themselves, the engineers HATE being called Lenovo) they take the number for the school the laptop is based at, I give them my mobile number ans stress there is no point in calling the school number yet they never call me. When I've called up their support number they have lied about calling me on my mobile and leaving messages several times. I've been promised returned calls yet am still waiting. Never really had good support from them, looks like from the comments above I am in the minority though.
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