localzuk Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 I have an Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro V2085 (Intel Pentium M 1.7Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 80GB HDD, DVD-RW) - I really don't like it but it isn't my main machine now I mainly use an Intel iMac core 2 duo (2Ghz, 1GB Ram, 160GB HDD, DL Superdrive, 17", ATI Radeon X1600). I was going to use Parallels on it but have found no need to - I don't use windows software enough to require it, and with my implementing a 2X application server soon the couple of occasional apps will be dealt with. And then, for any testing bits and pieces I make use of our old servers that sit around.
kingswood Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz with 3GB RAM and running a few Parallels VMs for testing and running alongside the school network: a server 2003 R2 VM for training (just finished one MCP now on the other) and two XP VMs- a client for the test VM and one to actually log on to our admin network so I can test Sleuth and SIMS updates etc. The school bought the MBP. We are also probably getting an iMac in our office at some point this year for training our two new technicians on Mac bits and for management of the XServe and XServe RAID. I also just manage the Windows servers from the MBP too using RDP. Works really well. Paul
maniac Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 My work laptop is a Dell 610d, 1.6ghz mobile pentium, 512mb ram, not sure on graphics and HDD, can't remember! My work PC is also pretty new, 2.8GHz pentium 4, 1GB ram and a massive hdd which is really handy. All of us, even our junior technician, have our own PC and laptop. It really helps us do our jobs more effectively, as we can load all the network diagnostic and management tools onto the laptops and work from anywhere we need to. That's a serious advantage as our site is pretty huge! Mike.
localzuk Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 Yeah, I second maniac's thoughts on the usefulness of a laptop for a technician. The ability to just wander to a problem point and connect/check some things is invaluable and will reduce overall diagnostic times, thus fixing things faster. Most work can be done on a desktop but those times when I'm out and about I couldn't manage without the laptop. Derer1 - it sounds like your SMT need to wake up and realise we aren't living in the 90's any more - especially in a school the size of yours!
webman Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 We use an Acer Travelmate 290 and a Toshiba Satellite A10. The Acer isn't the lightest of notebooks and only has 256MB RAM but it does the job. WinXP and built-in wifi, and it gets used for portable projector setups as well. The A10 gets re-built a lot and loaned out temporarily so it's not always available. Plus it doesn't have wifi so it's not that great.
bazuk Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Mines is three machines really a dell precision m60 laptop, a dell optiplex 260 desktop and a dell precision 690 workstation with 16GB of memory mirrored 160GB drives and 2 dual core cpus with an awsome nvidia quadro fx4500 card. yes i know i like my dells baz
Brichardson Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I use an HP Pavilion 7800 running Vista, with a video capture PCMCIA card. When it's not being used for business, it's a PVR This laptop is incredibly sweet, and I've not had a single problem with it! Bill Cheap New Laptops
Guest Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 a dell precision 690 workstation with 16GB of memory mirrored 160GB drives and 2 dual core cpus with an awsome nvidia quadro fx4500 card. You sure thats upto the task of resetting passwords?
Ric_ Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 a dell precision 690 workstation with 16GB of memory mirrored 160GB drives and 2 dual core cpus with an awsome nvidia quadro fx4500 card. You sure thats upto the task of resetting passwords? Only if he doesn't try to run Vista (and that's without the whizzy 3D effects!)
phillipmillward Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I have a Sony Vaio PCG-6N2M running windows Vista I love it to bits Best Buy Thanks
Ric_ Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I decided a couple of weeks ago that it was time I upgraded to a sub-100kg laptop (I currently have a HP nc8000). I have been running Debian Etch for a while now and reckon that I'd like to use it as my main OS on the new one. On my travels I came across http://www.thinkwiki.org and the resources and info on there are invaluable to aid in the choosing of a new laptop for Linux IMHO... so I had a look into the Lenovo offerings and got 1st Technologies on the case to find me a Lenovo ThinkPad X60s. I was pleasently surprised when I received a call today and was told that a second-user one has been sourced and should be in next week UPDATE - Check out http://rmcharlton.blogspot.com/2007/04/upgraded-works-laptop-lenovo-thinkpad.html to see how I've been getting on
projector1 Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 having got lanview server working, i have got the scheduler working to shutdown pc's at set times thus reducing the leccy bill also i have order a few socket timers that office printers will plug into. I will set these to switch off at 6pm and then on at 7am = 11 hours of savings per printer x 20+ i will be seeing our ict co-ordinator to state what laptops i want for me and the other technician (lenovo's for the portablility side of things)
Ric_ Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 @projector1: Speak to stuart at 1st Technologies - I believe he has some X40/X41 laptops and tablets coming in too... may as well get them for a bargain price
john Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Mines is three machines really a dell precision m60 laptop, a dell optiplex 260 desktop and a dell precision 690 workstation with 16GB of memory mirrored 160GB drives and 2 dual core cpus with an awsome nvidia quadro fx4500 card. yes i know i like my dells baz You must work in the independent sector if you can afford that Desktop! Or it fell off the back of a truck
riedquat Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 I'm currently the custodian of a Dell Inspiron 8000 that was one of 3 laptops given to the school as part of a compensation deal. It was originally a PIII-650 with 64Mb RAM, 20Gb HDD with a 802.11b PCMCIA card. It's since been upgraded (out of my own pocket as there is never any money available for kit for me - thank god for ebay) to 320Mb RAM, 40Gb HDD and an internal 802.11b,g/a card. Oh, and i'm lucky if I get 3 minutes life out of the battery.
Joedetic Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Well, I've just bought an IBM Thinkpad T41 with a gig of RAM in it from ebay for about £250. I love it. It's only an inch thick and weighs a lot less than my Compaq Presarion R4065EA that's just died on me. The compaq was what i used to use when i worked in IT Services. That was a good laptop, bit heavy, 2GHz processor and a gig of ram, 100GB HDD. Good machine. The thinkpad is going to get used for configuring routers and things aswell as just generally getting lugged around to lectures etc. 1.6GHz Pentium 4 Mobile, 1GB Ram, currently 30GB hard drive but it's getting upgraded to a 120GB this week. It's got WiFi etc so is all in all quite a good laptop. I'm suprised that there was only mention of one thinkpad in this list. I think they are awesome laptops, if not a little expensive.
nebapneb Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 currently using a toshiba libretto 100 on the networks runs slack on command lin ('cos i can't get xwindows to work in 800*600) and dual boots into win2k gonna try to build an external battery pack for it to get more than 30mins life from it off mains power
Halfmad Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 I use a Dell GX280 that's got a few upgrades to it, mostly the HDD/RAM and a wireless card. Nothing fancy. If I have to use a laptop I do have a Dell D620 that the school bought for me but I generally prefer using a D600, no idea why I just like that model! Amusingly the D600 trounces the D620 on 3Dmark :-P
linuxgirlie Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 We have HP Pavilion dv5120eu laptops. Spec is here: http://www.ciao.co.uk/HP_Pavilion_Dv5120eu__6486785 It came with XP Home, but they were all re-installed with Linux anyway so didn't matter. Jo
PHolland Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 hey fellow techie peeps, my first post in here i'm currently using my HP NX6125 that i have had for about 18 months or so, its an AMD turion 64 ML40 with a radeon Xpress 200M I upgraded it not long after getting it with an additional 6 cell battery so it will work for over 6 hours of use, upgraded the ram to 1.5Gb with 256 thieved by the graphics card and a seagate 100Gb 7200rpm hard drive its currently functioning as my main workstation as my main workstations PSU fan decided to start spinning once every 5 minutes and has ended up frying, at the very least, the mainboard. the NX6125 has taken a fair bit of abuse and being lugged around all over the place its not the lightest of machines and i often find myself dreaming about a super lightweight viao, but then you have to trade weight, power and costs and i'm not the most patient of people it was also a surprisingly affordable unit, if memory serves it was around £700 when we got it with an 80Gb 5400rpm hard drive and 512Mb RAM
macca Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 Dell LAtitude D520 Duo core and 60 gig hard drive and 2 gig ram
sidewinder Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 Ive got an unbranded 2Ghz Pentium-M with 1GB RAM and 40GBHD - Sounds good but its crap. Awful build quality and crashes whenever you try and put it into standby. I dont really use it to its fullest, as it spends 99% of the time at home on my desk There are various laptops I use in school though, we have a couple for IT use including my favorite Toshiba Tecra A1 (i think thats what it is) For switches Ive actually got old laptops permanently stationed in 2 or 3 cabs, and have another one as an emergency one to take if problems are reported. New laptops arnt so good for this job as they dont have serial ports!
techyphil Posted May 10, 2007 Author Posted May 10, 2007 Wow some good and some not soo good, well i've finally got my upgrade lappy which I was after. It doesnt have a brill gfx adapter which I should imagine would speed it up a bit more especially games coff Neways its a Dual Core 2 Duo 4MB Cache - 677fsb, 1gb ram (not 2 like macca heh :/ ) but fast HDD the 80gb 7,200 SATAII and the XVGA 15" screen. Got a good deal from dell for 2 of these btw - priced up at ~£1000 each ex VAT + Delivery, and we got um for £750 plus free delivery (obviously we dunt pay VAT) and free bags. Fingers crossed it will cope with the amount of work I give it. Cheers
mrphil Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 laptop is dell d620 with 2gb ram and Nvidia quadro graphics core2 duo processor and a battery pack to slot in where the cd drive normally goes it is the absolute boss
Guest richard Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 At the moment I'm using my own Acer Aspire 1642 WLMi. Pentium M 1.7 1 ggb ram and a 100gb hard drive. Running Vista Ultimate on it after a i spent 1 hour on the phone to Microsoft moving it over from my main home PC.
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