How to test laptops before making a purchasing decision

[rscosworth]

For travelling it is great (I use a T420s at the moment which is also worth considering) and is ideal if you also get the ultra base to sit on your desk for a quick docking solution.

 

[mikeh501]

Yeah, Dell have already been poo-pood by the consultants lol, it was really thrown in as "another option".

X220 seems like the front runner at the moment - as for questions, I don't really have any as such, it's more that I need to physically have one to show the consultants.

I'll give Lenovo a call and see what they do, failing that i'll just go and buy one online and see how it goes

Tell your consultants to jog on lol. I thought IT chose the laptops, based upon the business requirements... ask your consultants what their requirements are.

We have used Dell lattitudes for what seems forever, and to be honest they arent as good as they were 5 years ago. Our business also has its fair share of consultants and sales people who abuse their kit!

Our old D620's were bullet proof. The newer E series ones (black chassis) have been OK; and the new E series looks like a childs toy! - but by hell its quick lol.

 

[Vince]

Buy them all then send back what you dont like. We are 50 here and when netbooks were just coming out I had a word with (competitor) and asked if it would be ok to order every model and send back what I don't want. They said yes and I had the job of testing and playing with 8 or so different netbooks.

More recently we did the same with a load of dell machines as we are in the process of changing any machines that are 2 years or older.