[windows2000] Re: Laptop recommendations
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:41:50 +0100
Greg Reese <> wrote on Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:07 PM:
How does it do that nowadays. Samba?
It's been rumured a long while now that Samba4 will fix all problems with
connecting to Windows AD and stuff. In a simple way for the user that is and
w/o lowering security on the windows-part, not like it is in Samba3 now.
> mac networking is easy on a Windows network. straight up tcp/ip, share
> names, and credentials. Nothing different than you would need on a Windows
> network. Macs have come a looooong way. the old days of fighting Appletalk
> and crap are gone.
>
> Worst case, you load the mac up with windows. It's a better hardware
> platform than what anyone else is making.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> On 3/8/07, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Greg Reese <> wrote on Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:15 AM:
>
> Isn't mac-networking a PITA to set up in a windows environment? I'm
imaging
> Ray has a win-network at home.
>
>
>
> > Spend the extra $ and get her a Macbook
> >
> > beyond that, I have had good experiences with Toshiba and also Acer.
> >
> > I like what see from Lenovo but have never used one long term
> >
> >
> > On 3/7/07, Ray Costanzo <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi list,
> >
> >
> >
> > My wife's birthday's coming up, and I'm going to get her a
laptop.
> > Hopefully she's not a member of this lst. :] I'd like to keep it
under
> > $1000. She uses her current laptop almost exclusively just as a
terminal
> > to remote desktop to her main desktop computer. But, I believe that
if
> she > had a decent laptop (as opposed to a piece of crap Compaq with a
> 900Mhz > Duron), she may run it as her primary computer.
> Requirements/uses are as > follows:
> >
> >
> >
> > · Must have more than 2 USB ports
> >
> > · Built-in CompactFlash card reader would be a bonus
> >
> > · Most used apps are Outlook 2007, Dreamweaver,
Photoshop
> >
> > · Built-in wireless connectivity is a must
> >
> > · Widescreen is probably the way to go for Photoshop
usage
> >
> > · Mimimum of 1GB of RAM. Ideally, it'd be one single
chip
> with an
> > empty slot available.
> >
> > · DVD burner would be a bonus, but not a requirement
> >
> > · Must not be a Sony
> >
> > · Prefer a Pentium (not Celeron) or Athlon (not Duron)
> processor
> > or whatever they're called these days
> >
> >
> >
> > Things that she would NOT care about:
> >
> > · Nonsense for gaming – she doesn't play games
> >
> > · Bluetooth – don't' care
> >
> > · Remote controls – don't care. We watch TV on TVs.
> >
> >
> >
> > I keep coming back to the Toshiba Satellite P105-S6147
> > <http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?seg=HHO&poid=360053> .
Odd,
> > though, because I never would have thought of Toshiba, but I just
keep
> > hearing good things about them. I don't think I've owned a Toshiba
> product > since I had a Toshiba walkman as a teenager.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts, experiences, comparable recommendations,
discount
> codes, > leads on stolen laptops with 4GB of RAM, donations, or
suggestions
> > appreciated very much.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ray at home
>
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