Comments on: Henrico’s New Dell Laptops http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/ Simplistic Complexity Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:29:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Henrico’s New Dell Laptops by: Jon http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1250 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:49:07 +0000 http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1250 I'm not blaming Dell, I'm blaming Henrico Country for choosing Dell, which will obviously ship Windows as an OS to the school system. I’m not blaming Dell, I’m blaming Henrico Country for choosing Dell, which will obviously ship Windows as an OS to the school system.

]]> Comment on Henrico’s New Dell Laptops by: Phil http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1249 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:03:32 +0000 http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1249 I think you're equivocating between Dell and Windows. Sure, Dell is foolish to sell them with Windows preinstalled, but you can't blame the hardware for the fact that it always has to get reimaged. I think you’re equivocating between Dell and Windows. Sure, Dell is foolish to sell them with Windows preinstalled, but you can’t blame the hardware for the fact that it always has to get reimaged.

]]> Comment on Henrico’s New Dell Laptops by: Collin http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1238 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:24:46 +0000 http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1238 I work on hardware day in and day out, much of which is Dell stuff. It's total crap. There are next to no actual screws in the units, the plastic bezels and clips are all extremely flimsy... it's a wonder they stay together at all. I work on hardware day in and day out, much of which is Dell stuff. It’s total crap. There are next to no actual screws in the units, the plastic bezels and clips are all extremely flimsy… it’s a wonder they stay together at all.

]]> Comment on Henrico’s New Dell Laptops by: angrycamel http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1218 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:32:43 +0000 http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2006/02/01/henricos-new-dell-laptops/#comment-1218 I don't believe its the brand of computer the Henrico guys buy that is going to solve the problem of longevity. The issue lies completely on the fact that the laptops do not cost the students anything as you stated above. So do you make them mandatory and then charge the parents? I think charging for them after making them mandatory would cause quite the uprising... then again, I think the fairgrounds incident showed us that the citizens of Henrico are at least willing to shell out $50 for an old and heavily used iBook. At what price do you set a brand new Dell to get the parents to trample small children rather than bitch at the school board for making them mandatory? Food for thought. I don’t believe its the brand of computer the Henrico guys buy that is going to solve the problem of longevity. The issue lies completely on the fact that the laptops do not cost the students anything as you stated above. So do you make them mandatory and then charge the parents?

I think charging for them after making them mandatory would cause quite the uprising… then again, I think the fairgrounds incident showed us that the citizens of Henrico are at least willing to shell out $50 for an old and heavily used iBook. At what price do you set a brand new Dell to get the parents to trample small children rather than bitch at the school board for making them mandatory? Food for thought.

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