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Best 14" Laptop for AVL + IT
Scott Holtzman:
--- Quote from: Nathan Riddle on January 12, 2022, 12:23:28 PM ---Precision 5xxx/7xxx does not have copper NIC (current version(s))
Precision is 15/17" formfactor.
Precision 3xxx is basically the 15/17" version of latitude 5xxx 14" series.
I highly recommend the 14" class of laptops over 15/17" for everything except coding.
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I have even given up on that since you can daisy chain Display Port. I have a travel 19" monitor that fits in my backpack and weighs 1 pound. I have to admit I just carry tons of dongles for the same reason almost every case in our company has a pair of .50 reading glasses in them. I carry a 2020 13.3" Macbook Pro which I find myself using more and more of. I am waiting for someone to leave so I can grab one up that has the esc key as a hard key. I also carry an X1 Carbon Gen 4 I think, it is a beast with dedicated graphics and 32GB of RAM. I have Fedora Linux on that box and I run VirtualBox so I can boot Windows if I need be. For lighting and sound we have dedicated laptops of various vintages. Video I use Dell SFF computers. They fit in a Pelican and are thermally much more stable than a laptop. The streaming machine with OBX is a 19" Supermicro.
Lots of different tools for different jobs. I was a Thinkpad guy for 25 years. If I was buying a Windows Laptop Dell would be my choice too. The XPS's are very nice lightweight machines IMHO, I think as nice as the X1 Carbon and the keyboard is better.
I don't know about you Nathan but I still have a desktop too. Google Drive and docs, Having our AD in Azure and 1/2 the apps migrated to AWS EC2 I don't install much software anymore but I have two 32" 4k monitors and two ancient 21" 4:3 Samsung 214T's. These are medical imaging grade monitors. I find that the 4:3 format is better for shell windows and it is so easy on the eyes. They are getting hard to find. I have a stash of about a dozen and I relamped and replaced the inverter caps that go bad in all of them so they should cover me until I am dust. But anyway I still like to work with the desktop all day, I have a killer keyboard, graphics cards. 64g of memory and it doesn't make any noise. The laptops stay in the backpack.
Nathan Riddle:
PSA
Fix for Broken Audio
https://www.dell.com/community/Latitude/Dell-5420-i7-i5-Ice-Lake-Audio-amp-USB-Hub-issues/m-p/8301582/thread-id/46125
Thomas Le:
Thread Necro but I replaced my Getac v110 for a Dell Latitude 5420 rugged. Works great but I do miss the twist screen of those early tablets. The getac is now a media player/backup.
i7-8650U, 16gb RAM, 512gb nvme, 1080p touch, iGPU + dGPU (disabled in bios for battery life), ready for w11/w12 when we're forced out of w10 :(
Steve-White:
For the field Windows based laptops of your picking - I use 17.3" HP Workstations with RJ45's on them. Yeah for field use having RJ45 ethernet capability on the laptop is the way I prefer as well - not sure how much longer that will be an option without a "dongle". :)
For the office, like Scott I'm a Desktop kinda guy with 27" monitor simply because it's the largest that will fit into this desk. 32" monitor on video security setup that sits atop the 27" for the PC. Also setup with 4-port KVM so I can maintain laptops easily just connect to docks. Logitech gaming class keyboard and vintage Logitech LX3 gaming class mouse.
John L Nobile:
--- Quote from: Steve-White on October 13, 2023, 03:32:13 PM ---Yeah for field use having RJ45 ethernet capability on the laptop is the way I prefer as well - not sure how much longer that will be an option without a "dongle". :)
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RJ45 ports are becoming rare on laptops. I need to find one for my day gig as my LAN port just died on my laptop. Dell Refurbished had some nice Precisions but they didn't have LAN ports and I've found that those USB dongles are not 100% reliable.
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