[SunRescue] RE: [SunRescue] Big honkin' laptops...

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I just specced out laptops for my engineers. We decided on IBM Thinkpad
A21Ps, 850mhz, 512m RAM, and a 15.1" screen, and yes 512m is the most any=

intel based laptop on the market can take.

Chris Byrne

-- Original Message --

>I think you are limited in RAM on a laptop to 512 Meg *only* becuase tha=
t
>is the densest SoDIMM available. I have never seen a laptop with more th=
an
>2 SoDIMM slots, and many only have one slot, with an amount of RAM built=
-in
>(32 -> 64 Meg in many cases).
>
>I like the IBM laptops *alot*. The company I used to work for *swore* by=

>them, and they were a money is no object kinda place (important to be se=
en
>as having the best tools, since we charged top-dollar for our work).
>
>IBM must have 15" laptops that would be suitable, but the availability
would
>be tough.
>
>512 Meg RAM is a lot of RAM - my Tecra 8000 has 256 Meg of RAM, and that=

>is sweet, but, you know, I never really stressed it much.
>
>I would suggest ignoring the RAM limitation for the moment, and find you=
rself
>an account representative for, say, IBM, and ask them for an evaluation
laptop
>with the maximum RAM, CPU, HD, etc., then configure it and give to one
of
>your workers. View it as an adjunct to their desktop machine, not a repl=
acement,
>and I think you will find that performance is adequate for short-term as=
signments,
>early morning brainstorming sessions, etc.
>
>I would suggest looking at the Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptops - I think they=

>look very good, and are quite state-of-the-art. If anyone would have a
laptop
>that could take more than 512 Meg RAM it would either be IBM or Toshiba,=

>IMHO - Compaq and other laptops are a bit more pedestrian, by and large,=

>from what I've seen...
>
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>Message: 2
>From: Brian Dunbar <Brian.Dunbar at Plexus.com>
>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 12:09:24 -0700
>Subject: [SunRescue] OT:  Laptop - RAM Query
>Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>
>If the list can suffer one more off-topic question: Laptops and RAM
>
>The 'best' laptops money can buy seem to be made by Dell and Gateway -
but
>their RAM available seems to top out at "only" 512 mb.  (The desktops we=

>own
>have 768mb RAM and we need every bit of it).
>
>ARE there laptops available that have the option to install more RAM tha=
n
>512mb?
>
>Why Do I Need to Know?
>The CAD tools we use require an obscene amount of RAM to function.  We'r=
e
>being blessed with the opportunity to purchase some laptops to replace
the
>designer's desktop systems (Lucky us!) . . . but there is concern that
512mb
>won't be 'enough'.  Money is a concern, but we have the money to spend,
if
>we need it.  Yes, I'm looking, but not having much luck.
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