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Desktop Replacements and the 11 Pound Pencil

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-hefty-piece-of-lead dept.

Marco Ramius writes "Tom's Hardware Guide has an article up entitled 'Unwieldy Laptops or Portable Desktops?' in which the author lugs an Alienware Area-51m desktop replacement to a 32 hour LAN to assess what advantages and disadvantages desktop replacements have over desktops themselves." They also have a related article entitled The Case of the 11 Pound Pencil where an office adopts a desktop replacement solution to unsatisfactory ends. Both interesting looks at appropriate uses for hefty hardware.

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  1. HP pavilion ZD8000 by quokkapox · · Score: 4, Funny
    My desktop replacement notebook does just what I need it to do, it replaced my desktop. Plus it's mobile. I spend 90% of my time using it near an outlet anyway, so the brick just goes everywhere with me and the machine itself. Combined weight with brick and targus case is ~15 pounds. Battery lasts about an hour unless you try something ridiculous like transcoding and burning a dvd.

    The nice thing is, the 2.8 GHz processor and constantly running fans literally warm up the entire room where I happen to be working and provide a pleasant, white-noise droning all the time. My hands stay nice and toasty because there are built-in handwarming areas. Plus I can keep my coffee reasonably warm by resting it on top of the power brick.

    All in all, no complaints from me.

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  2. firewire? by iotaborg · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's great to see that a laptop with 2 cd drives, 4 usb ports, etc etc still does not have a full-fledged 6-pin firewire port.

  3. RAID array! by syd2000 · · Score: 2, Funny


    From TFA:

    ...there's even a RAID array!

    Wow, how'd they pack all those drives in there?

  4. Re:portable ENIAC by zenmojodaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right, a Toughbook is way too much for your dad's job. In order to prevent this shocking misuse of equipment, I hereby volunteer to take it off his hands. I know, I know... it's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

  5. Re:Come again? by vertinox · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since when did any "IT Professional" ever consider purchasing a fucking AlienWare machine? A laptop that has "a little alien head on the back"?

    Well... Maybe the guys who work at SETI ;)

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  6. Re:Well... by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...pencil."

    noun,
    An archaic instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a metal or plastic case.

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  7. Re:Well... by ajs318 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds expensive ..... I would have thought you could get a pencil for eleven pence if you went to the right place!

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  8. Re:One computer. by ROOK*CA · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know that many of us have at least a whole room dedicated to their computers but we are the minority.

    I know I do, it's referred to in hushed tones around the household as "The Temple" and smells of incense and candles.

  9. Re:Are Lan Parties still Revalant. by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes slashdot....a female

    Hosts Mom?

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  10. Re: Yes, they are by johnthorensen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nor can it replace...the smell.

  11. Re:Are Lan Parties still Revalant. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Poor cat :/