When I worked for Motorola, everyone in my workgroup was issued a Dell Lattitude CPi with a docking station. We had all kinds of problems with these machines. Mine went through two power supplies and then a new motherboard. One of our managers and my tech lead both lost hard drives, and there were several screen failures.
Ironically, the only one that worked right was the most abused. Its user dropped it, tossed it, and frequently carried it as checked baggage on America West.
My company has some converted warehouses on the South side of Austin, Texas. It's a pretty standard cube farm. Each cube is about eight-by-eight and has a single occupant. This is plenty of room for me.
The only problem is that the AC at my end of the building has been on the blink for the last couple of months. The thermostats are bottomed out at 56 F and it's still averaging over eighty by 3 P.M. It's kind of funny though that everyone has a $5000 Sun on their desk, right next to the $10 fan.
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When I worked for Motorola, everyone in my workgroup was issued a Dell Lattitude CPi with a docking station. We had all kinds of problems with these machines. Mine went through two power supplies and then a new motherboard. One of our managers and my tech lead both lost hard drives, and there were several screen failures.
Ironically, the only one that worked right was the most abused. Its user dropped it, tossed it, and frequently carried it as checked baggage on America West.
My company has some converted warehouses on the South side of Austin, Texas. It's a pretty standard cube farm. Each cube is about eight-by-eight and has a single occupant. This is plenty of room for me. The only problem is that the AC at my end of the building has been on the blink for the last couple of months. The thermostats are bottomed out at 56 F and it's still averaging over eighty by 3 P.M. It's kind of funny though that everyone has a $5000 Sun on their desk, right next to the $10 fan.