Need to purchase 58 laptops...who to go with?

[403Forbidden]

Ok I have the plesure of selecting 58 laptops to purchase. I've been looking at Dell. Any other advice? Here's my concerns.

Screen size/quality is least important.
When at work, the laptops will be docked
to a docking station and 17in monitor.

Weight is semi-important. From my experience,
6-7 pounds is the maximum.

Dependability is most imporant. These laptops
are basically so that people will have their
work/documents/emails/drafts with them whereever
they go.

 

[DancingBear]

I use a Dell from work. I like it alot. IMO the only other brand to consider is IBM.

Don't skimp on memory or screen size. I used to use a ThinkPad with a small screen and I didn't do nearly as much work away from the office as I do now.

 

[DanStp]

Well my opinion is IBM Thinkpads, they are very durable and well built. They even have become more uptodate with their specs and features. I have seen some running 100% CPU load for months, like running SETI, without any problems.

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

Where i work HP seems to be the laptop of choice. People here seem to like them

 

[Viper22]

Gateways seem to be pretty good though i am a little biased If you need configurations or pricing email me and I will see what i can do.

 

[randomlinh]

I'd have to say IBM, my uncle has one and it's very seems like it could take a beatin and keep on goin.

BTW, you sure you don't want to buy 59 laptops

 

[Prodigy^]

I've heard good stuff about IBM's too.....and I still think that little knob you use as a mouse, kicks ass

 

[utopia]

IBM here!

 

[Czar]

We have a few Dell Latitude at work, they seem fine, though I dont have much experiance with laptops. I´d still prefeer to have a GeForce2 MX in them instead of some ATI junk

 

[Chadder007]

We have had trouble with multiple Gateway laptops here at where I work. I would suggest either IBM or Dell. Especially Dell though, they make a sturdy product.

 

[randomlinh]

oh yeah.. the pointing devices... you know, i hate both the stick and touchpad... i'd just carry around a mouse and make some sliding board for the laptop.

 

[Tripleshot]

Last year we bought 13 dell inspiron 7000 and 7500 laptops/with docking stations. They are excellent. There is no question (we also had IBM and Toshiba to compare to), and 1 call to Dell and you will be able to negotiate a sweet package foe an order that size.

 

[Train]

For good laptops there are really only three options:

Dell
Toshiba
IBM

Toshiba's are actually the highest rated, but for 58 of them, id stick with Dell or IBM, just out of expirience when buying bulk laptops from them.

 

[DaddyG]

Just to put a different spin on things, absolutely the best laptop I have seen comes from ASUSTEK, yep the same as the famous mobo maker. The screen is the most brilliant I have ever seen.

 

[cobain]

I would say either Dell, HP or IBM. Have used them and are great. Maybe with Dell you can configure them to suit your needs better.