Vantage 8.0 and Notebook PCs

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Todd C. wrote:
> Anyone out there on V8 using notebooks and if so what specs did you have to
> get to for even minimal usability? Will a single 1.7Ghz CPU suffice? Any
> experiences with Duo Core but slower CPU speed?
>
> It's looking to me like our sales people are going to end up with a desktop
> PC for Vantage and then hang on to the notebooks only for travel.

I'd be curious if any Sales-Connect or Mobile Connect users would recommend
either one of those products for your sales people. Do the sales people need
the capability of a full client? Do they just do quoting and managing orders?

IIUC, Mobile Connect synchronizes sales information on the network while Sales
Connect is a web interface to customers, orders, quotes, etc. Just curious.

Mark W.
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I just had a user with a failed notebook PC and was looking at buy new vs. repair alternatives. It then dawned on me that notebook PCs with the power to run V8 are rare and/or expensive. Very expensive. Our entire sales dept. uses notebooks that I had thought were going to be OK but now look pretty weak (1Ghz/1GB class). I'm going to repair for now and hope V8 capable notebooks are available and affordable in a year or so.

Anyone out there on V8 using notebooks and if so what specs did you have to get to for even minimal usability? Will a single 1.7Ghz CPU suffice? Any experiences with Duo Core but slower CPU speed?

It's looking to me like our sales people are going to end up with a desktop PC for Vantage and then hang on to the notebooks only for travel.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


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At 09:20 AM 5/31/2006, you wrote:
>then dawned on me that notebook PCs with the power to run V8 are
>rare and/or expensive. Very expensive. Our entire sales dept. uses
>notebooks that I had thought were going to be OK but now look pretty
>weak (1Ghz/1GB class). I'm going to repair

You *might* be pleasantly surprised. The P4 in a typical desktop is
one of the lamest processors per-GHz on the market. Whereas the
Pentium "M" in lots of notebooks is very quick.

We're just a little 5 person office, but out of some Dell Optiplex P4
2400MHz boxes, generic Athlon 1800s, and a Dell notebook with a
1400MHz P4-M, the notebook runs the fastest CPU
benchmarks. Unfortunately, just about any notebook suffers from
lower memory bandwidth and slower disks than a full size machine.

Even if you get the expensive Dell notebooks (CAD or gaming
optimized), most the cost is in hi-po video that's not going to help
Vantage much.

I'll scrounge around for my notes on the CPU benches I ran, if you're
interested.


-Wayne Cox
Twenty Three, Inc. - Information Technology Consulting
828-685-2338
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Using the following notebook PC without problems with Vantage 8.0:

Base Unit:
Latitude D820, Intel Core Duo T2500, 2.00GHz, 667Mhz, 2M L2 Cache, Dual
Core (222-1263)
Processor:
15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD for Latitude D820 (320-4610)
Memory:
1.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM for Dell Latitude Notebooks (311-5686)
Keyboard:
Internal English Keyboard for Latitude Notebooks (310-7270)
Monitor:
Dell UltraSharp 1907FP Flat Panel with Height Adjustable Stand,19.0 Inch
VIS,OptiPlex Precision and Latitude (320-4566)
Video Card:
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Latitude D820 (320-4614)
Hard Drive:
80GB Hard Drive 9.5MM, 7200RPMfor Dell Latitude DX20 (341-2980)
Hard Drive Controller:
Standard Touchpad for LatitudeD820 (310-7418)
Floppy Disk Drive:
No Floppy Drive for Latitude D-Family Notebooks (340-8854)
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional, SP2 with media, for Latitude English, Factory
Installed (420-4790)
Mouse:
Dell LF USB 2 Button Optical Mouse with Scroll for LatitudeNotebooks, Tied
(310-6314)
TBU:
90W AC Adapter for Latitude D-Family (310-7284)
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:
8X DVD+/-RW with Roxio CreatorDell Edition Digital Media andCyberlink
Power DVD, for Latitude 120L (313-3883)
Speakers:
Dell AS501 SoundBar for 1704FP1905FP, 2001FP Displays, Latitude, Factory
Tied (313-3514)
Processor Cable:
Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) mini Card Latitude, Factory Install (430-1481)
Documentation Diskette:
D/Port, Port Replicator for Latitude D-Family, Factory Tied (310-7278)
Software Disk Two:
No Resource CD for Dell Optiplex,Precision and Latitude Systems (313-3673)
Feature
9-Cell/85 WHr Primary Battery for Latitude D820 (312-0390)
Service:
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response,
Initial Year (900-6600)
Service:
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 2YR
Extended (900-6232)
Service:
CompleteCare Accidental DamageSvc, Lat, 3Yr , 1-800-624-9896 (980-1499)
Service:
Thank You for buying Dell (983-2207)
Service:
Please visit WWW.Dell.COM (983-2217)
Dirline:
Gold Technical Support ServiceTraining, Latitude, 3 Years (902-4862)
Misc:
Execute Disable Bit for Microsoft Windows XPSP2 set to OFF,Dell Latitude
(420-5435)
Misc:
CFI Order Ready Asset Tag 3 (365-1388)

CFI,Software,Image, Quick Image (364-3346)

CFI Routing SKU (365-0257)

CFI,FEE,Integration,Image Builder,Only,Factory Install (366-1294)

CFI,Rollup,Integration Service,Image Load (366-1416)

CFI,Rollup,Custom Project,Fee for PCA (366-1552)

CFI,Information,Image Builder, (367-7772)

CFI,Information Latude or Optiplex,Only (371-2950)

Image Direct Call Center Support (982-0047)

Ron Robinson
Director of Purchasing
LI-COR Biosciences

Phone: 402-467-0606
FAX: 402-467-0867
Email: ron.robinson@...
Web: www.licor.com



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I just had a user with a failed notebook PC and was looking at buy new vs.
repair alternatives. It then dawned on me that notebook PCs with the
power to run V8 are rare and/or expensive. Very expensive. Our entire
sales dept. uses notebooks that I had thought were going to be OK but now
look pretty weak (1Ghz/1GB class). I'm going to repair for now and hope
V8 capable notebooks are available and affordable in a year or so.

Anyone out there on V8 using notebooks and if so what specs did you have
to get to for even minimal usability? Will a single 1.7Ghz CPU suffice?
Any experiences with Duo Core but slower CPU speed?

It's looking to me like our sales people are going to end up with a
desktop PC for Vantage and then hang on to the notebooks only for travel.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


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