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Run Over Your Laptop with a Truck. We Know You Want To.
You’ve probably wanted to do this yourself to a laptop computer at some point or another–run over it with a truck. In this case it was a DOW (Doppler on Wheels), a storm-tracking truck. And the laptop in question? The new Lenovo Thinkpad T400s, announced today. Lenovo did the demonstration to show how rugged the…
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The New Math at Dell
When does zero equal 23? When you are in the finance organization that supports Dell computer sales. Now it’s one thing to get busted by a state attorney general and then found guilty of fraud and false advertising. That might just hurt your public reputation just a bit. It may cause people who could become…
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Dell to Launch Partner Blog
Want to tell Dell what you really think? The comments section is open now. Dell says it will be launching a new blog to serve its partner community. According to Dell: “The blog will be a place where you can tell us what you think. I’ll also aim to get partners to post on the…
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Get hammered with Dell, or actually get your laptop repaired? You decide.
Need a story to tell your customers about why it’s better to buy through you, a reliable and long-trusted VAR, than directly from Dell? Look no further. The Consumerist blog has posted the story of a Dell customer who had a Dell technician visit to repair the headphone jack on her Dell Inspiron 9100. Well,…
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Takes a Licking and Keeps on Doing Something?
Kick it, drop it or just be mean to it, and it keeps on working! No, I am not talking about the latest outsourced technology worker. I am talking about the latest tablet PC from Mobile On Demand, the xTablet T8700. The xTablet T8700 features a toughened 8.4-inch touchscreen display, a numeric keypad, Gigabit Ethernet,…
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Going South to Move Your Data?
Birds here in the Northeast go south for the winter — following a migratory path that has existed for countless years, often ending up in Florida. Retirees here in the Northeast have followed the same path for decades, so when it comes to hard drive data migration, it should be no surprise that the latest…
