HP laptop: please remember to log out of your the laptop in case someone else needs to use it.
Edit: Management took offence at the language of the previous memo.
HP laptop: please remember to log out of your the laptop in case someone else needs to use it.
Edit: Management took offence at the language of the previous memo.
HP laptop: your company has no idea what it's doing for it's entire technology department
Siemens PG: forget about making a resume ever again.
Had to look it up, the version with a handle killed me

It's actually pretty useful when you have to move around with it in your workplace. Tbh, I am so used to the handle that I'd miss it if my next computer didn't have it.
Unironically love that. There's a CD drive but what is that next to it? Is it a Zip drive?
The SSD slot. You can easily swap the ssd without having to open the computer. It takes a couple of minutes.
Oh, that's actually kind of cool. Is that for the primary drive or for swapping additional ones in and out?
For the primary. It is really useful when your ssd dies (happens more often than you'd think) and you need to keep working because you are operating in a situation where you can't afford to lose the time that would be required to swap disks opening the laptop. We have at least one spare ssd in my office always ready to be swapped in case of emergency.
There are also a lot of cool features on them:
They come with 4 usb ports, 2 ethernet ports + wifi, 1 dvi port, 1 dp, 1 serial port, 1 mpi/profibus port, pcie expansion, dvd unit and bluetooth (which is a given). They also, as per manufacturer warranty, can stand a fall from 1-1.5m without suffering damage.
If it’s the primary, do you keep those drives with OS pre-installed on them, or is there like… some sort of bios-like built in to hold the ummm… OS image..? And what about the programs and files and stuff? All vpn/network accessed?
Hopefully you can sort out what that is asking.. I know just enough about computers to fix Linux problems.. if other people have posted about them… usually… with significant effort.
Panasonic Toughbook: You're gone get wet and dirty.
I've seen them using them at In n out for the drive thru.
Lenovo replaced with Dell when the startup I work at was purchased by a multinational a year and a half ago. They’re closing our office down and moving operations out of state in June.
Can confirm. Currently on year eight, always with Lenovo.
Chromebook?
Did they ask you to make a western union transfer in order to secure your application?
Either skeezy AF scam, or Google.
You're selling meth
My last tech job gave me a Microsoft Surface, which possibly explains why I was hired with the promise that things would be really busy, barely did anything for a year, and then got let go because there just wasn't enough work to justify retaining my position.
Used to have a ThinkPad decades back. Still remember Howard comfortable the typing was.
Howard Comfortable:

Always comfortable that fucking Howard
Imagine getting a new job. You come into the office on the first day. Instead of handing you a laptop, they just give you a chair in the break room. You'll be working off a linux distro that's been installed into the door of a smart fridge.
I was able to choose my own Lenovo. Twice. 14+ years at the same place.
Sadly Thinkpads no longer are what they used to be. I got the X1 Extreme Gen 5 couple of years back and have had all kinds of problems with it. Blue screens, problem with fans sometimes getting stuck at 100%, constant problems connecting to the dock, not to mention bad battery life... My coworker had to get a warranty replacement when the usb-c port stopped working without any apparent reason only after a month of use. And other coworkers with newer models are also reporting issues.
creepily accurate in my experience.
Union.
HP but it switches with Dell every 5 years.
My peers have been there 20+ years. No one's dumb enough to get fired. I only got this job because someone retired.
The people are awesome. I hope to God I can work here another decade.
What if it is an IBM ThinkPad.
what if you get to choose?
Then you owe your IT unit a monthly sacrifice
What if I am the IT unit?
My company is using Lenovo, and a bunch of my colleagues were already working there 20+ years ago, now I've got a permanent contract too... I think it might check out.
Special rule:
Thinkpad but with 1600x900 resolution on the 24" screen and full hd on a 22" screen in the office.
That buys you only around 2 years from personal experience.
What about a Microsoft Surface?
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