WFH laptop - budget £775
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Hi all,
A friend’s company is now offering some funding for WFH technology, after holding out for the last 15 months.
The budget is 775£ for a laptop. They are looking for something that is relatively small and light, and will handle running a Citrix virtual session and ideally 2 external monitors.
Are there any such laptops around? How about those which swivel around and you can use the screen as a tablet - what is the starting price for those?
Many thanks. I was asked these questions but honestly have about as much idea as the person asking them!
A friend’s company is now offering some funding for WFH technology, after holding out for the last 15 months.
The budget is 775£ for a laptop. They are looking for something that is relatively small and light, and will handle running a Citrix virtual session and ideally 2 external monitors.
Are there any such laptops around? How about those which swivel around and you can use the screen as a tablet - what is the starting price for those?
Many thanks. I was asked these questions but honestly have about as much idea as the person asking them!
Be quick https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-new-inspiron...
Will drive 2 external screen (HDMI and DP over USB C) decent resolution 512GB SSD , 16 GB RAM.
Will drive 2 external screen (HDMI and DP over USB C) decent resolution 512GB SSD , 16 GB RAM.
xeny said:
Be quick https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-new-inspiron...
Will drive 2 external screen (HDMI and DP over USB C) decent resolution 512GB SSD , 16 GB RAM.
Thank you. How much of a deal is this in reality? Will drive 2 external screen (HDMI and DP over USB C) decent resolution 512GB SSD , 16 GB RAM.
klan8456 said:
What is the name for the type of laptop that has a swivel screen which can be used as a tablet?
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop/2-in-1-busine...Edited by Mammasaid on Tuesday 8th June 10:05
Mammasaid said:
klan8456 said:
What is the name for the type of laptop that has a swivel screen which can be used as a tablet?
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop/2-in-1-busine...https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/inspiron-15-2-in-...
I'd be asking how long its expected to last and if you are responsible for replacing it once it breaks? If you are then looking for one with a decent lenght warranty will be important. Also, is that warranty next day on site repair or do you have to send it away? If you have to send it away how long will it be away for and what are you using in the meantime?
klan8456 said:
ollyprice87 said:
Plenty in that price range but why don't the company order them and lose the VAT?
No idea. Massive global company operating in 100 countries, so probably just easier to have a blanket global policy. Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
Edited by romeodelta on Tuesday 8th June 23:46
romeodelta said:
Can't help but this seems like a strange approach from so many angles.
Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, RTB, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
Because Citrix. Everything on the laptop itself belongs to the user, and the corporate domain lives in the virtual session, so the user can't do anything damaging,. It's called BYOD, and it's a way to let users have the computer they want. It also means the user's computer doesn't need to have much power. If the user breaks the hardware, they can access the same session from any other computer securely. No user terminal backups are needed and it saves lots of money.Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, RTB, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
LunarOne said:
romeodelta said:
Can't help but this seems like a strange approach from so many angles.
Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, RTB, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
Because Citrix. Everything on the laptop itself belongs to the user, and the corporate domain lives in the virtual session, so the user can't do anything damaging,. It's called BYOD, and it's a way to let users have the computer they want. It also means the user's computer doesn't need to have much power. If the user breaks the hardware, they can access the same session from any other computer securely. No user terminal backups are needed and it saves lots of money.Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, RTB, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
jamm13dodger said:
I'd be asking how long its expected to last and if you are responsible for replacing it once it breaks? If you are then looking for one with a decent lenght warranty will be important. Also, is that warranty next day on site repair or do you have to send it away? If you have to send it away how long will it be away for and what are you using in the meantime?
Good question. I checked and the response is: - can get new kit once every 3 years
- company will not pay for additional warranty or support
- if it breaks, you pay to fix it. You are expected to keep working, so would need to find a new laptop or other computer same day
romeodelta said:
klan8456 said:
ollyprice87 said:
Plenty in that price range but why don't the company order them and lose the VAT?
No idea. Massive global company operating in 100 countries, so probably just easier to have a blanket global policy. Helpdesk support for some random POS laptop from Currys with whatever crappy AV software it comes with blocking everything, will be a nightmare. No SOE image, user has admin rights to install all the viruses they want, warranty claims, have to talk every user through installing VPN and other software. Madness.
My bet is Procurement are struggling/can't be arsed to source a bulk order due to the global shortage, so have suggested this - but it will come back to bite them 100%.
Edited by romeodelta on Tuesday 8th June 23:46
romeodelta said:
I get BYOD as an exception, but as a rule for 1000s of users? I've personally never been a fan of VDI, just seems like this is going to be a headache to support IMO.
I think this coming is up beyond 300k users on Citrix, seems to have worked for the past year from what I hear (obviously just one person’s view and I’m getting 2nd hand info) If your friend is going to buy from Dell and has an American Express card, they can get £100 statement credit on £750 cumulatively spend so their budget can stretch to £875.
See this thread post #13
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See this thread post #13
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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