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    Number One--ahem--Reason to own Toughbooks

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Stewboy, May 11, 2012.

  1. Stewboy

    Stewboy Notebook Consultant

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    Stewboy, May 11, 2012
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  2. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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  3. Alecgold

    Alecgold Notebook Evangelist

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    how can you pee on 36k worth of macbooks? these are the educational one's, they are 600 bucks each white plastic macbooks. That are 60!!! macbooks.. That's a hell of a lot of pee?!
    OTOH, it only takes a few drops of salty urine in the keyboard to go FUBAR....

    But the article made my day!
     
    Alecgold, May 11, 2012
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  4. baii

    baii Sone

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    Just in time when the school want to replace a new set of computer !?

    Or white color remind white ceramic?
     
    baii, May 11, 2012
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  5. Twocents

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    Hahahahahaha...kids these days...
     
    Twocents, May 11, 2012
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  6. mnementh

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    Why are the Police even involved in this? It's absurd. The law recognizes that a child is not responsible for his actions at this age; he is a minor. At most, there should have been some juvie hall agent there to sort things out and present the parents with a bill, which, in my mind, should be contested.

    15-17 unsecured, unsupervised laptops and an unsupervised 11-year-old. Who's at fault? REALLY?

    Also, I do believe someone is trying to make bank on this; I find their valuation, ESPECIALLY given the description of the laptop cart, highly dubious even given the cost of custom software packages which they would NOT have to license again; probably covered as part of a service contract.

    In fact, I suspect once depreciation and the actual replacement cost of these machines under a service contract are considered, the actual loss will be more like 10% of what they're claiming in this BS article. and THAT only if the child managed to hit EVERY SINGLE MACHINE in the cart.

    Blippin' ar$emonkeys.

    mnem
    Don't feed the goats.
     
    mnementh, May 11, 2012
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  7. MasterBlaster2039

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    Reason why i have many toughbooks is because when i lose a computer game, i have the bad habbit of destroying my computer/laptop. The Toughbooks can handle my (sometimes) aggressive gaming behaviour. I have to admit, that most of my toughbooks have no 3D card inside, but better a working laptop for gaming, as 10 smashed notebooks with full 3D dX 11 cards.....

    Oh, and am i one of the few Toughbook users, that use a toughbook for gaming only ?
     
    MasterBlaster2039, May 12, 2012
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  8. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    Nope. I still like mine for lighter gaming. Hoping in the next year or two I can get a I5 CF-31. I have gamed on CF-28MK2,3, CF-73Mk3, CF-50MK4, CF-51 Mk3, CF-30, CF-29, CF-18, CF-19. For now as my travel gamer I had to step up to a Used Alienware M11X R1. Good little machine and allows me to play Duke Nukem Forever.
     
    ADOR, May 12, 2012
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  9. Gamer872

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    "Crime doesn't pay"

    It's paying for me, oh wait, no it's not, there goes my sides.
     
    Gamer872, May 12, 2012
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  10. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    Tell that to the mafia. lol
     
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  11. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Tell that to Congress.

    mnem
    US Senate: Organized crime. US Congress: Disorganized Crime. Both paid for and protected by your tax dollar.
     
    mnementh, May 12, 2012
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  12. Azrial

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    :laugh: Anyone that owns a Mac deserves what they get...
     
    Azrial, May 17, 2012
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  13. Alecgold

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    So I deserved the CF-19 Mk5 that I got :D
     
    Alecgold, May 17, 2012
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