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Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.

Thank you.

Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

Tell me about your work laptop

I am looking for a new laptop and hoping you all might have some insight.  I have a laptop at home, but it's a gaming laptop (thanks, DH...) and about the least portable device.  I am looking for something small, yet powerful.  I want to be able to remote access into work and run our programs, which include some industry specific applications.  It would not be my main computer, but rather something for when I am on the road. On a typical day, from my workstation in the office, I am running Outlook, Excel, a database sort of program and 2 accounting programs simultaneously.  I am also flipping back and forth between several folders on our servers. Does anyone have any good recommendations of a small, yet powerful laptop with decent battery life? Also, I would be looking to use an AT&T aircard with it, if it doesn't come with one hardwired in.
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Re: Tell me about your work laptop

  • My laptop was issued by my employer to ensure it has all the correct security features in place.  It's an IBM ThinkPad.

    Does your employer not issue them?

  • I am my employer :)  Currently, when we remote access, we access into our individual workstations and do have security features in place, but I am looking to access server directly and update to a more portable laptop.
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  • I use a MacBook Pro - I need the extra power because I'm often running several programs (like 7 or 8) at the same time, along with VMWare which is a power hog but my laptop is pretty heavy. Some of my coworkers use MacBooks or MacBook Airs and they seem to be happy with them and they are lighter. The only problem with the MacBook is needing to run VMWare or dual boot for certain programs that just won't work on a Mac but most things (Excel, etc) are just fine. 
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    I am my employer :)  Currently, when we remote access, we access into our individual workstations and do have security features in place, but I am looking to access server directly and update to a more portable laptop.

    Ah, gotcha Big Smile

  • I have a Gateway NV78. My employer did a lot of research and we have highup contacts at Intel, IBM, Dell, etc. and this was the laptop they recommended. My battery usually lasts at least four hours, I work from home sometimes, and am constantly multi-tasking so I have no patience for a computer that can't keep up. Another plus was it is around $500.

    We used to have IBM Thinkpads and hated them.

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