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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#3366FF" vlink="#9900FF"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>I have always enjoyed IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads (started with a “60” in last century), although the T410/T420/W520 seem a little less “stiff” in their LCD frame. The W520 has had a problem for us in that their “combo” USB port doesn’t seem to handle v2.0 devices. The “v2.0 only” USB port that is provided works fine. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>I’ve been wishing for a W530 myself, mainly because it’s their first machine that will handle 32GB and also RAID 0 with 7200 RPM drives. Along with nicer video graphics, this bumps the price to almost $2500 though.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>I’ve bough Sony Vaios for 2 college age children, the most recent was last summer. Both seemed solid enough for the price (around $800-900 if I remember correctly).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>+Dan Gawarecki+ Desk: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#160CDE'>(952) 988-1801<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>(gav - a - ret - skee) Secura Lab: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#160CDE'>(952) 988-1511<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'>Software Test </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>mailto: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tms Rmn","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><a href="mailto:dan_gawarecki@datacard.com"><span style='color:blue'>dan_gawarecki@datacard.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#160CDE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#403152'>“Whatever you do make sure it improves society. Don’t just do it for the sake of profit.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#403152'> -Dr. Joseph M. Juran, American expert on quality (1904 - 2008)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#160CDE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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