Reply to: Which Laptop for Contracting?

[ladymuck]

If only we had a Technical section that had more than one post per week.....

People post there if (a) they have a question to ask and (b) they have seen a question to answer. The fact there isn't anything going on there daily just means there's less noise pushing your highly important question down the list of posts.

[milanbenes]

one of 'em

Milan.

[milanbenes]

it makes you look like

[milanbenes]

because

[milanbenes]

Lenovo

Milan.

[fiisch]

Thanks all - gives me some sites to research!

[fiisch]

If you can't look at the requirements for the type of work you do and work out what laptop you need you aren't really cut out to be an IT Contractor are you?

Requirement is for a separate laptop to run Citrix, so any new/refurbished laptop will satisfy the requirements.

However, as a discerning contractor that looks to over-deliver rather than just hit the minimum viable product, I thought it'd be a worthwhile exercise to engage other stakeholders for recommendations.

If you're just delivering the minimum, do you even contract?

[fiisch]

If only we had a Technical section of the forum where this has been asked before...

Oh.. hang on a minute....

If only we had a Technical section that had more than one post per week.....

[jamesbrown]

What does Suity use?

His PI insurance.

[BlueSharp]

Real contractors use desktops

[northernladuk]

I got a refurbed Dell Win11 netbook (12") from amazon, maxed the memory (32Gb) and NVme(1Tb),, and got preloved docking station (£15 Ebay).
<>£300 the lot.
works a treat. - or take a look at DELL outlet for refurbed.

You missed this bit?

I am unashamedly an Apple fanboy,

[northernladuk]

Have you asked your accountant?

[northernladuk]

If you can't look at the requirements for the type of work you do and work out what laptop you need you aren't really cut out to be an IT Contractor are you?

[northernladuk]

Current thinking is a SurfacePro - is this man enough?

Depends..

[northernladuk]

What does Suity use?