Louie Flores
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« on: January 12, 2008, 08:38:26 PM » |
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2008, 09:10:53 PM » |
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Hi Lou,
Yes it runs fine on the computer. I saw it running on a users machine last week. Where do you live? I went to costco last week to find it but they did not have them in stock.
I see guys using all sorts of printers. Are you planning on having power and space in a van or carrying it into the home to print?
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2008, 09:24:17 PM » |
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Hi Dominic I live outside of Hemet Ca. I found it on the Costco website In am going to see if they have it in stock . My wife works for Costco and can find out if they have them and where.
Thanks Lou
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2008, 09:56:05 PM » |
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Lou,
If she finds one please let me know. I'm by the Ontario airport so there's 2 near me.
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Christopher A. Merrick
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2008, 10:45:50 AM » |
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Louie - I use a Cannon I-80 (I-90 is new one) about $250 works great- get a lot positive remarks from agents and clients. It's light 3-4 lbs. fits in computer bag with laptop. You do need grounded power source. I'm starting to do more e-mail reports it seems these days. If you own any Cannon products you can go online and get a loyalty code and 30 % discount . Chris
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2008, 12:34:46 PM » |
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Louie - I use a Cannon I-80 (I-90 is new one) about $250 works great- get a lot positive remarks from agents and clients. It's light 3-4 lbs. fits in computer bag with laptop. You do need grounded power source. I'm starting to do more e-mail reports it seems these days. If you own any Cannon products you can go online and get a loyalty code and 30 % discount . Chris
Thanks Chris I will check out the Cannon products. You where saying grounded power source how do I do that? Lou |
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2008, 01:27:48 PM » |
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Dominic
The Fujitsu LifeBook U810 is only sold online. There supply is running low FRYS sells them but they are sold out now. How about this will the software run on a PDA like a HP iPAQ ?
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2008, 01:38:08 PM » |
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Nope. We did testing on PDA's and the guys who were using tablets hated it. With a tablet you can see around 50 comments at a time. Switch to a 2.5 inch PDA and you see around 5. It takes forever to navigate around as well and you need a computer at the end to print from. So we decided to focus on being cross platform instead as there were no other programs that ran on a mac and windows.
You can also check out clearanceclub.com they get good prices on factory refurbished tablets. Plus you can find tablets on hp or fujitu's site for around $1200 and you have a full computer, where a pda is useless for anything else. Aim for thr 10-12 inch tablets as that's what most guys like.
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2008, 01:50:00 PM » |
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Ok I am trying to keep it small I don't want to really go up to 10 or 12 inch for that much I would just use my laptop and save the $1200.00 I will look around some more..
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2008, 01:57:19 PM » |
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Ok. Don't forget the samsung Q1 as well. Its the competitor to the fujitsu and has the same specs as well. The nice thing is that both have 1024x600 resolution so its close to a normal screen. Plus you can get internet, type documents, etc.
Check out cnet and pricewatch for other prices but I'd go costco if you can due to the 6 month return policy (as you know). Let me know if costco has any, I'll probably get one.
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2008, 02:05:21 PM » |
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I will look around some more and see what I can find.I could just order from Costco.com..  |
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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2008, 02:24:08 PM » |
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2008, 03:34:29 PM » |
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ok.. I like the Samsung it is nice but I like the LifeBook more. Lou |
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2008, 11:50:28 AM » |
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Hey Louie,
What did you end up buying? Did you get the U810?
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Louie Flores
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« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2008, 12:17:35 PM » |
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No I got a Dell Axim Pocket PC it came with 3D inspection software it was part of the course from Allied schools.
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2008, 12:27:59 PM » |
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Wait, the school paid for the software and the PDA as part of the package? 3D has good software, but I've always suggest staying away from all the Pocket PC programs. It just takes up too much time to maneuver, plus you need to sync with a normal computer afterwards anyways.
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Dominic Maricic
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« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2008, 01:21:30 PM » |
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Wow, how much did the course cost? The software alone usually costs over $1,000!
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