New to Levono - Thinking of a W-520

Hello,
I am new here, though I have read a lot of the community has to say concerning Levono, especially the W-520. The community seems to give unbiased straightforward opinions regarding Levono for which we are thankful.
We are considering the W-520 for our workplace. But, being new to Levono, we need some assistance:
1. We have noticed Levono's ranking go to the top recently. This gives a business some assurance(s) of the quality of the units they may be purchasing. However, machines have failures at times. As in most companies, our company needs dependable machines, so downtime is unacceptable ... reliability is King, etc.
For those of you that have had problems with your W-520s, how has Levono's technical support and warranty response been? Are they informed? Do they respond quickly? Do they commicate well? (we are considering the 4 year onsite warranty, etc.).
2. How much set-up does a Levono take upon delivery? My wife runs an Apple-Lab and actually just received another new MB-Pro. While our company's use requires a non-Mac environment, her new computer took about 30 minutes to set up. All the drivers were current, etc. How does Levono do on initial set-up? (of course personal software will add to this time, but is not part of our concerns ...). (looking for set-up time comparisons, not trying to start a Mac War, etc.).
3. Our company uses laptops 12-14 hours per day. Are there any special concerns concerning Levono when using their units this period of time? (we already are planning on extra batteries (though the majority of the time they will be plugged in) and have cooling units, etc.).
4. Considering our usage, what is the life expectancy of a Levono W-520?
I probably left some questions unaddressed, so if you think of something else your comments may be helpful. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Logos

I just wanted to voice another opinion on how long these machines last. As a student I use my machines hard they get shoved into bags, knocked around, used in cars, plugged into unstable power sources, etc. My first machine suffered a cracked screen from being dropped, but I kept using it connected to an external monitor.
After close to two years, my T400 still looks and performs like new. I love my T420. I feel you can easily expect 4-5 years of useful life out of a ThinkPad. Some parts might wear out (keyboard, power brick, fans, battery, etc.) but they will be replaced under warranty. The machines are normally so durable that they will be running at the end of their practical lifespan.
Things you generally don't worry about with ThinkPads that are always problems on other machines -- hinges, thermal discoloration of the housing, warranties not worth the paper they are written on -- are not an issue.
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Mikko777 wrote:Also theres KDEmod for modular kde, dunno if its for 64 bits tho.
Don't actually need that as said ... I see no real benefit of having that other than not beeing a KDE user or having Gentoos useflags.
Mikko777 wrote:PS:You produce a lot of text and welcome smile
Yeah. Wonder why I'm still employed? So do I ...

My new MacBook Pro thinks it's an iBook G4.

Okay, so, this is weird.
I'd been using a 14" 1GHz iBook G4 for about four years, and just recently upgraded to a 15" 2.5GHz MacBook Pro. When I got it, I used the Migration Assistant (during the initial setup) to transfer all my files. I connected both computers via FireWire.
Since then, my computer thinks it's an iBook G4. For instance, the "Computer Name" screensaver says "[my name]'s iBook G4." At the OS X user login screen, it says "[my name]'s iBook G4." My phone reads the paired Bluetooth Device as "[my name]'s iBook G4." You get the idea.
It's not really a big deal, and it's in no way affecting functionality, but if there's an easy fix, I'd like to do it.
I'm using the 15" 2.5GHz MacBook Pro model with 2GB RAM and 512MB vRAM. I don't know if this has any effect, but I'm using Boot Camp to dual boot Windows Vista Ultimate OEM, and the disk is partitioned half Mac/half Windows.
Thanks all!
Ninja edit - I reset the PRAM the other day to fix an unrelated problem, and this problem still persists.

Hi There
In System Preferences select the sharing pane and at the top of this window you will see that you can change the name of the computer. When you transferred over everything it obviously transferred over the Computer Name as well.
Hope this helps
J.C

I was told at the apple store to open a new I-Tunes library and transfer the music from the old library to the new. He thinks there is a problem with the old library as it keeps corrupting the i-pod. Any ideas on how???

Was told by the person at the APple store today to open new library on I-tunes - he felt the current library has something wrong and that opening a new library and transferring the music to there would perhaps prevent the ipod from becoming corrupt. Any ideas how to do this???

Need more info, if you want better response.
What do you mean by corrupting the iPod?
What is wrong with your iPod?
Which version of iTunes are you using?
What is the iPod software version as shown in the iTunes summary page?
Have a nice day!

Need MP3 open in new browser window - Think I solved it... come on no one knows????? are u kidding me??

<script>
window.resizeTo(350, 500);
</script>
that is what I did
it works
but is there anyway I can get rid of the menu bars and scroll for the windowresize?

Look up window.open(). The open() method will create a new window object and allow you to specify the parts of the window that shows, the chrome.

BFD and Logic - new issue (I think!)

Logic 8.0
BFD v 2.0.3
Intel 10.5.7 w 4M RAM
Fails to recognize audio unit. Ive tried opening standalone first, then logic. Same results. Also did the BFD set up, selecting Logic as the host app in the wizard.
Ive seen some related posts, but nothing that specifically addresses this. I see BFD appear in the AU units on an instrument track, but it still fails to load. Also check the AU manager, its checked but that doesnt change the situation.

OK! So part 1 of this problem is solved. A post on another forum explained that BFD2 comes up as both a stereo plugin and a multi output. However, stereo BFD does not actually exist! It can only be opened as the multi output (at least in Logic, not sure about other applications).
While this post is up - does anyone have any other good BFD tips for a new user as far as avoiding crashes and/or confusion with midi set up or audio.
Thanks

HT201269 when setting up my new phone I think I missed the set up your phone in iTunes. how do i go back now and set it up?

When setting up my new phone I must have skipped past the set up your phone on itunes. How do I go back and download all my stuff from my old phone?

Unless you have already loaded a bunch of data the easisest way would be to go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings

Fallout 4 footage, edited without voice over and some new footage(I think?)

I'm so pumped for this, but I'll admit that I haven't played Fallout 3, I've only played New Vegas. Seems like something I need to play first...

http://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-releases-uncut-fallout-4-gameplay-exploration-video/
The first bit is something we've probably all seen, but I've never seen the town footage. check it out :o
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