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Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?

What do you guys carry around with you, huh?

Thinking about buying a laptop/notebook... never owned one before.
But in reading posts here I can see where it could come in very handy.
Anyone got a suggestion on brand/type to get? I mean, I don't
necessarily want one with all of the bells and whistles, yet something
powerful enough to get the job done... whatever the job might be.

Appreciate any thoughts/advice you could give someone who is just
starting out.

thanks!

blue

Hey Blue,

I guess mainly, it would depend on what type of tech work you are doing.
I'll go out on a limb here and say that it's for general pc repair, since
it's in this newsgroup...

I'm not a seasoned veteran, but most pc work I do onsite, is usually out of
a toolbox. General hand tools, meters, bootcards, etc... and of course, a
good selection of software, which quite a few can be gotten for very cheap
or free. Of course, I feel most field work is 'general', unless you are
servicing a large company, so that may give you an idea of my selection.

Usually, for larger work, I like to do in the shop. Either I'll bundle it
up and take in, or ask them to bring in over the phone. It does pay to have
a system that is healthy for getting updated drivers, what you need to
download over the net, a stack of hardware to swap out 'suspect' parts in a
repair. If you feel that you need a lappie to help you in your work, try to
get something that is durable, but not with the latest bells and whistles.
Lately, Dell and Compaq have been showing some very good prices on t.v. for
lappies, to be had for about $1000. Given that this will not be a mutimedia
or gaming machine, a standard setup should be all you need. I guess just
make sure that you have both a modem and NIC installed, or installable, to
test internet/networking connectivity. A burner would also be nice, for
some of those freeware testers, or to make a driver disk for the customer.
But, to be honest, I would say maybe about 5% of the time I do repairs, do I
wish that I had a lappie with me...

Not sure if this helps or not, but just my $.02.

Hoot

"blue" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
> equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?
>
> What do you guys carry around with you, huh?
>
> Thinking about buying a laptop/notebook... never owned one before.
> But in reading posts here I can see where it could come in very handy.
> Anyone got a suggestion on brand/type to get? I mean, I don't
> necessarily want one with all of the bells and whistles, yet something
> powerful enough to get the job done... whatever the job might be.
>
> Appreciate any thoughts/advice you could give someone who is just
> starting out.
>
> thanks!
>
> blue

Thanks Hoot for the advice. Yep, was wondering just for general pc
repair. I need to start gathering up some stuff and don't want to
overlook the obvious little things.

blue



On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 09:29:58 GMT, "hootnholler" <>
wrote:

>Hey Blue,
>
>I guess mainly, it would depend on what type of tech work you are doing.
>I'll go out on a limb here and say that it's for general pc repair, since
>it's in this newsgroup...
>
>I'm not a seasoned veteran, but most pc work I do onsite, is usually out of
>a toolbox. General hand tools, meters, bootcards, etc... and of course, a
>good selection of software, which quite a few can be gotten for very cheap
>or free. Of course, I feel most field work is 'general', unless you are
>servicing a large company, so that may give you an idea of my selection.
>
>Usually, for larger work, I like to do in the shop. Either I'll bundle it
>up and take in, or ask them to bring in over the phone. It does pay to have
>a system that is healthy for getting updated drivers, what you need to
>download over the net, a stack of hardware to swap out 'suspect' parts in a
>repair. If you feel that you need a lappie to help you in your work, try to
>get something that is durable, but not with the latest bells and whistles.
>Lately, Dell and Compaq have been showing some very good prices on t.v. for
>lappies, to be had for about $1000. Given that this will not be a mutimedia
>or gaming machine, a standard setup should be all you need. I guess just
>make sure that you have both a modem and NIC installed, or installable, to
>test internet/networking connectivity. A burner would also be nice, for
>some of those freeware testers, or to make a driver disk for the customer.
>But, to be honest, I would say maybe about 5% of the time I do repairs, do I
>wish that I had a lappie with me...
>
>Not sure if this helps or not, but just my $.02.
>
>Hoot
>
>"blue" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
>> equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?
>>
>> What do you guys carry around with you, huh?
>>
>> Thinking about buying a laptop/notebook... never owned one before.
>> But in reading posts here I can see where it could come in very handy.
>> Anyone got a suggestion on brand/type to get? I mean, I don't
>> necessarily want one with all of the bells and whistles, yet something
>> powerful enough to get the job done... whatever the job might be.
>>
>> Appreciate any thoughts/advice you could give someone who is just
>> starting out.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> blue
>
>

How would I get to the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 01:21:40 GMT, David K <> wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 05:25:45 GMT, (blue) wrote:
>
>>Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
>>equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?
>
>Check out the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"
>
>Dave

Here's Tom's Hardware Guide, written last year

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020820/index.html

Here's Slashdot's article thread on "What's in your toolbox", also from last
year

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...thread&tid=137

Enjoy

"Billy" <> wrote in message
news:EwYrb.6862$ nk.net...
> Copy the phrase " The technician's toolbox ".
> Go to this site.
> http://www.google.com/
> Click on the Groups Tab.
> Look to the right of the Google Search button select the top option,
> Advanced group search.
> Paste the above phrase into exact search.
> Voila.
> DavidK if you are reading, Thanks for the reminder.
>
>
> "BaldEagle" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > How would I get to the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 01:21:40 GMT, David K <> wrote:
> >
> > >On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 05:25:45 GMT, (blue) wrote:
> > >
> > >>Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
> > >>equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?
> > >
> > >Check out the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"
> > >
> > >Dave
> >
>
>

Thanks Dave, Billy and C. Peck. Appreciate the positive responses!

blue


email address is fake...

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:22:19 -0800, "C Peck" <>
wrote:

>Here's Tom's Hardware Guide, written last year
>
>http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020820/index.html
>
>Here's Slashdot's article thread on "What's in your toolbox", also from last
>year
>
>http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...thread&tid=137
>
>Enjoy
>
>"Billy" <> wrote in message
>news:EwYrb.6862$ ink.net...
>> Copy the phrase " The technician's toolbox ".
>> Go to this site.
>> http://www.google.com/
>> Click on the Groups Tab.
>> Look to the right of the Google Search button select the top option,
>> Advanced group search.
>> Paste the above phrase into exact search.
>> Voila.
>> DavidK if you are reading, Thanks for the reminder.
>>
>>
>> "BaldEagle" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > How would I get to the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"
>> >
>> > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 01:21:40 GMT, David K <> wrote:
>> >
>> > >On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 05:25:45 GMT, (blue) wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>Anyone know of a good site where I can get a list of essential
>> > >>equipment a tech should have on him/her on call outs?
>> > >
>> > >Check out the June thread entitled "The technician's toolbox"
>> > >
>> > >Dave
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

http://www.tecratools.com/pages/datacom/80118.html

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