We spoke to some of the enterprise CIOs. This is what they expect from a notebook:

• A good processor with minimum of 256 MB memory, 40 GB HDD and CD-RW/DVD
• To weigh less than 2.5 kg and have a battery life of 3 hours
• Windows-based OS instead of Linux
• Comprehensive global warranty programmes
• Good security with anti virus and spam ware programs pre-installed
• Low cost and high performance
• Carry case part of the end user price

CIO Speak

Suresh R Shenoy

Suresh R Shenoy, VP, IT, Wockhardt

With Notebook prices going down, will you be going in for notebooks, instead of desktops?
Even though the prices of Laptops are crashing, the baseline laptop still costs two to three times more than a desktop of equal performance. We would consider laptops only for mobile users.

What is prohibiting enterprise notebook adoption?
The notebook has limited expandability especially, when compared it to a desktop. You cannot upgrade the video card or processor at all. You cannot upgrade the speakers, the monitor or add extra drives that do not fit into the drive bay, without losing some portability of the laptop. Moreover, the laptop's bus speed is slower (66 or 100 MHz) than some desktops. A few budget desktops can run a bus speed up 133MHz. The bus speed may be a moot point to the average user; however, most differences would not show until a high-powered program is used.

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