[python-win32] Detect whether a workstation is a laptop or desktop/server?

[Ulrich Mierendorff]

python at bdurham.com wrote:
> Steve,
>  
> Those are some great ideas! I'll give it a shot and see what works for us.
Detecting the monitor type may also help, because Laptops have built-in 
monitors and PCs not (OK, there are a few cases where PCs also have 
built-in monitor).

-Ulrich
>  
> Thanks for your help,
>  
> Malcolm
>  
>  
>  
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Steven James" <steven.james at gmail.com>
> To: python-win32 at python.org
> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:17:43 -0500
> Subject: Re: [python-win32] Detect whether a workstation is a laptop 
> or desktop/server?
> Not sure exactly, but perhaps you could distinguish whether the 
> battery is connected via USB or some other transport method? Looking 
> through the device manager there seem to be some fields that might be 
> relevant. As a network admin, I've used a free software called 
> Spiceworks in the past that scans our network and classifies machines. 
> Does a decent job and seems to use the model-database technique.
>
> Other ways might be...does the machine have a PCMCIA slot? does it 
> have built-in wifi/bluetooth? A 5400RPM hard drive? These aren't 
> assurances, but they point to laptops.
>
> Well I think that's every way possible of not answering your question. 
> Sorry =).
>
> SJ
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM, <python at bdurham.com 
> <mailto:python at bdurham.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Roberto.
>
>     > I assume you could categorize a computer as a laptop or desktop
>     once you knew the machine's make an model.
>
>     Unfortunately, we're a start-up company with an entirely random mix of
>     computers from what seems like every vendor possible. I'm not sure
>     where
>     I would find a database for some of the machines we have.
>
>     I'm hoping that there's a WMI property that allows me to distinguish
>     between a laptop battery and an external UPS. (I've been looking,
>     but my
>     google-fu is failing me).
>
>     Thanks for your help,
>
>     Regards,
>     Malcolm
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