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04/04/2006, 03:24 PM
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Just pulled the trigger on a Dell Inspiron e1505
Finally! I've just received my Dell order confirmation email for my new Inspiron e1505 notebook. Obligatory specs follow:
*Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) (Very pleased with this) *Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (will be junked immediately in exchange for Pro) *15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™ (A little worried about this - didn't want to spend $100 extra for the top-of-the-line LCD option which, apparantly, is a piece of crap, to put it elegantly. I do hope the TrueLife coating will serve me well. We shall see.) *1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm (  )*Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Was going to go for the most expensive option, but realized it would likely not be worth it, as it would still stink. I suppose I'll have to break out the old playstation for my gaming needs) *60GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive (This thing is going to FLY) *Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem (No clue what this means) *24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive (I will never need to burn a DVD as long as I live, so why pay extra?) *Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards (Most important part of the system - only wish there was a/b/g availiable. Also, I have no idea what I'll use Bluetooth for, but it was only $20 extra, and I'm already paying a fortune, so...) So, then, let me know what you all think. Once I receive it, I'll download some benchmarking software and share the results with any interested parties. Finally, I would like to ask you all to take a moment of silence in honor of my current computer (Ancient hp pavillion 533w desktop monster - 256mb RAM, 1.99GHz Celeron processor. The new notebook will be a drastic change for sure!), who will be butchered for parts when the e1505 comes. This may very well be one of its last forum posts. Cheers, Mike
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04/04/2006, 04:39 PM
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rip hp pav.-we will miss you!
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04/04/2006, 04:55 PM
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Re: Just pulled the trigger on a Dell Inspiron e1505
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04/04/2006, 05:02 PM
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why wouldn't you burn a dvd in your lifetime? remember a reg dvd disc can hold 4.7gb of data vs cd's which hold 750-800mb of data.
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04/04/2006, 05:18 PM
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04/04/2006, 05:24 PM
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Sweet! Another thing you'll like is Dell service---I had a funky keyboard mouse button on my Dell Latitude that finally bit the big one (too many video games) and when I wrote for help, expecting to have to mail it in, a serviceman appeared at my front door and replaced it as fast as human hands can move. Their on-site service is really on-site service, even for a laptop that I could have been asked to port to his shop.
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