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Subject:Re: Picking a laptop, close to final decision From:"Lech Rzedzicki" <xchaotic -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Hemstreet, Deborah" <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 May 2008 15:10:33 +0100
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Hemstreet, Deborah
<DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> wrote:
> Dell Vostro 1500
> Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/700 Mgz FSB/2MB Cache)
> XP Professional
> 15.4" Wide Screen XGA LCD (TrueLife)
> 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
> 160GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 7200 RPM
> Integrated 10/100 network card/modem
> Dell wireless 1395 802.11 g Wi-Fi Internal card
> Dell wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal for WinXP
Almost exactly the way I would have configured it with 3 minor
amendments - not a deal breakers but still:
1. Get a bit faster processor - 1.4GHz ought to be enough, but I can't
imagine even 2.0GHz being too expensive.
2. TrueLife screen is the glossy one - you will have problems with the
glare, fingerprints etc, I'd go with the other one.
3. Dell wireless 1395 802.11 g Wi-Fi Internal card - since you're not
likely to change your latop in the near future, I'd suggest you go
with a/b/g/n version the n version is the lastest and fastest spec -
very useful moving data wirelessly.
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