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Subject:Re: Picking a laptop, close to final decision From:Ed <glassnet -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Hemstreet, Deborah" <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 May 2008 18:39:12 -0400
I purchased one of these monsters for father-in-law. He's a big guy,
and won't have a problem carrying it. If you are planning on
travelling with this, I'd look for a lighter model (more $$$).
Ed
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Hemstreet, Deborah
<DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Based on the input from everyone, and a long time of research on the
> Internet, I'm close to the following decision:
>
> 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
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