Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Thu Jun 3 09:14:50 CDT 2004
Dell is offering their Inspiron 600m for $700. Pentium M at 1.5GHz, Intel PROWireless 2100 802.11b 11Mbps Mini-PCI Wireless Card (I thought with the mobile technology you didn't need a card), Win XP Home, 5123MB RAM, 40GB HD, 14.1 inch XGA TFT Display, CD Burner/DVD Combo, includes serial and parallel ports. Fry's has the Sony Vaio for $1200: P4, 2.8GHz, CD-RW/DVD, 512MB RAM, 15 inch XGA TFT display, 40GB HD, Integrated WiFi, 10/100 NIC, modem, memory stick slot, WIN XP Home. Any opinions? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 6:54 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation It's an Intel thing - decreases the amount of power used by your laptop when it's running on battery power. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] Sent: 03 June 2004 14:53 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation Jon: What is speedstep technology? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 6:35 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation Rocky Speaking in my capacity as a techy/notwork guy/fiddler, you'll need 512mb RAM as a minimum for any pc now. The mobile chip is up to you - I got an 11mb PCMCIA wifi card for $10 from Ebay, so that costs nothing in comparison. Starcraft runs on my p3-500 pc, so anything over that will suit Max, but if he's going to upgrade his games, you might want to consider a vaguely hefty graphics card - really anything with 128mb of RAM on it will do. The speedstep technology is good though - increases battery life and performance through using less power etc when the laptop isn't plugged into the mains. Through looking to buy a "cheap" system on the internet, I've found that you can't build a pc for much cheaper than £600, because they stop selling the low end chips... I wanted to get a "cheapish" motherboard and P4 (ie a 1.4 or so) to upgrade my pc, spending about £150-200, but you can't buy them anymore... so stupid... I don't want to spend £600 on a new pc yet. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] Sent: 03 June 2004 14:21 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation Francisco: Well, sorry, finally getting back to this thread. I have two boys 7 & 14 and they share a machine right now - a rather pokey Celeron tower. The big guy, Max, starts high school in September and it's time for him to have a machine of his own. He'll just be doing mostly word processing, email, and internet research. Likes to play Starcraft on line but he can use the other box for that. Although I've resisted it (I work at home and DON'T WANT to be able to work anywhere), I'm thinking a laptop would have some uses for me as well as my wife, the writer. So it's got to be powerful enough to do Access development, although I'll only be using it when I travel which is not much. The idea of the mobile chip is attractive because you can sit down in a coffeehouse anywhere and be on the internet. But I suppose you can just get a PCMCIA Access Point and that will do the same thing? Fry's was pushing the Sony Vaio the other day for about $1200 with 512mb RAM, DVD, etc. Dell looks like they've got some good deals now. So that's the motivation and the needs. What's everybody think? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco H Tapia" <my.lists at verizon.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation > You're gonna receive a whole lotta responses Rocky. Maybe providing > more information on what you expect your laptop to be able to do? > > - Development work > - DVD viewing > - a lot of wireless work > - Play video games > - etc... > > The Alienware solution is really more for people who are gamers, it is a > very sweet system, but if you're not gonna game, then the 3d video card > is going to waste... know what I mean? > > > Jon Tydda wrote On 6/1/2004 2:00 PM: > > >check out the Alienware Area-51m... awesome... > > > > > >Jon > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at artfulsoftware.com> > >To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > ><dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:14 PM > >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation > > > > > >My understanding is that M better than 4 for lightweight. IMO Toshiba gives > >more bang for the laptop buck, though. > > > >PB. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software > > To: dba-tech > > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:41 PM > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation > > > > > > I'm thinking about getting a laptop. What's better Mobile Intel Pentium > >4, or Pentium M. Or are they the same. > > > > I'm looking at the Dell catalog. > > > > Any other things to look out for? > > > > TIA > > > > Rocky Smolin > > Beach Access Software > > http://www.e-z-mrp.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >dba-Tech mailing list > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >dba-Tech mailing list > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > -- > -Francisco > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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