[dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation

Rocky,

This is not the eMachines of old.  The company is not the same company, and
the machine is just a rebranded machine anyway.  We all know Dell doesn't
make Dell Laptops, neither does eMachines.  

In any case, I love this thing so far.  My only gripe is that it comes with
WinXP Personal.  I will eventually buy the WinXP pro upgrade.  

And of course at 7.5 lbs plus power it isn't light, but really, it's about
the same weight as my 6 year old PII 233 Toshiba doorstop (now a permanent
email kiosk up in the kitchen).

Display: 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD WXGA (1280 x 800 max. resolution) 
Operating System: MicrosoftR WindowsR XP Home Edition  
CPU: Mobile AMD AthlonT 64 3000+ Processor
64-bit Architecture operates at 1.800 GHz
  System Bus uses HyperTransportT
  Technology operating at 1600 MHz
1 MB L2 Cache 
Memory: 512 MB DDR SODIMM (PC 2700) 
Hard Drive: 60 GB HDD 
Optical Drives: CDRW/DVD Combo Drive (24x24x24 CD-RW; 8x max. DVD-ROM) 
Media Reader: 6-in-1 Digital Media Manger (Compact Flash, Micro Drive,
MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro) 
Video: ATIR Mobility RADEONT 9600 with 64 MB Video RAM 
Sound: PC2001 Compliant AC '97 Audio
Built-in Stereo Speakers 
Modem: 56K* ITU V.92 Fax/Modem 
Network: 802.11g Built-in Wireless (up to 54Mbps)
10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet 
Pointing Device: Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone 
Battery: 8-cell Lithium-ion (Li-ion) 
Dimensions: 1.6"h x 14.0"w x 10.4"d 
Weight: 7.5 lbs. (8.65 total travel weight) 
Ports/Other: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 VGA External Connector, 1
S-Video Out, Microphone In, Headphone/Audio Out, 1 PCMCIA Slot (Card Bus
type I or type II) 

Pretty awsome specs I think!

In case you're wondering, 4200 rpm hard drive is pretty much the standard on
laptops due to power and heat reasons.  Faster HDs are available
(aftermarket) but to get up in the 7200 range are EXPENSIVE.

This is one nice machine, and only 1499.99 + tax, minus $250 in rebates.

John W. Colby 
www.ColbyConsulting.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:52 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation


I'm favorably impressed with eMachines as well.  My father in law buys 'em
and they've been rock solid.  Pundit's using one now.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation


> Rocky,
>
> This is a true 64 bit machine.  64 bit software doesn't exist yet,
although
> Windows 64 is in beta.  No apps yet.  But they are coming.  In 10 
> years,
64
> bit will be where 32 bit is today.  Will you see any speed advantage 
> due
to
> 64 bit today.  No, not a bit.  But the proc itself holds up well to
Intel's
> best running 32 bit apps, and as the 64 bit stuff comes along, it will 
> be able to run it.  Personally I wouldn't pay a premium for it, but 
> then I didn't!
>
> ;-)
>
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky 
> Smolin - Beach Access Software
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:28 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation
>
>
> Tempting.  I like it when they put 512MB RAM in a machine.  Lots of 
> 'deal' only sport 128 then you have to figure the extra cost of RAM to 
> make it a real machine.  How does the Athlon compare to the Pentium?
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:34 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Laptop Recommendation
>
>
> > For those looking for a great value in laptops:
> >
> > http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eMachines_M6809
> >
> > Available at Best Buy right now with a $250 rebate.  I just bought 
> > one and this is an awsome machine, well built, all the features you 
> > need for a "desktop replacement" kind of system.  Best value out 
> > there in the $1250 range.
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > www.ColbyConsulting.com