[dba-Tech] What do you all think about this laptop...

Hi Bobby,

I have two Dell Inspiron 6000's - bought one for my wife about a year
ago and bought one for myself last fall. We both just LOVE them.
Fabulous screens on them. Works nicely as a DVD player with that wide
screen although you need to pipe the sound through external speakers
in order to be able to hear it from any distance more than a couple
feet away.   I'm somewhat curious as to why you were so hot to buy
right now since you won't be giving it to your daughter for a couple
months yet?? Not that you would do a whole lot better than the deal
you got on this one. Just get your tax return or something??  ;-)

One thing we added for both mine in my wifes systems is a wireless
mouse. Touch pads just are not good to use for lots of real work. Not
that there is anything wrong with the ones on the 6000. I bought
Logitech Mini Cordless Optical mice for both of us "for Christmas" and
we just love them. They were $29.99 at Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7221035&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat23200050024&id=1114639138906

I am curious as to what the Media Center edition of Windows gets you.
I thought that was something that would be used on a Media Center PC
in a Home Theater environment. I have heard of other people getting it
on their laptops too though and  am wondering what I am missing out on
by having XP Pro on mine.

Hope your daughter enjoys her new system!

Gary

On 2/16/06, Bobby Heid <bheid at appdevgrp.com> wrote:
> I came across a Dell Inspiron 6000 deal last night and went with it.
>
> This is what I got:
>
> Pentium M 735 (1.7GHz)
> 512MB RAM (free upgrade from 256))
> XP Media Center Edition 2005
> DVD writer - Dual layer (free upgrade)
> 1 Firewire port
> 4 USB 2.0 ports
> An SD (and another type) card reader
> 15.4" widescreen (1280 X 800)
> Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal
> 6-cell battery
> 1 year mail-in warranty
>
> Before tax - $954 - $200MIR = $754.
>
> Not too bad a deal, I don't think.
>
> Bobby
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:52 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] What do you all think about this laptop...
>
>
> I will, only thing is, after I set it up, it won't be used until May when my
> daughter graduates HS.
>
> Also, I meant to say I believe it is a 4200pm drive, ughhh.
>
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:26 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] What do you all think about this laptop...
>
>
> Just don't convert it to a dynamic disk! ;o)
>
> If you get it let us know what you think of it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:02 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] What do you all think about this laptop...
>
> I am leaning towards getting it.  I have found conflicting info on the HD,
> one place says 5400rpm, the other says 4200rpm.  I believe it is a 5400rmp
> drive.  If I do get it, we'll see how fast it is.  If it seems too slow, I
> might swap out the HD for a faster one and Ghost the original.
>
> Bobby
>
>
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