Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Tue Mar 31 11:31:40 CDT 2009
Thanks. That's what I need to know. I've got Vista Ultimate on one box. Wonder if I can get away with loading it on a second box? OTOH, I have a secret source for that and O2K7 Pro - they cost me about $10 each. So I should probably just get a second one. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:29 AM To: Off Topic Cc: List Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Laptop Advice I agree with Drew. For $90 you get a dual core Pentium verses a single core Celeron. It's running at about the same clock speed but will be a lot faster. The Dual Core front side bus speed is 800 verses 667 for the celeron. That is the speed to the RAM I beleive. So every time you hit RAM you will be a bit more than 10% faster. And that happens often. And you get another gig of RAM. 2 verses 3 GB. Double the hard drive space at 320 verses 160GB. Seems like a no brainer for me. Option #2. I'd spend another $30 on the upgrade to Vista Home Premium. Here's the differences between Vista Versions http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx My opinion but you did ask ;-) GK On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > > Dear List(s): > > > > I need a new laptop like I need a third leg. But my current machine > is about 5-6 years old - a 64 bit Compaq that runs slower than a stuck > pig but is perfectly adequate for the occasions I need it - rare road > trips and vacations - visits to clients. It also weighs about 200 > pounds (feels that way after carrying it for about 6 minutes) and have > batteries which will run it for a fabulous 60-70 minutes. > > Dell, bless their hearts, keep sending me teasers about Inspiron 15s. > I really, really WANT one. So now they're offering two of them: > > This one is $377: > > My Components > IntelR CeleronR 585 (1MB cache/2.16GHz/667Mhz FSB) > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 1)> Genuine Windows VistaR Home Basic > Edition SP1 <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 11)> Jet Black > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 2)> Microsoft Works > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 22)> 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 29)> Glossy, widescreen 15.6 inch display > (1366x768) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 5)> 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 > at 800MHz <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 3)> 160GB SATA Hard Drive > (5400RPM) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 8)> Intel Graphics Media > Accelerator X4500HD <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 6)> 8X CD / DVD Burner > (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 16)> Dell > Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 19)> > No Webcam Option <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 21)> 4-cell battery > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 27)> High Definition Audio 2.0 > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 17)> My Software & Accessories My Service > Dell Remote Access, free basic service <javascript:to_page_mod(3, > 813)> Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year <javascript:to_page_mod(3, > 34)> My Accessories McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, > anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days <javascript:to_page_mod(4, 25)> Also > Includes AdobeR AcrobatR Reader 9.0 Integrated 10/100 Network Card > IntelR CELERONR Processor Windows VistaT Basic No ISP requested > > This one is $464: > My Components > IntelR PentiumR Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache) > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 1)> Genuine Windows VistaR Home Basic > Edition SP1 <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 11)> Jet Black > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 2)> Microsoft Works > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 22)> > 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 29)> Glossy, widescreen 15.6 inch display > (1366x768) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 5)> 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 > at 800MHz <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 3)> 320GB SATA Hard Drive > (5400RPM) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 8)> Intel Graphics Media > Accelerator X4500HD <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 6)> 8X CD / DVD Burner > (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 16)> Dell > Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 19)> > No Webcam Option <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 21)> 6-cell battery > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 27)> High Definition Audio 2.0 > <javascript:to_page_mod(1, 17)> My Software & Accessories WildTangent > Games <javascript:to_page_mod(2, 195)> My Service Dell Remote Access, > free basic service <javascript:to_page_mod(3, 813)> Dell Online Backup > 2GB for 1 year <javascript:to_page_mod(3, 34)> My Accessories McAfee > SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days > <javascript:to_page_mod(4, 25)> Also Includes AdobeR AcrobatR Reader > 9.0 Integrated 10/100 Network Card IntelR PentiumR Dual-Core Processor > Windows VistaT Basic No ISP requested > > Free shipping. Question is about the Celeron vs the Duo Core. In the > early days of Celeron I always avoided them because they were much > slower and I needed the processing power. But maybe that's changed. > > Votes? > > Rocky Smolin > > Beach Access Software > > 858-259-4334 > > www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> > > www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-OT mailing list > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com