Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Tue Mar 31 11:47:10 CDT 2009
I got some XP licenses as well. Much more comfortable with that. But I've got Vista on my secondary box and it ain't bad. Access 2007 is the worst thing they've come up with since Windows ME. But Vista I can live with and I'm thinking I'd better learn it while I've got some time. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Johnson Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:40 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Laptop Advice Or you could stay with Windows XP -- Dell has that as an option as well on certain models. Carolyn Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Kjos" <garykjos at gmail.com> To: "Off Topic" <dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> Cc: "List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:29 AM 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 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com