Need advice on New laptop purchase

My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad

Brad wrote:
My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad

For a full sized keyboard, I think you'll need to go to the 17" Vostro
models. XP Pro is an additional $99.

Bob

"Brad" wrote in message
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My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have Xp
on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so a
good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad


Get him an E6500 Latitude (15.4") with the default 3-year warranty. He's
the boss.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=04&l=en&s=bsd

Brad wrote:

My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad

The Vostro 1500's at the Dell Outlet for $479 are a good deal
(2.0GHz, 120GB HD, 2GB Ram). 1500's are a little on the heavy side for
actually carrying around though.

The 2GHz 1510 for $469 also but it will have no modem.
--


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

S.Lewis wrote:

"Brad" wrote in message
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My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have Xp
on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so a
good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad



Get him an E6500 Latitude (15.4") with the default 3-year warranty. He's
the boss.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=04&l=en&s=bsd




Your right he's the boss and money is not an issue, he wants a good
solid machine. And since he will be flying between Ohio and California
quite a bit a large 17" machine is not practical.

"Brad" wrote in message
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S.Lewis wrote:

"Brad" wrote in message
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My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad



Get him an E6500 Latitude (15.4") with the default 3-year warranty. He's
the boss.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=04&l=en&s=bsd


Your right he's the boss and money is not an issue, he wants a good solid
machine. And since he will be flying between Ohio and California quite a
bit a large 17" machine is not practical.


Right. It's your azz on the line seeing that he's not stranded or having
problems with the machine.

The Latitude is a traveller. Upgrade the 3-year HW warranty to next
business day onsite. That way, in the event of a hardware failure, Dell
could (in theory) come to where he is at any given time.

I'd either get him a Latitude or a ThinkPad.

Good luck.

-Stew

Hi!

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So
what's a good Dell machine to buy this week?

As S.Lewis already suggested, the Latitude is a very good choice. I've
got a Latitude D800 that I purchased in March 2005 and it continues to
perform exceptionally well to this day.

William

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:13:56 -0600, "S.Lewis"
wrote:


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S.Lewis wrote:

"Brad" wrote in message
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My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad



Get him an E6500 Latitude (15.4") with the default 3-year warranty. He's
the boss.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=04&l=en&s=bsd


Your right he's the boss and money is not an issue, he wants a good solid
machine. And since he will be flying between Ohio and California quite a
bit a large 17" machine is not practical.


Right. It's your azz on the line seeing that he's not stranded or having
problems with the machine.

The Latitude is a traveller. Upgrade the 3-year HW warranty to next
business day onsite. That way, in the event of a hardware failure, Dell
could (in theory) come to where he is at any given time.

I'd either get him a Latitude or a ThinkPad.

Good luck.

-Stew

I agree with Stew's advice. I have found both Latitudes and ThinkPads
to have great build quality.

I am not familiar with the current Latitudes -- I like a 14" screen
(standard aspect preferred).

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:19:29 -0500, Brad wrote:

My boss has asked me to purchase a laptop for him. It will have to have
Xp on it. Other than that a decent processor and fast hard drive, don't
really need allot of storage. Most work it will be doing is web based so
a good wireless card is also priority. A full size keyboard and 14/15"
screen.

Its been awhile since I bought my Inspiron 6000. So what's a good Dell
machine to buy this week?

Brad

My wife loves her Inspiron 1720. Recommend you look into one.