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OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop.
He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel |
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB"
wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on
looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up.
anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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Jay:
Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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i would stay away from them.
MZB wrote: Jay: Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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Folks-- any suggestions (specific models?)
"JayB" wrote in message ... i would stay away from them. MZB wrote: Jay: Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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as a sample
i found this on outlet right now for $539 a good deal with 2gb ram and 128mb video card. currently new vostros without the video card are around $575+ with vista. Vostro 1500 (System Identifier: Z8MF889P) * Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) * Genuine Windows XP Home System Price : $539.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Memory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs) Hard Disk Drive 120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) Video 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Web Camera No Camera Certified Refurbished Base Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Media Bay 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability Network Interface Card Dell 1395 802.11G Wireless Mini Card Hardware Upgrade 6 Cell Primary Battery 90W AC Adapter 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Laptop Screen with TrueLife MZB wrote: Folks-- any suggestions (specific models?) "JayB" wrote in message ... i would stay away from them. MZB wrote: Jay: Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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Jay:
Thanks. One of the things that confuses me is Inspiron vs. Lattitude vs. Vostro. Is there some general differences between them? Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... as a sample i found this on outlet right now for $539 a good deal with 2gb ram and 128mb video card. currently new vostros without the video card are around $575+ with vista. Vostro 1500 (System Identifier: Z8MF889P) * Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) * Genuine Windows XP Home System Price : $539.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Memory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs) Hard Disk Drive 120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) Video 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Web Camera No Camera Certified Refurbished Base Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Media Bay 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability Network Interface Card Dell 1395 802.11G Wireless Mini Card Hardware Upgrade 6 Cell Primary Battery 90W AC Adapter 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Laptop Screen with TrueLife MZB wrote: Folks-- any suggestions (specific models?) "JayB" wrote in message ... i would stay away from them. MZB wrote: Jay: Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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inspiron is targeted for consumers.
vostro and latitude are business. but in some cases, the actual computer is identical except for packaging and default included features, i.e., the vostro 1500 is the exact same as the inspiron 1520, the vostro 1700 the same as the insp 1720 now they just came out with the vostro 1510, and it looks nice, looks more like the xps, although i havnt seen one close up in person yet. so in all cases, i buy and recommend only buying from the business side because the support is usually better, there are usually better deals. in rare cases, can you get some fancier aming equip on the consumer side that youcant get on the business side, like the high end xps, etc. with that said, the business side doesnt usually have any colors, so if that is what you must have, then those suckers gotta buy from the consumer side. i sold 2 pink laptops, one 1525 and one 1720 and both were fine and purchased from outlet instead of new for a great savings. MZB wrote: Jay: Thanks. One of the things that confuses me is Inspiron vs. Lattitude vs. Vostro. Is there some general differences between them? Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... as a sample i found this on outlet right now for $539 a good deal with 2gb ram and 128mb video card. currently new vostros without the video card are around $575+ with vista. Vostro 1500 (System Identifier: Z8MF889P) * Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) * Genuine Windows XP Home System Price : $539.00 Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Memory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs) Hard Disk Drive 120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) Video 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Web Camera No Camera Certified Refurbished Base Vostro 1500 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Media Bay 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability Network Interface Card Dell 1395 802.11G Wireless Mini Card Hardware Upgrade 6 Cell Primary Battery 90W AC Adapter 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Laptop Screen with TrueLife MZB wrote: Folks-- any suggestions (specific models?) "JayB" wrote in message ... i would stay away from them. MZB wrote: Jay: Is a celeron bad. I've had a Dell Inspiron 2200. I've had it for about 4-5 years and it has worked flawlessly. The sticker says Intel Inside Celeron. As I said, no problems. I have a lattitude at work and that seems sturdier. But I don't travel that much. Mel "JayB" wrote in message ... a good laptop starts at $575 and goes up. anything below that is not recommended, usually because of the config (being a celeron or 4 cell battery, etc.) depending on if you want a 1 yr warranty or 3 yr. 3 yr warranty starts around 800. there are times when you can catch a good deal on the outlet, but the prices have not been so good in the last few weeks. you have to keep checking. MZB wrote: Actually, he could probably go higher. That was just my guestimate, based on looking at Inspiron 1525 system via Dell Outlet Mel "RnR" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:18 -0400, "MZB" wrote: OK, a friend of mine is looking for a laptop. He would like to have a fairly large screen. Other than that, his needs are minimal: some word processing, spreadsheet, net surfing, online poker. He is not into gaming. He might go with Verizon Wireless or something similar, so his laptop would have to enable that. I told him he should be able to find something for under $500? Any suggestions? Also, what would be a good size for a disk drive and how much memory would be good (he should have a decent amount in case of future needs, methinks). One other question: I am very partial to XP, but for his needs should the OS be a consideration? (He is used to XP but I'm sure can adjust to Vista) Mel No suggestions but UNDER $500? I think I might struggle with that. I guess the best advice is to check the outlet store. Not sure what you mean by large screen so I'm guessing you mean larger than 14"? If you buy a Vista system 2 gigs ram otherwise 1 gig ram will be fine (XP). Since his needs are minimal probably 80 to 160 gig hard drive will work. Obviously more ram and hard drive space is better but considering the budget and his needs, I'm trying to be conservative here. |
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