Re: Laptop choice -- PCTECH

Some of the guys I work with have Dells.  They're pretty happy with
it, except for Dell's pricing on memory.

On 5/24/06, Michael Jacobsen <MJacobsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yeah, that'd be nice if they gave me mine!  :)  I can upgrade the memory
on either one to 1GB, which I'll probably do.  As for the software, if I
purchase it through the school it will be pre-loaded with all the software
I will need (including Office Pro), and I can purchase additional software
for $5.00 a CD.

Good suggestion about getting my hands on one.  I'll probably see if I can
do that.

Thanks,

Mike


pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/24/2006 01:59:14 PM:

> Gee, at my university in the MBA program they *give* us laptops (at
least
> for the duration of the program).  It's a Fujitsu Lifebook S series.
It's
> small and lightweight.  Believe me the weight is an issue when you're
also
> lugging around books with it.  I had a Dell Latitude at work for the
past
> three years until the hard drive died a few weeks ago.  It's huge and
heavy
> compared to the Fujitsu.
>
> Both look a little skimpy on memory.  1GB would be better.  The
processor
> speeds both seem a little slow.  I'm more in tune with desktops but for
the
> money I would expect 2.5 - 3.0 GHz.  Can you get your hands on them
before
> you buy to see which has a look and feel that's more to your liking?  If
> not through the school then go shop around at Best Buy, Circuit City,
Comp
> USA, etc. and check out similar models there.
>
> Are they including any software?  Mine has Office 2003.  If not, you
should
> be able to obtain it at the student discount rate.
>
> Dave Parnin
> --
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
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> I am going to be purchasing a laptop for graduate school and the school
is
> offering a couple choices through them.  I was wanting to know what you
> guys think.  Here are the choices:
>
> IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T43
> Intel Mobile Pentium M760 2.0 Ghz
> 512M RAM
> 60GB Hard Drive
> CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
> 64MB ATI Radeon X300
> 14.1-inch 1024X768 LCD
> Intel 802.11 a/b/g Wireless
> Integrated 56K modem and 1GB ethernet
> Secure Chip and Fingerprint Reader
> 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
> Windows XP Professional
> Three year Warranty/One year Battery
> 4.9 lbs
> $1,534.00
>
> OR
>
> Dell Latitude D620 Intel(r) Core? Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
> Genuine Windows(r) XP Professional, SP2, with media
> Standard Touchpad
> 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
> Internal English Keyboard
> Intel(r) Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 512MB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
> 60GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
> No Floppy Drive
> Dell Wireless? 1390 802.11g Mini Card
> 24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD?
> 6 Cell Primary Battery
> 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
> Weight unknown at this time.
> $1,133.00
>
>
>
> What would you choose?  I'm leaning toward the IBM mostly because of the
> brand name, but the Dell being $400 less is tempting, too.  I've never
> owned a laptop before either so that's why I'm looking to see what you
> guys think.
>
> -Mike