OT - computers again

**ISUFan22** · 09-28-2007, 06:26 PM

I'd stick with what you've got there - good deal.

I assume you have a wireless network setup? If so, how good is the wireless card in the laptop?

**FLYBOY1979** · 09-28-2007, 06:39 PM

I attend ILCC in Algona and was able to buy MS Vista for $40.00. I have not picked up the software yet, so I don't know how it works.

**brianhos** · 09-28-2007, 07:09 PM

Spend the $$ and get a least a WXSGA+ screen

**clones_jer** · 09-28-2007, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

I'd stick with what you've got there - good deal.

I assume you have a wireless network setup? If so, how good is the wireless card in the laptop?

I only have a laptop I use for work at the moment - I do have a wireless modem, but no network.

The wireless card was a 1360 Dell ... not quite sure, it was the cheapest of the three options, it better not suck- cause its a done deal.

**brianhos** · 09-28-2007, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

I only have a laptop I use for work at the moment - I do have a wireless modem, but no network.

The wireless card was a 1360 Dell ... not quite sure, it was the cheapest of the three options, it better not suck- cause its a done deal.

Any wireless card is fine, there is no big difference. I have 54G here on this network, and unless you are transferring big HUGE files between machines a lot, there is not noticable difference between this and any cheapo card.

Cyclone42 · 09-28-2007, 08:10 PM

Don't be suckered into paying more than $400 for a laptop. There is NO reason to. If that's all you want, then why pay for some immensely fast thing that can move graphics around the screen at high speed, do 3-D stuff, etc.., if you don't need all that? You wouldn't allow a car dealer to talk you into buying a $100,000 Maserati if you only need to go to work or the store, so why do that with a computer?

Here's a good link:

Dell Notebooks - Dell Notebooks On Sale At Dell Financial Services

Click on "price" to sort by price. They had several for less than $400.

**brianhos** · 09-28-2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone42

Don't be suckered into paying more than $400 for a laptop. There is NO reason to. If that's all you want, then why pay for some immensely fast thing that can move graphics around the screen at high speed, do 3-D stuff, etc.., if you don't need all that? You wouldn't allow a car dealer to talk you into buying a $100,000 Maserati if you only need to go to work or the store, so why do that with a computer?

Here's a good link:

Dell Notebooks - Dell Notebooks On Sale At Dell Financial Services

Click on "price" to sort by price. They had several for less than $400.

Yeah except an El Crapo will have an El Crapo LCD on it that will make your eyes bleed if you use it very long.

**pulse** · 09-28-2007, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone42

Don't be suckered into paying more than $400 for a laptop. There is NO reason to. If that's all you want, then why pay for some immensely fast thing that can move graphics around the screen at high speed, do 3-D stuff, etc.., if you don't need all that? You wouldn't allow a car dealer to talk you into buying a $100,000 Maserati if you only need to go to work or the store, so why do that with a computer?

Here's a good link:

Dell Notebooks - Dell Notebooks On Sale At Dell Financial Services

Click on "price" to sort by price. They had several for less than $400.

I would agree with this. Your specs are a little overkill for Internet / email / office work. However if you don't mind spending the money, the machine will be more than capable.

**dmclone** · 09-28-2007, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

looking through for things I don't understand ... what's the benifit of partitioning your hard drive and is it worth paying for?

If you have Vista you can change the portions at anytime.

**dmclone** · 09-28-2007, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

Ok ... after way too much information for my tiny brain - I've come up with the following:

Dell Vistro 1000
AMD 64 2X processor (2.0 Ghz)
2 GB RAM
120 G Hard drive
1360 Dell wireless card
85 Whr 9-cell battery
1 year warrenty
1 year accidental damage
1 year support

for ~875 + taxes (free shipping)

Anywhere that I'm way off? I could get the 1.6 Ghz for about $100 less. or drop to 80 GB hard drive for $50 less.

Looks good to me. I guess I would assume that it has wireless built in and that you wouldn't need a separate card? Either way you're good to go.

**dmclone** · 09-28-2007, 09:31 PM

BTW-I don;t know why everyone is complaining about Vista. I use 2 PC's with XP (a fine OS in it's own right) and 2 with Vista home and Vista has been just as stable as XP, allows me to do more, and I haven;t had one compatibility problem.

Now Windows ME was a piece of Junk along with 98.