Got a laptop from that dell outlet site I mentioned in the last new laptop topic, it was a scratch and dent item, so we'll see how it looks (they don't tell you what the scratch and/or dent is when you buy it). Here's what it has..
Studio 17 (1735) Laptop:
-Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 (2.16GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
-4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)
-Back-lit Keyboard
-250 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) (wish it was 7200RPM)
-256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 (1 step up from standard)
-17 inch WXGA+ TrueLife Glossy Laptop Screen
-Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
-Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
-8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
-9 Cell Primary Battery
-Integrated Finger Print Reader
With shipping and tax it was just over $800, but I've seen them cheaper if you get the 6 cell battery and don't get the finger print reader and back-lit keyboard, but since it's the outlet site I took what I could get... Can't wait to get it, I need it to edit video's and stuff from my new HD video camera....
My turn for a new laptop
Yeah, I've been much more impressed with Vista than I was with XP.
My primary complaint with XP was the need to do a full format/reinstall about every 6 months if you wanted to keep any kind of reasonable boot time and performance at all.
Vista is a hog right from the get go, but doesn't seem to have the same gradual slowdown that every version of XP that I ever used seemed to be plagued with. A few tweaks to the security settings so it would quit bitching at me to confirm every little thing, and I've been happy with Vista on the whole.
My primary complaint with XP was the need to do a full format/reinstall about every 6 months if you wanted to keep any kind of reasonable boot time and performance at all.
Vista is a hog right from the get go, but doesn't seem to have the same gradual slowdown that every version of XP that I ever used seemed to be plagued with. A few tweaks to the security settings so it would quit bitching at me to confirm every little thing, and I've been happy with Vista on the whole.
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I haven't had Vista long enough to experience any deteriation, like Xp did, just like you said Shir.
Back in the day I sued to have XP on it's one partial drive, so that I could format C: and re-install every six months or so. When I bought this new comp the bastards had already installed my Vista and I was to lazy to uninstall, make the partitions, and re-install the way I like it, so hopefully it won't deterioate, hehe
Back in the day I sued to have XP on it's one partial drive, so that I could format C: and re-install every six months or so. When I bought this new comp the bastards had already installed my Vista and I was to lazy to uninstall, make the partitions, and re-install the way I like it, so hopefully it won't deterioate, hehe
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