I used to have a Dell Inspiron and can also recommend Dell's service. I'm currently lucky enough to have an Alienware gaming laptop, but they don't have support in SA so I have to pray that nothing breaks :P
What you need to be aware of is that LCD screens have a "native" resolution, and they will look fuzzy in any other resolution. If you have a small screen with a high native resolution, you may get eye strain. My Dell had a 15.4" screen at 1680x1050, and surprisingly enough I could work on it very well, but I had to bump up the font size if I was doing a lot of reading. I'm currently much happier with a 17" screen at 1440x900, which is a good compromise between readability and space. (Incidentally your laptop's native resolution will not affect the resolution of any monitor/projector/TV you plug into it) Also, anything smaller than 17" will not come with a proper keyboard. Small keyboards can be frustrating. Laptops are notorious for overheating when you do something very CPU- intensive e.g. 3D gaming. I strongly recommend buying a cooler. It's essentially a little box with fans which sits under your laptop. I'm using the Antec Notebook Cooler S, which is cheap, effective and USB- powered (and also raises the keyboard to a more comfortable level), but has to go on a desk - you can't use it on your lap. Cheers Gary On Jan 8, 9:21 am, "Bruce Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heinz - thanks for clarifying the RAM installation issue. My main concern > with the Latitude range is that the largest screen is 15.4". I've been > enjoying the "Customize" feature on the Dell website. > > Evan - I agree wholeheartedly with the "no such thing as too much RAM" > sentiment. Ice I can understand too....but tupperware! You're pushing the > boundaries a bit with that! ;-). I've had the oposite experience with LG in > Cape Town, although it was appliance related. > > LeRoux - I probably won't do a whole lot of travelling for now...even if I > was, I might still go for the large screen. Will remember the battery > maintenance thing - thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum For the ctjug home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
