That's probably true - but the Dells I have have an OS & office suite
installed & little else - it's pretty much how it was used by the PO. One
was owned by a corp who gave the employees their machines and it only has
what they put on it. What you said is no doubt true, but that doesn't apply
in this case. I've spent some time with her trying to crack the bios
password & she told me about the way it was used - mostly for spreadsheets
and docs. I ended up inheriting another Dell just like the 1st & it was
very similar - same model iirc. IIRC they're running W2000 or NT. Maybe
W2000 or NT don't run well w/Dells?
LarryT
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From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:03 PM
To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop
A cheap anything is a cheap anything...
I carried a Dell Inspiron 8500 (I think it was an 8500 anyway) for 3
years. It went back and forth across the country and Atlantic Canada a few
dozen times and never failed me except the time I broke a key trying to
get some dirt out from under it. Dell replaced the keyboard under
warranty.
Then I got a new job and an HP nw8000 which served me well for 2 years (it
was used when I got it) when I got my Dell Precision M90 that I've had for
almost a year now, both were pretty much flawless but the HP has the
equivalent (I've still got it on spares duty) of a million miles and makes
some scary noises which is why I pushed to replace it.
All three computers probably ran somewhere between $2500 and $3500 when
they were new, these are high end workstation laptops, the M90 is faster
than the dual processor 2.8ghz HP workstation I'm using right now.
A $20 computer running an OS thats too new for it (like XP if it was built
for 2000) will be slow and 1GB of RAM isn't enough anymore unless you're
using a stripped down OS.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:25:02 -0500
From: "LarryT" <l02tur...@comcast.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop
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Maybe everyone else has had better luck with Dell than me. I have 2 Dells
(my son bought one from a friend for $20) and both are the slowest
'puters
I've ever seen. I have a gig of RAM in both and the HDs are almost empty
except for the basics.
I've had excellent service from an Acer Laptop BTW - I use my laptops a
LOT
and generally they start having warranty problems after 6-9 months. Small
pieces breaking, monitor problems, usb ports stop working, CD drives
die, -
that kind of stuff, but not the Acer -- it worked full time for 3 years
before the motherboard died.
Because of the problems I generally buy the extended warranty (but never
on
other purchases) - and they always pay for themselves.
I like the idea of a Netbook but the added cost to get a full featured
Laptop is worth it to get all the extras - like CD drive, serial/parallel
port, several USB drives, etc. BTW, Costco has Netbooks for around
$300.
Good luck & Happy New Year!
LarryT
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