RE: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Dan Parry
-Original Message- From: Tris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 July 2007 11:42 To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com Subject: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed... I'm specing up a new laptop... Dell are offering a 32Gb solid state drive as a hard drive option. Can anyone tell me why

Re: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Tris
Deal... I'm torn between a dell XPS and an HP DV 9xxx... Oh it's good that that's my main stress today ;-p On 19/07/07, Ross Clutterbuck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Flash RAM instead of a traditional hard drive, which means significantly faster I/O access and significantly reduced power

RE: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Ross Clutterbuck
It's Flash RAM instead of a traditional hard drive, which means significantly faster I/O access and significantly reduced power consumption (i.e. extends battery life). In all honest however don't bother right now. Pure Flash drives are too small and too expensive to be of any significant use at

Re: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/07/19 11:53 (GMT+0100) Tris apparently typed: I'm torn between a dell XPS and an HP DV 9xxx... Oh it's good that that's my main stress today ;-p As one who's been fixing broken computers for many years, I always recommend HP as last choice, while Dell at or near first. -- All

RE: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Cheryl D Wise
I've had much better luck with our HP machines than the Dells in the last 2-3 years. Cheryl D Wise MS MVP FrontPage http://by-expression.com http://starttoweb.com Foundations of Microsoft Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond -Original Message- From: Felix On 2007/07/19 11:53

RE: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Todd Richards
And we are pretty much all Dell (and happy). Hope that helps your stress level! :) Todd -Original Message- From: Cheryl D Wise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:06 AM I've had much better luck with our HP machines than the Dells in the last 2-3 years. On

Re: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/07/19 11:06 (GMT-0500) Cheryl D Wise apparently typed: I've had much better luck with our HP machines than the Dells in the last 2-3 years. With what sample size? Are you in PC repair business? -- All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and

RE: [wdvltalk] [OT] Tech break down needed...

2007-07-19 Thread Cheryl D Wise
Actually we don't buy Dell anymore so my stress level is fine. ;-) My two computers are a Motion Computing 1700 (excellent tablet with first class customer service) and a MacBook. My partner loves his HP and our server is also an HP. The desktop systems are all custom built to our specs. So it is