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Hey I would consider something with WAY more memory cause this laptop will Lagg a lot as you use more and more the one Magikcow posted up sounds pretty good for the price check that out i would wait about a week or so till the Back to school sales start 
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Originally Posted by Black Nugget,Aug 20 2007, 11:36 AM
Well - looks like I am definitely purchasing a new computer.
Last night we had a terrible thunder storm in the Hampton Roads area. When I went to bed I had left my computer on. Around 11:40 pm I woke up to a loud bang and my computer screen was black. I had figured that we had a power surge, causing my computer to turn off. The monitor itself was still on, as were the speakers.
Well, this morning I tried to turn on the computer to no luck. The storm fried my computer.
All of my S2Ki Meet Pictures and many others are all gone.
I have a surge protector on my computer, however it went through the telephone lines. My mothers television downstairs, as well as her new DVD player have both been fried as well.
Last night we had a terrible thunder storm in the Hampton Roads area. When I went to bed I had left my computer on. Around 11:40 pm I woke up to a loud bang and my computer screen was black. I had figured that we had a power surge, causing my computer to turn off. The monitor itself was still on, as were the speakers.
Well, this morning I tried to turn on the computer to no luck. The storm fried my computer.
All of my S2Ki Meet Pictures and many others are all gone. I have a surge protector on my computer, however it went through the telephone lines. My mothers television downstairs, as well as her new DVD player have both been fried as well.
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Originally Posted by magikcow,Aug 18 2007, 12:11 PM
Dell SB has their Vostro 1500 laptop with Windows XP Home for $599 or Vista Home Basic for $619.
Specs:
* Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
* Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows Vista Home Basic
* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
* 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
* 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
* 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
* 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
* Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
* High Definition Audio 2.0
* 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
* MS Works 8.5-Eng: Basic Spreadsheet, Word Processing & Calendar Program
* Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.08
* 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Mail-in Service
* 10GB for 1yr Online Backup by Dell Datasafe
* 1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup
* Starts at 6.33 lbs
Upgrades to consider for Vostro 1500
* 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator, add $0
* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife, add $0
Specs:
* Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
* Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows Vista Home Basic
* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
* 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
* 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
* 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
* 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
* Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
* High Definition Audio 2.0
* 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
* MS Works 8.5-Eng: Basic Spreadsheet, Word Processing & Calendar Program
* Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.08
* 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Mail-in Service
* 10GB for 1yr Online Backup by Dell Datasafe
* 1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup
* Starts at 6.33 lbs
Upgrades to consider for Vostro 1500
* 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator, add $0
* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife, add $0
<2GB and ista make for some
This thread is getting too long without a purchase.
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Originally Posted by 1AP12NV,Aug 20 2007, 11:45 AM
If you go for that setup and choose Vista, do not do so without upgrading the RAM to at least 2GB (either from Dell or by purchasing an extra 1GB chip elsewhere, assuming that they're putting a single 1GB chip in).
<2GB and ista make for some
<2GB and ista make for some
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Originally Posted by magikcow,Aug 20 2007, 11:40 AM
if you want to send the computer over here i'll take the hard drive and transfer the info onto a DVD for you
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I've had 2 Dells (1 PC, 1 laptop) and 1 Compaq laptop with widescreen in the last 3 years and I'm shocked that the Compaq has outlasted/outperformed both of the Dells.
But after reading all of these comments, I too am going to look into the Macbook Pro.
Great information guys/gals!!
But after reading all of these comments, I too am going to look into the Macbook Pro.
Great information guys/gals!!
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by Black Nugget,Aug 20 2007, 12:02 PM
Well... after doing a lot of researching, I have a feeling that in the very close future (next week) I'll be purchasing a MacBook 
My friend has a 17 inch mac book pro. I "borrowed" it for a week and I almost never gave it back after I finished my prank.
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Originally Posted by magikcow,Aug 20 2007, 01:12 PM
good choice.
My friend has a 17 inch mac book pro. I "borrowed" it for a week and I almost never gave it back after I finished my prank.
My friend has a 17 inch mac book pro. I "borrowed" it for a week and I almost never gave it back after I finished my prank.
Think I might just go with a regular MacBook - stick with the 13" monitor. But now that I'm thinking about it, might go with a Pro since I don't have a home computer anymore. This is my only computer - no need to deal with a tiny monitor.