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Jade456 · 04-29-2008, 03:07 PM

A friend of mine built a Vista machine. He is running 4 gigs of high end ram and a xenon quad core processor over clocked to 3 gigs with Vista premium home edition 64 bit ed. It boots slow but other than that, it screams. If you are getting a Vista machine, I would recommend 2 gigs of memory for the 32 bit version and 4 if you get the 64 bit. Vista is a memory hog. Plus ram is pretty cheap right now and its the easiest thing to install to give your machine a performance boost.

San Diego Real Estate · 04-29-2008, 03:29 PM

Charles I appreciate your input...

The Dell I'm testing came with XP Pro...I could have gone with Vista but do to it being a real RAM Hog I chose to go with Pro. Plus I'm not real fond of some of the differnces of Vista. I guess I'm fighting change like we all do!

I wish I could get a Quad Core Dell but they are not available at this time. And the only Quad Core Laptop starts at a little over 3k...ouch!

TimuM · 04-29-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by San Diego Real Estate

Ok Folks,

I'm considering upgrading my Laptop to a new Dell? Any suggestions on which Model

Vostro? Latitude? Inspirion?

I currently have an old Sony VIO VGN S260!

Are you really upgrading from Sony Vaio, or down grading

? I bought a dell after my Vaio.. The Vaio is much better but expensive...
I need to upgrade my Laptop again.. I was checking the following site a couple days ago. It may help you out...

PC World - Laptop and Notebook Computers,Reviews, Ratings Pricing and Buying Advice From PC World
pcworld.com/ic/laptops

I know you are planing to get Dell.. Lenovo ThinkPad looks pretty decent...

Thanks

Adier · 04-29-2008, 11:50 PM

Anyone care about MAC Air it's not practical to have if you're not that wealthy but really it's good to have one of that.

San Diego Real Estate · 04-30-2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimuM

Are you really upgrading from Sony Vaio, or down grading

? I bought a dell after my Vaio.. The Vaio is much better but expensive...
I need to upgrade my Laptop again.. I was checking the following site a couple days ago. It may help you out...

PC World - Laptop and Notebook Computers,Reviews, Ratings Pricing and Buying Advice From PC World
pcworld.com/ic/laptops

I know you are planing to get Dell.. Lenovo ThinkPad looks pretty decent...

Thanks

I currently have an old Sony VGN S260 and it just seems like it can't keep up with the load any more.
General Platform Technology Intel Centrino System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, Wireless LAN antenna Width 12.3 in Depth 8.9 in Height 1.4 in Weight 4.2 lbs Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.) Screen type Wide-screen Wireless capabilities 802.11b, 802.11g Processor
Processor Intel Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz Data bus speed 400 MHz Processor features Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Power-optimized processor system bus Chipset type Intel 855PM Cache Memory
Type L2 cache Cache size 2 MB RAM
Installed Size 512 MB / 1 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz Memory specification compliance PC2700 Storage Controller
Storage controller type IDE

How do you say slow especially when I have 30 to 40 windows open.

Where I have a dilemma is do I tolerate they Sony for another 6 months and wait for the quads to come out or jump on this Dell D830...tough choice

dubaiprop · 05-11-2008, 06:28 PM

I swear by DELL any day

teamaguilar · 05-12-2008, 02:44 AM

depends on what model you have

San Diego Real Estate · 05-12-2008, 04:59 AM

Dell Latitude D830 - it is really nice I'm on my second week of trial and I can tell you it is really a nice piece of gear. I like the speed the larger screen and the battery life does appear to be what Dell claims.

If it weren't compatabilty issues I would probably go with an Apple but I don't want to fight those issues on top of day to day!

teamaguilar · 05-12-2008, 07:18 AM

looks like a good model. hdds only up to 160G?

San Diego Real Estate · 05-12-2008, 07:39 AM

Here is the complete description:

Latitude D830, Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 2.60GHz, 800Mhz 6M L2 Cache, Dual Core

320-5299
1
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD for Latitude D830

311-5689
1
4.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM for Dell Latitude Notebooks

310-8713
1
Internal English Keyboard for Latitude Notebooks

320-5304
1
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Latitude D830

341-6440
1
120GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive 9.5MM, 7200RPM,Latitude

310-8796
1
Standard Touchpad for LatitudeD830

340-8854
1
No Floppy Drive for Latitude D-Family Notebooks

466-6161
1
Windows XP Professional, SP2 with media, for Latitude English, Factory Installed

430-2274
1
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module for XP, Latitude

310-7956
1
90W AC Adapter for Latitude D-Family, Factory Tied

313-5044
1
8X DVD+/-RW w/ Roxio Creator and Cyberlink. Latitude DX20

430-2375
1
Intel 4965 WLAN (802.11a/g/n) mini Card Latitude, Factory Install

310-8798
1
Resource CD w/ Diagnostics and Drivers for Latitude D830 Notebook

312-0535
1
6-Cell/56 WHr Primary Battery Latitude D830

310-9147
1
US - System Documentation Power Cord, Latitude D830

989-3227
1
Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year

986-0530
1
Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year

985-5242
1
Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 2 Year Extended

989-3218
1
Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)

988-7689
1
Info, Complete Care

985-5512
1
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, 3 Year