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Well I bit the bullet, passed on the HP zt3000 and purchased an Inspiron 8600, here are the specs:
Pentium M 1.4GHZ
WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
512MB DDR (FREE UPGRADE!)
32MB ATI Radeon 9000
40GB
4X DVD+RW/+R (FREE UPGRADE!)
etc...
Once I get it, i'll make sure everything works and then i'll do a clean install of WinXP Prof. Total price was $1500, no rebate hassle aswell which I liked. The free upgrades are what pushed me on this purchase. Maybe once I get it i'll post some pics and mini-review on here.
Recon
11-09-2003, 12:50 AM
nice I love mine, just be prepared for some....HEAT out of the Left hand side
Thanks for the tip!
Any other tips, notes I should take care of? I know dell lists up to 4.5 hours of battery life, but what's your average time on a full battery?
Recon
11-09-2003, 05:06 PM
4.5 doing absolutely nothing heh
average is about 3.5-3 word proc, gaming 2.5, with folding on 1.5 =)
the only other thing is its a BIG, and HEAVY, so I reccomend a backpack, I got a shoulder bag, and im thinking of sewing backpack straps onto it.
Terry
11-09-2003, 05:59 PM
Um, you DO know by installing another OS you'll be voiding warranty right?
Or correct me if I am wrong.
Daywalker
11-09-2003, 06:07 PM
I got a backpack for my 8500, works good and is easy on the back.
Originally posted by Terry
Um, you DO know by installing another OS you'll be voiding warranty right?
Or correct me if I am wrong.
Actually i'm not sure on that one, might have to look it up. If I am able to clean up the Windows XP Home that comes with it, then i'll probably keep it that way until the warrenty is gone (1yr warr).
I ordered the $59 carry bag that was an option so it should work out. I'm not worried about the weight, I can handle it :)
Recon
11-10-2003, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by Terry
Um, you DO know by installing another OS you'll be voiding warranty right?
Or correct me if I am wrong.
Thats not what they told me, I was informed If I wanted to upgrade my PC to WinXP pro id have no problem
Terry
11-10-2003, 09:56 AM
Ok, my mistake.
Thought I heard that somewhere.
Vengance_01
11-13-2003, 04:43 PM
Originally posted by Terry
Ok, my mistake.
Thought I heard that somewhere. Ya installing other OS'es do not void warrenty B/C it dose affect the hardware any bad ways:) And Congrats on the laptop purchase