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Old November 15th, 2006 Top | #1
 
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looks like my old laptop is dead

soooooooo i bring foward my plans for a new dell laptop:
Inspiron 9400
Intel ® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Memory 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Video Card 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 80GB (7,200rpm)
DVD Drives Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW
Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD™ Audio
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
Battery9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary BatteryCarrying
Upgrade to Windows VistaMCE to Vista Premium Upgrade on www.dellvistaupgrade.com before 03/31/07
LCD17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT Display
what you guys think bout that?
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Naaiiice.

How much will that set you back though ?
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It all looks good minues the Windows Media Center Edition but I noticed you are going to be moving onto the Vista Upgrade, thats good. Looks good by me.
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Why not up the hard drive?
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Originally Posted by Henyman View Post
looks like my old laptop is dead

soooooooo i bring foward my plans for a new dell laptop:


what you guys think bout that?

I would skimp out on the ram and hard drive, dell over charges for both.
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£1599?
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just under £1300 deliverd . only reason i selected media center is because the the vista upgrade

am just sorting out finances before i order it, prob tomorrow.

currently have an 80GB hardrive + have looooads of free space, even with all the pr0n on it
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Old November 16th, 2006 Top | #8

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Could always spring for a 200GB external Maxtor One Touch III - I believe it's around $125 from Dell.
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What's wrong with the old laptop?
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Ram slots are totaly ****ed, the clips have broken. i did have a tempory fix in place but thats no good either now
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I assume no more warranty as well?
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nah, it's had 3+ years of hard abuse
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nah, it's had 3+ years of hard abuse
We don't want to hear it!

Just gone and built myself a new dual core shuttle pc, well cool and only cost me "just" shy of £800.
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Nice, very nice! And has been said you can always just get an external HDD if needs be.

Rush - when are you coming to Norwich?! You keep saying next time, next time, but you never tell me!

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Rush - when are you coming to Norwich?! You keep saying next time, next time, but you never tell me!
Big nite out planned for Sat 2nd Dec for a mates 30th.
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Boo-yeah. Come to the Golden Star on the corner of Duke Street and Colegate for a quick drink.
That's the weekend before my birthday, too.

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