Do Gateway, Dell and Toshiba laptops use standard SO-DIMM memory? Would a 1400x1050 SXGA+ look ok at 800x600?

[Noriaki]

I'm looking at laptops now.
I've narrowed it to Toshiba, Gateway or Dell I think, my question is do any or all of these use standard SO-DIMMs for memory? Because adding RAM in the custom builders is so expensive...
I think I'll just get a laptop with 64MB and then add more myself because I can get it much cheaper than these guys offer it...


Would a 14x10 XGA look ok at 8x6? Look below:

 

[John]

FWIW my Dell i8000 & Lat CPx use standard PC100 144-pin SODIMMs.

 

[Viper22]

All Newer Gateways in the past at least 3-4 years use normal PC100 SODIMM's so your ok.

Viper22

 

[John]

Most new models support USB, both of mine do at least.

 

[corkyg]

My Gateway Solo, 9300cx has two USB ports, and a Firewire port. It also uses standard 144 pin SODIMMs. I upgraded mine from 128 to 256 MB easily. I am using the 1394 port for a QueFire! CD-RW drive. The removable device module has my LS-120 drive, and swaps with a second HDD module.

 

[Noriaki]

Yeah I think I can get that from the spec sheet I was just too dumb to look

Got more questions hehehehe
I know that LCDs look bad at resolutions they aren't meant for, but if I had a 1600x1200 display and I ran it at 800x600 that would be exactly 2x2 physical pixels for each Windows pixel. So you wouldn't have pixels at different sizes...it might look a bit blocky but they would be consistant at least...
Any idea if this would look ok?

I'm looking at the Dell inspiration 8000 with a 15" monitor...the come in either SXGA+ at 1400x1050 or Ultra XGA at 1600x1200 resolution...problem is I have pretty bad eyes so I'd only want 800x600...

Scratch that...you can only get the SXGA+ 1400x1050 on the Canada site....would that look ok at 800x600 probably not eh....LCD's don't look nice at non-standard res and that would be kinda messed up I guess..darn.

 

[chansen]

Yea, why no 1600X1200 in Canada? Oh well, my budget is too low for that anyway; I'm looking at the following:

Dell i8000
14" SXGA+ 1400X1050
Celeron 600
64Mb
6BG Hard Drive
24X CDROM
16MB ATI Rage M4
Internal 56K modem & 10/100 NIC

Before taxes: $2,497.00CDN

I'll add a 128MB SODIMM from www.crucial.com

I like the 1400x1050 screen primarily for programming in VB, but I am curious how a spreadsheet will look at an interpolated resolution.

Anyone with experience here?

Regards,
Craig

 

[ElFenix]

the p3 600 is a lot easier on batteries. the c600 is abour 1.6 volts, the p3 is like 1.4 or something. if you can swing it get the p3

 

[chansen]

True, but the upgrade price is $300CDN, and I don't foresee pushing the battery very hard - just looking for a decent desktop replacement I can use ate the cottage, at client's offices, etc.

Dell's promotion just changed too. Used to be a "free" leather case, but now is "free" DVD or CDRW! Don't think I would really use either, but the CDRW may come in handy on occasion. I already have a Yamaha 4x4x16 SCSI burner on my desktop. Wouldn't burning CDs fry a notebook?

Regards,
Craig

 

[ElFenix]

i'm sure if dell is offering its not gonna do any harm to the notebook

 

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