I'm sorry, I hit something on my keyboard and my post got posted before I could even start it!
Here's the two configurations I'm thinking of. The Dell is 1102$ after tax and shipping, the Compaq is 1108$. No extras added in (printer bundles, etc).
v2000:
Compaq Presario V2000 customizable Notebook PC
PT165AV
* ? Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
* ? Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
* ? 14.0" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x768)
* ? Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 900 - Pentium
* ? 256MB DDR SDRAM (1x256MB)
* ? 80 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
* ? 8X DVD Drive
* ? Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WLAN
* ? 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* ? Microsoft(R) Works/Money
* ? hpshopping in-box envelope
Inspiron 6000:
1.73GHz Pentium-M
80GB 5400RPM
512MB (2*256) RAM
Intel Extreme Integrated Graphics
15.4" WXGA
9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
DVD/CD-Burner (burns at CD 24x)
Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG WLAN
I will be getting a 1GB stick of DDR2 533Mhz RAM from Newegg...so the 512RAM in the Inspiron really doesn't matter to me since its 2*256MB.
This is very difficult. The main thing I want in my laptop is battery life...after all, it is a laptop. So that means the Inspiron 6000 isn't going to have as good life compared to the v2000. Not only does it have a 15.4" screen (this is nice, but it does hurt battery life), but it has a 5400RPM HDD with only a 9 Cell Li-ION battery. The v2000, however, has a 12 Cell battery with a smaller screen (I think the brightness of the v2000 is better than the Inspiron 6000).
I'm leaning towards the v2000, especially considering my floor alone in my dorm has had 3 people's Dell's hard drives go caput, one guy's replacement broke as well.
Of course the Dell doesn't come with the XP Cd, but thats not a problem because I get all my Windows softwares free through GT.
Also I plan on putting Linux on this.
What are your all's thoughts?
Here's the two configurations I'm thinking of. The Dell is 1102$ after tax and shipping, the Compaq is 1108$. No extras added in (printer bundles, etc).
v2000:
Compaq Presario V2000 customizable Notebook PC
PT165AV
* ? Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
* ? Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
* ? 14.0" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x768)
* ? Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 900 - Pentium
* ? 256MB DDR SDRAM (1x256MB)
* ? 80 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
* ? 8X DVD Drive
* ? Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WLAN
* ? 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* ? Microsoft(R) Works/Money
* ? hpshopping in-box envelope
Inspiron 6000:
1.73GHz Pentium-M
80GB 5400RPM
512MB (2*256) RAM
Intel Extreme Integrated Graphics
15.4" WXGA
9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
DVD/CD-Burner (burns at CD 24x)
Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG WLAN
I will be getting a 1GB stick of DDR2 533Mhz RAM from Newegg...so the 512RAM in the Inspiron really doesn't matter to me since its 2*256MB.
This is very difficult. The main thing I want in my laptop is battery life...after all, it is a laptop. So that means the Inspiron 6000 isn't going to have as good life compared to the v2000. Not only does it have a 15.4" screen (this is nice, but it does hurt battery life), but it has a 5400RPM HDD with only a 9 Cell Li-ION battery. The v2000, however, has a 12 Cell battery with a smaller screen (I think the brightness of the v2000 is better than the Inspiron 6000).
I'm leaning towards the v2000, especially considering my floor alone in my dorm has had 3 people's Dell's hard drives go caput, one guy's replacement broke as well.
Of course the Dell doesn't come with the XP Cd, but thats not a problem because I get all my Windows softwares free through GT.
Also I plan on putting Linux on this.
What are your all's thoughts?
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