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08-06-2007, 09:30 PM
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I don't believe it
today I bought a new dell laptop.
I still don't belive I did that. the XPS M1710 with xp pro man I got a dell.. |
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08-06-2007, 09:46 PM
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Was it a good deal at least?
 I don't think I every could by a 17" laptop, just too big but I worked on a Latitude D430 and it seemed pretty nice. I love the 12" and 13" laptops. Enjoy your new lappy.
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08-06-2007, 10:07 PM
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Another sign that the end is near?
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08-07-2007, 12:27 AM
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Don't worry Bailey.. I just bought a Dell PC a couple of months ago... couldn't resis the price over upgrading/building.
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08-07-2007, 02:06 AM
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I didn't buy a Dell, but I bought a Mac Mini (soon to be upgraded or done away with probably, I was impulsive all the way) and a 19" lcd. Both discounted, both completely unnecessary. Hope yours at least has a good purpose.
 Enjoy the new toy (or workhorse, depending). |
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08-07-2007, 02:08 AM
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this thread is making me nauseous, confused and a little bit scared.
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08-07-2007, 09:37 AM
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I just ordered a Dell laptop for somebody for $500. Color me impressed.
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08-07-2007, 01:48 PM
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08-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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 Here at the office, I have four pc's....Two Dell Desktops, One Dell Lappy and a PC I built. Funny thing about the Dells...You push the power button and they bootup.....Go Figure.
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08-07-2007, 07:16 PM
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Michael Dell, being back at the helm, is obviously listening to his customers as opposed to the last guy at the helm.
Sometimes you have to sacrifice the bottom line a little in order to retain the loyalty...and in doing so, you do better for the whole.
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08-08-2007, 12:36 AM
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actuaally there is two reasons that I chose to buy the dell.
1. is by the quality and support I have seen from others in the past. 2. is I did not want anything to do with vista yet, and dell will still sell with xp pro if you wanted it. but the 2500 dollar price tag is a real pinch for me, but the 17" wide screen will be nice. shipping date is about aug 14, so I should have it soon. |
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08-14-2007, 09:09 PM
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well today I canceled that order.
I was sent a e-mail from them stating that there would be a delay on the shipment. I also spent some time browsing the dell forum and read many post on the same model I had ordered, and many were complaining about the delays. it seams that dell is unable to aquire all the parts necessary to build that model. so I canceled my order. next question I have is would MS office 2000 run with vista ? I am concerned that a lot of the software I have may not run on vista. Last edited by bailey; 08-14-2007 at 09:45 PM. |
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08-14-2007, 09:40 PM
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08-14-2007, 10:27 PM
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EDIT: Found this on a google search, though don't know how reliable it is: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0100314AAkyBcC Found this through google as well: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=182988
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08-15-2007, 06:53 AM
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If you are looking for a 17 inch notebook with XP, go to the small business side of the Dell site and check out the Precision M90.
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08-15-2007, 08:33 AM
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I have decided that it don't have to be a 17", any laptop with XP pro will do just fine.
I am just afraid to get one with vista, because of my large collection of software that may not run on vista, I have a lot of software that I use in radio and electronics design that may not run on vista, and I am not wanting to take the chance of being unhappy with that. |
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08-15-2007, 08:54 AM
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You can get the Inspiron E1505 with XP on Dell Small Business.
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08-15-2007, 10:51 AM
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right.
after I got the varification that the first order was in fact canceled, I ordered that one with 2 gig ram, 160 gig hard drive, and XP-pro. I also call dell as to why there was a delay and they told me they were behind on getting the cpu's for it. anyway if all goes well on this one, ship date is Aug,27th and half the price too. |
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08-15-2007, 11:13 AM
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How much did it cost to bump up to 2 gigs of ram?
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08-15-2007, 11:30 AM
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08-15-2007, 01:03 PM
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08-20-2007, 10:33 PM
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update:
today I recived my new dell inspron 1501, true it may not be the bestes and the greatest, but it has what I need, and does what I want just fine, it arived a week sooner than expected too. now to install all the software I need and set it all up for my needs. |
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08-21-2007, 05:23 AM
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Big difference between a 1501 and a 1505.......
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08-21-2007, 09:23 AM
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for future reference, whenever shopping for a dell always look for the link on the left side of the screen that says "smart values", they have their best deals there.
see below http://www.dell.com/content/topics/t...bsd&~ck=anavml there's a laptop on that screen with an AMD X2 CPU, 1 GB of ram, a dvd burner, and you can choose XP or vista, for only $499. What an awesome deal. |
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08-21-2007, 04:47 PM
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Id buy a Dell laptop in a heartbeat, they make some very good machines. As far as desktops go...anything under $1000 Id buy a Dell, but over that price, I think I can do better building my own
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08-21-2007, 05:02 PM
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I agree.. I needed a budget machine and no way could I build one as cheap as what I got with a Dell... going high perf, then no prob, I'd build.
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