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Onkel Neal 10-02-08 09:38 AM
Ok, this is as close as I can get, I think:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...at56670&topnav=

It's 13.3, has all the stuff, except XP (which I can load if I decide to, just reformat the HD, right?).

I have to confess, I do not know what to call the "card slot" where one jams in a cellular card to connect, what's that called? Does this unit have that?

Any drawbacks with this machine?? :D thanks for the help.


And this seems to be the same model number machine, with a different config...
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10151262

Why do they do that? Each config should have a unique model number :(

But, it's a lot cheaper.

DeepIron 10-02-08 09:59 AM
Looks like a capable unit. BUT... be forewarned... it could be problematic to load XP on... It may be possible with XP Pro but not with XP Home. I've run into issue trying to find device drivers for newer hardware so it's... maybe, maybe not.

The EEE 1394 is a Firewire interface, the 8 in 1 card reader will handle most memory media... the rest of the specs look fine. A good buy for the money IMO.

Hmm... the two are not the same... different processors... T5750 vs T2390... and different HD sizes...

[EDIT] I'd need to know the model and manufacturer of your cell card to be more helpful. :)

Digital_Trucker 10-02-08 10:04 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I have to confess, I do not know what to call the "card slot" where one jams in a cellular card to connect, what's that called?
A lot of the cellular cards are now USB, but the slot you are speaking of is the PCMCIA slot, I believe.

DeepIron 10-02-08 10:08 AM
If your card uses a PCMCIA slot, I didn't see one in the specs of either unit. PCMCIA is an older tech... mostly replaced by USB anyway...

Digital_Trucker 10-02-08 10:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
It's 13.3, has all the stuff, except XP (which I can load if I decide to, just reformat the HD, right?).
It being a Dell, I don't know if you'll be able to get XP drivers for it. I'd check their support site for the machine and make sure they even have XP drivers.

lesrae 10-02-08 11:17 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
Do not buy Dell. You will get propreitary parts that can only be updated by Dell and they will never update the drivers. I fought with them for 4 years and was always promised a driver update for an ATI card that couldn't use generic drivers - I never did get that update. In 5 years, they never updated one driver for that entire laptop and I spent $3000 on it.

-S
Fair enough, I've bought about 10 laptops and 20 PCs from them over the last 5 or 6 years and never had any snags - everyone has different experiences with companies.

FIREWALL 10-02-08 11:22 AM
OK Neal :D I'm wise to what your up to.

Carry it on an airplane my behind. :lol:

You want to tote it on your scooter. :yep:

I've been looking for something like that myself.

I'll be rideing my Harley to your shindig and want to be connected.

Give TigerDirect a look see.:o

I found quite a few choices in the $500 to $700 area.

Still haven't made up my mind yet.:damn:

nikimcbee 10-02-08 11:25 AM
Dell was fun to argue with, because they wouldn't let me have XP, only vista.:roll: Their business computers you can choose either, and I called them on it. It was a fun conversation because their call center is in India:rotfl: :up: .

My gateway has an HD monitor and HD port! Can you say big screen HD TV!:hmm: :up: I bought mine from bestbuy, on a side note. I was their newest computer model.

nikimcbee 10-02-08 11:28 AM
Oh, and on a side note. Intel has totally rejected vista:rotfl: :up: as a corperation. Now there's a vote of confidence.:rotfl:

lesrae 10-02-08 12:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nikimcbee
Dell was fun to argue with, because they wouldn't let me have XP, only vista.:roll: Their business computers you can choose either, and I called them on it. It was a fun conversation because their call center is in India:rotfl: :up: .
Yup, pretty much what I did :O)

nikimcbee 10-02-08 12:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by lesrae
Quote:
Originally Posted by nikimcbee
Dell was fun to argue with, because they wouldn't let me have XP, only vista.:roll: Their business computers you can choose either, and I called them on it. It was a fun conversation because their call center is in India:rotfl: :up: .
Yup, pretty much what I did :O)
I knew what they would say, I just made the call for fun.:rotfl:
"Hold on let me ask my manager."
"No, we can't do that."
"You can just have the vistas, not the XPs."
http://chromatism.net/current/images/apu.gif

Onkel Neal 10-02-08 03:22 PM
So, is there a lot of performance diff between these two? Is the faster one worth the extra $200 ?


Dell 1318 with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750 at 2.0GHz
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...at56670&topnav=



Dell 13.3" Inspiron 1318 Pacific Blue Laptop with Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10151262

DeepIron 10-02-08 03:56 PM
Quote:
So, is there a lot of performance diff between these two? Is the faster one worth the extra $200?
Hmm... the biggest diffs are in the CPU and bus speeds and L2 cache:

The T5750 is 2.0Ghz, 677Mhz bus and 2Gb cache.
The T2390 is 1.86Ghz, 533Mhz bus and 1Gb cache.

I'm using a T2390 in my Vaio and I'm completely happy with the performance. Seeing as you're not going to play graphics intensive games (Half-Life, Crysis, etc) due to the limitations of the X3100 video chip set, or doing any really intensive number crunching as in photo-processing, the extra $200 for the T5750 isn't going to show much performance improvement IMO.

Bottom line: I'd get the Inspiron with the T2390 (Walmart) and spend the $200 on something else...

longam 10-02-08 04:59 PM
http://i.dell.com/images/global/general/spacer.gifThe Dell Inspiron Mini 9 has the solid state drive...cool!

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=04&l=en&s=bsd

Onkel Neal 10-02-08 07:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeepIron
Quote:
So, is there a lot of performance diff between these two? Is the faster one worth the extra $200?
Hmm... the biggest diffs are in the CPU and bus speeds and L2 cache:

The T5750 is 2.0Ghz, 677Mhz bus and 2Gb cache.
The T2390 is 1.86Ghz, 533Mhz bus and 1Gb cache.

I'm using a T2390 in my Vaio and I'm completely happy with the performance. Seeing as you're not going to play graphics intensive games (Half-Life, Crysis, etc) due to the limitations of the X3100 video chip set, or doing any really intensive number crunching as in photo-processing, the extra $200 for the T5750 isn't going to show much performance improvement IMO.

Bottom line: I'd get the Inspiron with the T2390 (Walmart) and spend the $200 on something else...
Done, thanks! :rock:


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