Intel Core Solo/Duo on laptop or not? - Page 3

PeteG · #21 03-27-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

That link isn't working for me.

What's the model and price? I'll look it up.

Thanks, Grolsch (just kidding!

)

It's a Lenovo 300 c100, 1.73mhz Pent M 740, 512mb ddr2 sdram, 15.0 display (1024x768), 80gbhd, dvd/cd-rw combo, intel GMA, 8cell Li battery (claims 5 hrs!), more to list. Selling for $899 shipped from pcconnection.com.

Thanks for the review!

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rebound · #22 03-27-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

and do youreself a favor and stay the hell away from Dell laptops. You might pay a bit more for a Thinkpad, but you'll pay more for the dell in the long run in time spent on the phone with tech support.

I've had totally the opposite experience. I currently own five Dell's (three are laptops), and use a Dell laptop at work. Never had any problems - that's why I keep buying them!

Bavarian · #23 03-27-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteG

Thanks, Grolsch (just kidding!

)

It's a Lenovo 300 c100, 1.73mhz Pent M 740, 512mb ddr2 sdram, 15.0 display (1024x768), 80gbhd, dvd/cd-rw combo, intel GMA, 8cell Li battery (claims 5 hrs!), more to list. Selling for $899 shipped from pcconnection.com.

Thanks for the review!

That seems like a fine machine for the money. Check if you can whether the RAM comes in the form of 1x512MB or 2x256MB.

If it's 1x512MB you will have a free slot to add more RAM in the future. Trust me, you'll need it down the road.

PeteG · #24 03-27-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian

That seems like a fine machine for the money. Check if you can whether the RAM comes in the form of 1x512MB or 2x256MB.

If it's 1x512MB you will have a free slot to add more RAM in the future. Trust me, you'll need it down the road.

It has 1x512mb module. The corrected link is:

http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductD...70&sc=cm9059p1

E61Silver · #25 03-28-2006, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by rebound

I've had totally the opposite experience. I currently own five Dell's (three are laptops), and use a Dell laptop at work. Never had any problems - that's why I keep buying them!

Dell makes two lines of laptops Inspiron & Lattitude. The Inspiron is a mass market computer the Lattitude is a high quality machine that is comprable to IBM.

Thunder22 · #26 03-28-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteG

Thanks, Grolsch (just kidding!

)

It's a Lenovo 300 c100, 1.73mhz Pent M 740, 512mb ddr2 sdram, 15.0 display (1024x768), 80gbhd, dvd/cd-rw combo, intel GMA, 8cell Li battery (claims 5 hrs!), more to list. Selling for $899 shipped from pcconnection.com.

Thanks for the review!

Newegg has that machine as well, for less $$$....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834146142

I don't have any insight into the non-Thinkpad lines, but if they're similar it should be fine. Did you check out the R50 series?

(by the way, I'm working on 20 years in the IT business, overall, Dell's are unreliable and do not hold up well to the punishment that teenager/heavy user can dish out, if I were in your situation, I would stick with the IBM/Lenovo machines)

Good luck... let me know if you have any questions...

PeteG · #27 03-28-2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

Newegg has that machine as well, for less $$$....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834146142

I don't have any insight into the non-Thinkpad lines, but if they're similar it should be fine. Did you check out the R50 series?

(by the way, I'm working on 20 years in the IT business, overall, Dell's are unreliable and do not hold up well to the punishment that teenager/heavy user can dish out, if I were in your situation, I would stick with the IBM/Lenovo machines)

Good luck... let me know if you have any questions...

Thanks! As far as physical punishment, no worries (I'm 36

). No teens in my house (kids are 4 & 7).