nimue

That one looks pretty good if it has a pcmcia slot. How heavy is it? Is that a good battery it comes with...how long will a charge last? Do you have a link to the system?

alanuofm

yes it has a pcmcia slot.

it is 5.3 pounds and 1.29 inches thick.

how long the battery last depends on what you're doing. if you are playing a game then probably not long at all (1 hour if that). however when i am just surfing the internet and talking on line it lasts 4-5 hours.

nimue

Can you give me a link to this system? Do you have any idea how much a spare battery would cost?

alanuofm

the spare battery will make it a lot heavier.

www.dell.com

select the inspiron 600m. and configure it.

nimue

Why is the processor you mentioned better than the other processor options?

Pentium®M Processor 755(2 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in SXGA+ w/64MB Video [add $319 or $9/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium®M Processor 745(1.80 GHz/400MHz FSB)14.1-in SXGA+ w/64MB Video [add $169 or $5/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium®M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB)14.1-in SXGA+ w/64MB Video [add $94 or $3/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium® M Processor 755(2 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/64MB Video [add $263 or $8/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium® M Processor 745(1.80 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/64MB Video [add $113 or $3/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/64MB Video [add $38 or $1/month2] May delay your Inspiron 600m ship date
Pentium®M Processor 755(2 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in SXGA+ w/32MB Video [add $281 or $8/month2]
Pentium®M Processor 745(1.80 GHz/400MHz FSB)14.1-in SXGA+ w/32MB Video [add $131 or $4/month2]
Pentium®M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB)14.1-in SXGA+ w/32MB Video [add $56 or $1/month2]
Pentium® M Processor 755(2 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video [add $225 or $7/month2]
Pentium® M Processor 745(1.80 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video [add $75 or $2/month2]
Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video

alanuofm

its not. you do not seem to be using the laptop for any gaming purposes so it would make little sense to get a pentium M 2.0 ghz processor. the pentium M 1.6 is plenty fast and is faster than any processor clock for clock.

nimue

The one you had mentioned seems to be $38 more for 64MB video rather than the 32MB Video on the base....is the base cpu ok...thie one?

Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video

alanuofm

i got the computer just above 1499 in order to use the coupon code that deducts 600$ off the price (it was actually 1506$). thats why i got the better video card. plus in the future if you wanted, you can play some video games. its an agp 4x radeon 9000 video card.

nimue

What's the difference between these...

Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps) [add $19]


Also, is this a good deal or is it cheaper to get the card/service from verizon?

Novatel V620 1xEVDO PC Card with Verizon Wireless BroadbandAcces Service [add $187 or $5/month2]

alanuofm

these are wireless card for your homenetwork. you might need verizons broadband card to operate. not sure. for sbc i just need to a regular minipci card. the difference in those is the speed. 802.11a has speeds up to 108mb/s. the first one should be sufficient.