A few questions before I buy my laptop..

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dgessler

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I'm positive I want to buy a Dell Laptop, they have the best prices with their deals.. I just have some questions first.

Dell is having a 30% off the Inspiron 6000. I have a nice configuration which includes:

  • Pentium M 760 (2 Ghz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
  • XP Pro
  • Dell UltraSharp 15.4" LCD
  • 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
  • 60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
  • 128MB DDR ATI Radeon X300
  • 8x D/L DVD Burner
  • 6 & 9 cell battery

Here are my questions:

1) Do you guys think the "UltraSharp" is worth it on this laptop? ($125 upgrade)

2) I'm trying to find out what the difference is between the default "Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless" and the "Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless", anyone know?

3) Do you guys think this deal is good?


Thanks.
Dan
 
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alanuofm

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1) Do you guys think the "UltraSharp" is worth it on this laptop? ($125 upgrade)
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personally, no. i'm not a big fan of the increased brightness and the glossy screen. the reflections from background light can get pretty bad.

2) I'm trying to find out what the difference is between the default "Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless" and the "Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless", anyone know?
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the intel 2915 is a/b/g and the 2200 is just b/g.

3) Do you guys think this deal is good?
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whats the price?
 
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dgessler

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$1600 without the bright screen. I plan tot use the wireless internet quite a bit, at my college campus. Can you briefly describe how a/b/g is better than b/g? I'm a wireless newbie, sorry.

Thanks for the help.
Dan

PS - anyone have any comments on the inspiron 700m? At first that was my first choice over the 6000, but some of my friends told me it's not all that great. I liked it since it is so small and portable.
 
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j0hn00

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Can you briefly describe how a/b/g is better than b/g? I'm a wireless newbie, sorry.
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You'll be able to pick up 802.11a as well as b and g. However, 802.11a is outdated and you'll more than likely be using mostly g.
 
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alanuofm

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j0hn00 said:
You'll be able to pick up 802.11a as well as b and g. However, 802.11a is outdated and you'll more than likely be using mostly g.
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802.11a is actually the newest mainstream technology right now. 802.11a is rated at 108 Mbps while 802.11b is rated at 54 Mbps. you are probably thinking about 802.11b which seems to be slowly fading out in the newest routers available.
 
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j0hn00

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802.11a is actually the newest mainstream technology right now. 802.11a is rated at 108 Mbps while 802.11b is rated at 54 Mbps. you are probably thinking about 802.11b which seems to be slowly fading out in the newest routers available.
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Oops... you're right. My bad. But I thought 802.11a was just 5GHz and not 108Mbps.
 
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