[AT] OT - Laptop reccomendations

[Dan Glass]

I just bought a Dell XPS and it works fine. If you buy a Dell, go online 
and figure exactly what you want, but don't order it online.  If you 
call them, for some reason you will save some money.  I saved over $200 
by calling them over the online price.  My son has bought about 50 
laptops from Dell and he says he sometimes calls two or three times and 
buys the one with the lowest price.   Personally, I hope you don't need 
tech supports with any manufacture, if you do, it will be painful.

JEFFREY PILBEAM wrote:

>Dell
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>1.7 mhz processor
>15" screen
>160g Hard Drive
>Onboard wireless card
>Rom drive of your choice but I prefer the DVD BURNER AND CD BURNER COMBO
>I have A Latitude D505 But I am sure they have upgraded it by now
>The Latitude is the better quality unit.
>I have had mine and use it Daily at My work and have had ZERO issues with
>it.
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>My 2 Cents
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>Jeff Pilbeam
>Pilbeam Centennial Farm
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>Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 3:25 PM
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>Subject: [AT] OT - Laptop reccomendations
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>I've been thinking about sidelining our desktop and switching to a laptop
>instead. Ideally, I would like to install a wireless router so that my wife
>and I are not tied to the desk if we want to surf the web or read email. My
>question is, what type should I be looking for, and what features are
>important? I know very little about the chip sets used in laptops, and how
>they compare with the ones used in desktops. Here's what I would need the
>laptop to do. Internet and email (wireless), Microsoft Office applications,
>digital camera storage. Our desktop is a PIII 1GZ and it works just fine for
>what we do. Any thoughts with regards to brands/features would be
>appreciated.
>Thanks,
>Mike
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