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mooseman2070
11-23-2003, 08:06 PM
ok i had this exact post earlier today but i dont know where it went (searched and went to all previous pages)

heres the question:
would it be good to have a notebook as my main computer for 4+ years?
the specs (hopefully) would be:
Dell inspiron
p4 3.06 HT
60 gb ultra ata hd
512 memory(2 dimms)
4x cd/dvd burner (dvd+rw/+r)
64 mb ddr nvidia geforce fx Go5200
56k modem
802.11 a/b/g/54 mbps
4 year in home warranty/4 year accidental damage warranty
free kodak 2mp camera and dell all in one printer

for $2438 is this good since im gonna have it for at least 4 years?
TheFilePirater
11-23-2003, 08:17 PM
nice, notebooks dont usally last as long as pc's cuz of wear and tear of carrying and shit....for 4yrs it looks nice, but i wouldnt expect to do alot of gaming or cd-burning, cuz it 4 dvd-rws prolly will be faster...but it looks nice
mooseman2070
11-23-2003, 08:19 PM
its not like im gonna be throwing it off buildings but i know what you mean. ill keep it in the case and stuff
bigdawgfoxx
11-23-2003, 08:24 PM
That warranty cost alot lol....looks really nice.
mooseman2070
11-23-2003, 09:51 PM
yeah it cost like 500 bucks total but it will save my dad from buyinga computer every 3 years and hes pretty pissed offf about the price of this one :D
mooseman2070
11-25-2003, 03:57 PM
how often do people keep ther desktops?
SciManAl
11-25-2003, 05:17 PM
i have yet to get a new desktop, i have been useing the same one for 4+ years stats in my sig... (upgrades UPGRADES!!!)
mooseman2070
11-25-2003, 05:28 PM
on dell notebooks you can upgrade mem and HD, am i right?

if i have 2dimms w/ 1 256mb memory in each then can i take one out and add more?
clocker
11-25-2003, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by TheFilePirater@23 November 2003 - 13:17
nice, notebooks dont usally last as long as pc's cuz of wear and tear of carrying and shit....for 4yrs it looks nice, but i wouldnt expect to do alot of gaming or cd-burning, cuz it 4 dvd-rws prolly will be faster...but it looks nice
My understanding is that, while wear and tear due to portability is a factor, the biggest enemy of notebooks is heat. Manufacturers are cramming an increasing amount of performance/devices into a decreasing sized package.

Something's gotta give.

And yes Mooseman, you can upgrade the memory.
mooseman2070
11-25-2003, 05:46 PM
ok thats what i thouh clocker, thanks