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Jim_70S · 07-24-2008, 08:44 AM

Here's my 2 cents worth (20+ years of pc experience, yikes, I'm old)...
spend your money on 4GB ram & battery...
Don't spend extra on upgrade of:
LCD,
Hard Drive (get free fall sensor if you're clumsy, but remember it has at least a 1yr warranty),
Finger Print Reader, encrypt your hard drive with a password (both Vista & XP provide this),
Wireless NIC, use recommended, no real advantage for next few years.

I've had a Dell Inspiron since 1998, loaded it to the max with memory... used it as my office desktop daily for over five years and it still out performed most desktops when I officially retired it... I still use it on road trips & to configure network equipment. I'm currently running a tri-boot desktop machine with 4GB ram (should have 8GB), running Vista, XP & SuSe... XP still outperforms Vista almost 2 to 1, Vista is a memory hog.

Good luck in school.
Jim

07-24-2008, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jim_70S Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Here's my 2 cents worth (20+ years of pc experience, yikes, I'm old)... spend your money on 4GB ram & battery... Don't spend extra on upgrade of: LCD, Hard Drive (get free fall sensor if you're clumsy, but remember it has at least a 1yr warranty), Finger Print Reader, encrypt your hard drive with a password (both Vista & XP provide this), Wireless NIC, use recommended, no real advantage for next few years. I've had a Dell Inspiron since 1998, loaded it to the max with memory... used it as my office desktop daily for over five years and it still out performed most desktops when I officially retired it... I still use it on road trips & to configure network equipment. I'm currently running a tri-boot desktop machine with 4GB ram (should have 8GB), running Vista, XP & SuSe... XP still outperforms Vista almost 2 to 1, Vista is a memory hog. Good luck in school. Jim