omg i'm buying a dell!!!111

[dacheat]

FWIW Going back to the first page my Lenovo weighs a freaking ton and its slow as shit. I don't know if all my company's protective software is slowing it down but my 6+ year old desk top is faster than that thing. I have a t60 that is about a year old.

hrm not wanting to threadjack but sounds like u have some issues on that thar laptop..that's not standard performance

 

[CRX-YEM]

as for the vid cad, yes... I know i need a cable. i didn't see one i liked, so i was planning to go hit up radio shack or something, or even call crutcfiled and see if there's a monster cable for it.
which is also why i wanted to get the little better video card. While i'm not a gamer, i'm sure i will be watching a movie in the top right corner while i have hondaswap on the left, out look in the middle and 3423432 other things running too i figured the extra strength vid card would come in handy with the more demanding video card.

Well it might be worth it then.

 

[Jeef]

hrm not wanting to threadjack but sounds like u have some issues on that thar laptop..that's not standard performance

Who knows I have to enter in like 10 passwords to get online. It might be software related.

 

[Airjockie]

The dell deal I can get at work....

Dell Inspiron 530 Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6700 (4MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1066 FSB) edit
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate edit
TV Tuners & Remote Controls None edit
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
Hard Drives 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢ edit
Optical Drive Dual Drives: 48X CDRW/DVD COMBO Drive + 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
Enhanced Software for CD or DVD Burner None edit
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader with Bluetooth wireless edit
Monitor 24 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ 2407WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel edit
Video Cards 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 edit
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharpâ„¢ Flat Panels edit
Keyboard and Mouse Bundles Dell Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse edit
Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase edit
Optional Ports None edit
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007-includes Publisher + Outlook2007 edit
Security Software No Security Subscription (30-day trial) edit
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 edit
Internet Access Service 6 Months of America Online Membership Included edit
Modem and Wireless 56K PCI Data Fax Modem edit
Dell Digital Entertainment Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player edit
Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet edit
Environmental Options None edit
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 3Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support edit
Storage Devices and Media None edit
Other Utilities None edit
Digital Still Cameras and Camcorders None edit
External Hard Drives None edit
Family Security and Utilities None edit
Configure Your Own Solution None edit
Security and Utility Software None edit
Desktop Essentials None edit
Finance and Personal Improvement None edit
Education None edit
Gaming Software None edit
File Transfer & Migration Software None edit
Accessories For Your Dell None edit
External One Touch Hard Drive None edit
Internet Phone/Voice over IP (VoIP) None edit
Webcams None edit
Game Controllers and Specialized I/O None edit
Dell Printer Driver None edit
Wireless Broadband Routers None edit
Power None edit
Headphones None edit
Surge Protectors - Protect Your Investment APC Back-UPS ES 500 - Battery Backup edit
Wireless Network Adapters None edit
Headphones None edit
KVM None edit
Networking Cables None edit
Dell Printers Dell Photo All In One Printer 926 with 1 Yr Advanced Exchange edit
Digital Media Editing Software Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player edit
Datasafe Free 3GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1 Year edit
Additional System Options USB Printer Cable edit


Inspiron 530


$2,961.98
From $2,961.98


my price
$2,325.29

 

[Airjockie]

and also...

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and...

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[nootrac22]

i've honeslty thought about just ripping out my old dvd writer from my old tower (2 computers ago). its IDE, but whatever... i don't burn too much. I can always get a SATA down the line. either way, its 30 bucks. its a moot 1% at this point. lol

the do make adapter cards for sata to ide and believe vice versa as well.

 

[reikoshea]

yup they do.

 

[endlesszeal]

HP m8100y Media Center/PVR Desktop: Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 1GB DDR2, 250HDD, DVDRW, ATSC/NTSC Tuner+FM+Remote, Vista Home Premium $600 - SlickDeals.net Forums

coupon for 400 off 1000 at HP computers.

 

[YouKnowWhoIBee]

pm sent for dell coupons

 

[posol]

the HP sucks. can't config it how i want to. makes me buy crap i don't want or need.
the dell coupon is for crap dimension and inspiron. no way.
thanks though.


as for the sata to ide... the MB i have above has an IDE bank on it already... no conversion would need to take place.

 

[Z6CRX]

wooo. Joe for the comcast coupons FTW. too bad I no longer have access.
I just seem to dislike computer companies unless I'm looking for a laptop or the cheapest desktop on the market.

I say IBM, because if you take HAL (the killer computer) and advance each letter one what do ya get. Too bad their expensive.

Have you ever consider just setting up a cluster?

 

[reikoshea]

what could he be doing that would merit that?

 

[posol]

rofl. why would i set up a cluster for a workstation? that's absurd.

 

[Z6CRX]

i never said it had to be a big one. Just link up a few. I know it is a tad bit outlandish though, and may prove to be more of a bother.
It just has an ability to handle a lot more processing, and sometimes with computing i go for overkill. I just don't know how well to incorporate them into a windows environment.
A random suggestion never hurt, then again sometimes it has.

 

[posol]

do you even know what a cluster is?

 

[klyph]

do you even know what a cluster is?

They're the best part in my honey bunches of oats.

 

[endlesszeal]

rofl. why would i set up a cluster for a workstation? that's absurd.

It is October and B is such a good samaritan. He wants to do folding at home to save 1 breast at a time.


Anyway, getting the Dell or waiting game?

 

[posol]

i don't know wtf i'm doing. all i know is that my laptop shut off on me again yesterday and its about to end up in the river

 

[endlesszeal]

The Ultimate Steal Offers Students Easy Access to Microsoft Office 2007: Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 is offered via the Web to higher-ed students looking for a premium Microsoft Office suite at an affordable price.

Im sure someone can get you this deal. I will if you need it.

 

[norcalgsr]

I got my copy for free