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CoH Laptops - Dell Edition - Kokuten - 04-02-2008
threw this together in like five minutes as an off-the-cuff reply to Bob in another thread, but here goes.
2000$ "SRS MONEYS, SRS LAPTOP, SRSLY" edition:
Quote:[table][*]Inspiron 1720
[table] [table][tr][td][table][tr][td][table][tr][td] Date 4/2/2008 12:23:25 PM Central Standard Time Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 [/table]
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Espresso Brown
Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD / DVD writer (DVDRW Drive)
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse
ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Windows Vistaâ„¢ Premium
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Premium Dark Chocolate with Soft Touch LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Inspiron 1720
No Security
No Productivity software pre-installed
No Entertainment software pre-installed
Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Espresso Brown
90 Watt Spare AC Adapter
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr.
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
No ISP requested
the $4,600 "OMG I has a ton of money" option - you can drop this 1000$ by losing one of the video cards.
Quote:[table][*]XPS M1730
[table] [table][tr][td][table][tr][td][table][tr][td] Date 4/2/2008 12:30:25 PM Central Standard Time Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 [/table] Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id System Color:
Bone WhiteBWHT [310-9523] 2 XPS M1730:
Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo T9500 (2.6GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)SP95HN [223-6311] 1 Operating System:
Genuine Windows® XP Professional - EnglishWPXP [310-8617][412-0689][412-1056][420-4775][420-4928][420-5769][420-5924][420-7622][420-8143][463-2282] 11 LCD Panel:
17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA17UXGAT [320-5788] 5 Memory:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz4G2D6 [311-7447] 3 Hard Drive:
Speed: 200GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor200GB72 [341-6253] 8 Combo or DVD+RW Drive:
CD / DVD Burner (DVDRW Drive)8XDVDRW [313-5591][420-8183] 16 Video Card:
NVIDIA® SLIâ„¢ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory1GBNV88 [320-6384] 6 Wireless Networking:
Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965a/g/n Mini CardIP4965 [430-2582] 19 Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)TM355I [430-2655] 121 Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Dell Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard and Mouse BundleBTHWKM [310-8691] 121 Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook710431 [A0710431] 121 Primary Battery:
85 WHr Lithium Ion Battery (9-cell)9BAT [312-0603] 27 Sound Options:
High Definition Audio 2.0IS [313-4217] 17 Cables and Accessories:
Multimedia Cable KitMMCBL [310-9519] 20 Physics Game Accelerator:
AGEIA PhysXâ„¢ 100M ProcessorPHYSX [320-6171] 200 Labels:
Windows XPâ„¢VCN [310-8624] 750 GAMING LCD:
Logitech® GamePanel DisplayGLCD [320-5789] 24 Adobe Software:
Adobe® Reader 8.1.1 - EnglishADOBER [420-7468] 15 Processor Branding:
Intel Centrino Core Duo ProcessorICNSNB [310-9348] 749 Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed):
No SecurityNOAV [461-8389] 25 Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed):
No Productivity software pre-installedMSONO [412-1397] 22 Carrying Case:
Dell XPS Notebook BackpackBACKPAK [310-9521] 28 Dell Digital Entertainment:
No Entertainment software pre-installedNODE [464-9572] 399 Warranty & Service:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone SupportS1OS [412-0360][950-3337][950-9797][960-8710][983-8450][988-0307] 29 Accident and Theft Protection:
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr.CCLJ1 [412-0358][960-9187][988-0659][A0767893] 33 DataSafe Online Backup:
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1YrDATSF3G [420-7091][420-7092][987-4817][988-0099] 813 Dial-Up Internet Access:
No ISP requestedNISP [412-0148] 37 Environmental Options:
Free Recycling KitRECYCL [310-5408] 129 [/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
Hrm., This was supposed to be the 'budget' option, but it ended up being almost 2 grand.. oh well, at $1750, here's the budget option - I'll have to revisit this.
Quote:[table]Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979[*]Inspiron 1420
[table] [table][tr][td][table][tr][td][table][tr][td] Date 4/2/2008 12:34:08 PM Central Standard Time Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 [/table] Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id System Color:
Midnight BlueBLUWC [320-5528] 2 Inspiron 1420:
Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)LT83HN [223-5811] 1 Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium EditionVHP3E [310-9171][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6813][420-7076][420-7622][463-2282] 11 LCD Panel:
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440x900)14XGAL [320-5521] 5 Video Card:
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS128NV84 [320-5496] 6 Memory:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz4G2D [311-7256] 3 Hard Drive:
Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)120GB [341-4864] 8 Optical Drive:
CD / DVD writer (DVDRW Drive)8XDVDRW [313-5277][420-8183] 16 Wireless Networking Cards:
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-cardIP4965 [430-2337] 19 Bluetooth Options:
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)TM355I [430-2348] 121 Bluetooth Options:
Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical MouseBTHWKM [310-8691] 121 Bluetooth Options:
ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook710431 [A0710431] 121 Camera:
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel WebcamCAMERA [320-5522] 21 Battery Options:
85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)9BAT [312-0540] 27 Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0IS [313-4783] 17 Integrated NIC and Modem:
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and ModemINTNIC [430-0493] 13 Adobe Software:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1ADOBER [420-7468] 15 Labels:
Windows Vistaâ„¢ PremiumVPN [310-8628] 750 Processor Branding:
Intel Centrino Core Duo ProcessorICNSNB [310-9348] 749 Miscellaneous:
Inspiron 1420I142001 [466-7693] 82 Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install):
No SecurityNOAV [461-8389] 25 Misc Productivity Software:
No Productivity software pre-installedMSONO [412-1397] 22 Color Coordinated Mice:
Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Midnight BlueA1201639 [A1201639] 1429 Power Adapter:
90 Watt Spare AC Adapter90WS [310-7253] 57 Warranty & Service:
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In ServiceST111RR [950-3337][960-2780][983-3180][987-5397][987-8139] 29 Accident and Theft Protection:
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr.CCLJ1 [412-0358][960-9187][986-3577][A0767893] 33 DataSafe Online Backup:
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1YrDATSF3G [420-7091][420-7092][987-4817][988-0099] 813 [/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table] Dial-Up Internet Access:
No ISP requestedNISPFSS [461-3063]
- Bob Schroeck - 04-03-2008
Wow. Thanks!
Mm. At the beginning of the year, Dell's Vostro series had a major discount on it as a promotional thing, but the first and last look to be in the same
ballpark as the machine we were looking at. I should note the Peggy's specs included a widescreen display (just like the desktop) and Windows XP (because
no one in his right mind wants Vista).
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Kokuten - 04-03-2008
tough to get a modern Delltop without Vista anymore
And Vista's proven out enough that it's not the 'oh god no' that it used to be.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
- CrimsonKMR - 04-03-2008
Major thing with getting a laptop, do NOT scrimp on the vid card. CoH runs pretty well on a lower speed system (1.4g) but you need that vid card...
There is no coincidence, only necessity....
- Clow Reed
- Foxboy - 04-03-2008
I lucked into my laptop which does pretty well on a "we're renovating, we gotta get these things outta here before we drop an I-beam on 'em"
sale.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
- Bob Schroeck - 04-03-2008
I know it's hard to get a laptop without Vista. I'm planning on buying a couple XP install discs before the end of June.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Another option from Lenovo - Ankhani - 04-03-2008
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Operating System Language: Genuine Windows XP Professional - US English
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I like the Lenovo mostly, but the warranties are able to jack up the cost, and they make you buy an AC Adapter instead of giving it with the laptop, which irks
me. Also note that is a extra $22 for XP, and you'll need to get a mouse.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
- Kokuten - 04-03-2008
The lenovo has a lesser graphics card, from what I can tell - the nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M is supposed to be between a 7400m and a 7600mWire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
- Bob Schroeck - 04-03-2008
What's the CPU in the Lenovo? And to fulfill Peggy's requirements, I do need something in the 8000 range for the graphics card.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Ankhani - 04-03-2008
Huh. It didn't show that? It was a Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MBL2). As for Graphics, Dell has one up over Lenovo on that.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
- Valles - 04-03-2008
Hn. Laptops, Feh!
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."
- Bob Schroeck - 04-04-2008
It's what Peggy wants.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Sofaspud - 04-04-2008
I don't usually recommend HP, or used, laptops, BUT.
If Peggy's insistent on a laptop, and one that can handle CoX, might I suggest the HP zd8000 series if you can find one in good condition? They're a
couple years old now, but that's what I just landed (for only $500), and it's my gaming rig. It handles CoX without a hitch. Battery life is poor at
best, but it's meant as a 'desktop replacement' laptop, which means it was designed to be plugged in most of the time anyway. I figure, as long as
I get a year or two out of it it'll be worth the investment, as my current rig couldn't handle CoX any more (started crashing again, dagnabbit).
Quick stats:
* XP pro
* Intel Pentium 4 640 w/HT Technology, 3.2GHz
* 17" WSXGA+ blah de blah screen, 1680 x 1050 resolution
* 2 GB DDR2, 120GB HD, 8x DVDRW, etc
* FULL KEYBOARD WITH NUMERIC KEYPAD -- this is a big win for me
* 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X600 -- I get warnings about drivers being out of date (and HP seems to have stopped updating them), but it hasn't been a
problem at all yet for any game I've tried
* built in bluetooth, wifi, etc... usual stuff
Anyway, point is, if you're looking to save a buck or three, used might be a way to go, if you can find one that works. This one came to me by way of a
former coworker who upgraded to something else, but he was planning on listing it for $500 on eBay, and a quick search turns up several in that same price
range (under $1000).
(This is meant more as a "here's a model that works for CoX" rather than a "you should buy THIS brand instead!" thing, if that makes
sense. I normally avoid HP like the plague, but this one's been incredible for me.)
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
- Bob Schroeck - 04-05-2008
Thanks for the suggestion, Spud, but I think she's planning on really being portable with it, and something that needs that much tethering might not be up
to her needs.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.