waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
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- Mead, WA
My D820 quit working on a docking station today, so I'm thinking rather than replacing the MB, I'm going to replace the system. Question is, with which one? I know there are some here that deal with Dell daily..So what are the good ones?
I don't care about speed.... 2.0-2.5 ghz?
Seems like they all come with 3 or 4 gig of ram and 300-500 gig of hdd (I really only need 100 gig or so, since it's a work computer)
15" screen is good... Love the WUXGA that I have now.
256 or 512 of video mem...NVIDIA preffered...
DVD RW
It must have wireless and mobile broadband! ...Not sure what I would do without either.... House is wireless. Shop and on the road is mobile broadband only. I do have an iphone that I could tether, but I really don't want to. Right now my plan is unlimited. If I switched, I'd be stuck at 2gig per month, or face overages. I do have a PCMCIA mobile card, but I really hate using it, as it sticks out the side of the laptop and needs to be pulled/put in all the time. Same with any USB device...
I think thats about it.... I was looking at the Inspiron 1545, but I don't think it will do mobile broadband..... I know the 1720 does, but they don't have any in the Dell Outlet right now...And I'm not sure I need a 17" screen, or the weight/size, since it is a portable that get's ported several times a day. ...I also use it to tune rigs on the road.
What about the old school D Port replicators? Do they work with the newer Dell's?? Or is there something else? All I can find is a 'tower' looking thing that plugs into the USB port for hot docking and etc....
Anyway, let me know what ya'll think!
I don't care about speed.... 2.0-2.5 ghz?
Seems like they all come with 3 or 4 gig of ram and 300-500 gig of hdd (I really only need 100 gig or so, since it's a work computer)
15" screen is good... Love the WUXGA that I have now.
256 or 512 of video mem...NVIDIA preffered...
DVD RW
It must have wireless and mobile broadband! ...Not sure what I would do without either.... House is wireless. Shop and on the road is mobile broadband only. I do have an iphone that I could tether, but I really don't want to. Right now my plan is unlimited. If I switched, I'd be stuck at 2gig per month, or face overages. I do have a PCMCIA mobile card, but I really hate using it, as it sticks out the side of the laptop and needs to be pulled/put in all the time. Same with any USB device...
I think thats about it.... I was looking at the Inspiron 1545, but I don't think it will do mobile broadband..... I know the 1720 does, but they don't have any in the Dell Outlet right now...And I'm not sure I need a 17" screen, or the weight/size, since it is a portable that get's ported several times a day. ...I also use it to tune rigs on the road.
What about the old school D Port replicators? Do they work with the newer Dell's?? Or is there something else? All I can find is a 'tower' looking thing that plugs into the USB port for hot docking and etc....
Anyway, let me know what ya'll think!