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Ramesh
06-21-2008, 01:31 PM
So, I got a Dell... Dude. :) It's an inspiron 1420. The specs:

2.4GHz Core 2 Duo
3M L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
4 GB of Ram
320GB Samsung HDD
128MB nVidia GeForce Graphic Card
14.1" Widescreen, Glossy

With the nVidia, I get 1440 x 900. Not too shabby. So far, I haven't even come close to hitting 100% CPU usage. Even though it's currently running Vista, it's still blazing fast. I prefer this computer overall to my MBP, but I would take a BlackBook or an Air over this. Pound for pound, it'll hold its own. If Apple products didn't have the "Apple Tax" then I would have stayed in the family.

No worries, still LOVE my iMac. :2cool:
patrickj
06-21-2008, 02:07 PM
Sounds good - especially the 4GB of RAM. Vista still seems scary bad though :)
psylichon
06-21-2008, 02:18 PM
He seems to think this Vista thing is gonna work out for him. Can't wait to watch the sparks to fly! ;)
patrickj
06-21-2008, 02:24 PM
He seems to think this Vista thing is gonna work out for him. Can't wait to watch the sparks to fly! ;)

LOL. Long shot ...
macgirl
06-21-2008, 02:48 PM
what did i miss? what happened to your macbook air, ramesh? :(
acosmichippo
06-21-2008, 02:57 PM
wow... how can you prefer it to your Pro?
Hayesimus
06-21-2008, 03:05 PM
I've been satisfied with my XPS :p
Ramesh
06-21-2008, 03:34 PM
wow... how can you prefer it to your Pro?
Size vs. Performance with cost factored in. I think the MBP is just too big. That's just my opinion. It's an awesome machine, but it's quite large...
Ramesh
06-21-2008, 03:41 PM
what did i miss? what happened to your macbook air, ramesh? :(
Wow. Uhm, where to start. Dead pixels on 2 machines, and then a dead HDD. Then I went pro. Liked it (this was my 2nd pro), but then you can read what happened to that one, in my post where I asking for help... kinda. :wink:
kokogirl
06-21-2008, 03:46 PM
My mom just ordered a Dell Inspiron with Vista. I could not convince her to get Mac. She is excited. She had a Dell LT, then an HP. She liked the Dell much better. The HP was a POS that always had problems.

I am glad you are excited about your new baby, Ram.
Ramesh
06-21-2008, 03:51 PM
My mom just ordered a Dell Inspiron with Vista. I could not convince her to get Mac. She is excited. She had a Dell LT, then an HP. She liked the Dell much better. The HP was a POS that always had problems.

I am glad you are excited about your new baby, Ram.
Thanks. :smile: