The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Bar Wench on June 13, 2008, 03:50:01 PM
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http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_1525?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
What do we think of those?
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http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_1525?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
What do we think of those?
[not a stupid question] What do you want to do with it? [/not a stupid question]
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Primarily browse and use the webcam. Edit pictures. Nothing to heavy I don't think.
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Craparooney!
Avoid Dell like the plague.
According to my man additional memory is almost impossible to get hold of for most of their laptops, service is impossible as I know to my personal cost, help is in Bombay or somesuch place.
Have a look at: http://www.ebuyer.com/?ref=ga&gclid=CJ6qirnmateZMCFQ2qQwodlj-6zA
I got Mrs S#2 a new laptop from these people. Brilliant service and about £100 cheaper than other sites for the identical bit of kit. So pleased that I bought myself a PC from them as well. Again brilliant service.
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Get a HP - costs more, but worth it.
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Exactly where my link takes her ~ if she looks .... some good deals too. I also liked the fact that their printed prices include next day delivery, VAT and 12 months warranty ~ unlike Dell with whom all such things turn out to be extras on top of the quoted price. Like Dell however they do not come with MSoft Office Suite. Only MSoft Works ~ Office Suite you have to buy (or nick from another source).
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Exactly where my link takes her ~ if she looks .... some good deals too. I also liked the fact that their printed prices include next day delivery, VAT and 12 months warranty ~ unlike Dell with whom all such things turn out to be extras on top of the quoted price. Like Dell however they do not come with MSoft Office Suite. Only MSoft Works ~ Office Suite you have to buy (or nick from another source).
Or download OpenOffice for free... ;)
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Exactly where my link takes her ~ if she looks .... some good deals too. I also liked the fact that their printed prices include next day delivery, VAT and 12 months warranty ~ unlike Dell with whom all such things turn out to be extras on top of the quoted price. Like Dell however they do not come with MSoft Office Suite. Only MSoft Works ~ Office Suite you have to buy (or nick from another source).
Or download OpenOffice for free... ;)
Which is fine if you can do without Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel etc but personally I am running Vista (as you know) with Works 8 as installed and with my old MSoft Office Suite 2003. Works well for me and I don't have the agro of a pseudo "presentation" programme not being able to open stuff people send me nor for that matter do I get calls saying "What programme did you do this in? ~ 'cos I can't open it with MSoft Office". I had all that with Ability Office Suite which claimed to be fully compatable and wasn't evil:
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I have all the sotware on CDs...and volume licence codes...
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Exactly where my link takes her ~ if she looks .... some good deals too. I also liked the fact that their printed prices include next day delivery, VAT and 12 months warranty ~ unlike Dell with whom all such things turn out to be extras on top of the quoted price. Like Dell however they do not come with MSoft Office Suite. Only MSoft Works ~ Office Suite you have to buy (or nick from another source).
Or download OpenOffice for free... ;)
Which is fine if you can do without Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel etc but personally I am running Vista (as you know) with Works 8 as installed and with my old MSoft Office Suite 2003. Works well for me and I don't have the agro of a pseudo "presentation" programme not being able to open stuff people send me nor for that matter do I get calls saying "What programme did you do this in? ~ 'cos I can't open it with MSoft Office". I had all that with Ability Office Suite which claimed to be fully compatable and wasn't evil:
OpenOffice is excellent!
If I didn't have a, um, corporate licence for MS Office 2003 I would use it...
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Exactly where my link takes her ~ if she looks .... some good deals too. I also liked the fact that their printed prices include next day delivery, VAT and 12 months warranty ~ unlike Dell with whom all such things turn out to be extras on top of the quoted price. Like Dell however they do not come with MSoft Office Suite. Only MSoft Works ~ Office Suite you have to buy (or nick from another source).
Or download OpenOffice for free... ;)
Which is fine if you can do without Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel etc but personally I am running Vista (as you know) with Works 8 as installed and with my old MSoft Office Suite 2003. Works well for me and I don't have the agro of a pseudo "presentation" programme not being able to open stuff people send me nor for that matter do I get calls saying "What programme did you do this in? ~ 'cos I can't open it with MSoft Office". I had all that with Ability Office Suite which claimed to be fully compatable and wasn't evil:
OpenOffice is excellent!
If I didn't have a, um, corporate licence for MS Office 2003 I would use it...
rubschin: OK so you nicked a copy too. I'll give Open Office a try later.
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Do so. Open office is - from what I have seen (although I don't have Vista) pretty good.
Worth a go, at least.
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I too would reccomend Open Office. The only reason I dont use is because all the MS Office stuff is avaiable through work so I dont need it.
But if it wasnt I would. Use Open Office I mean like.
I have been deploying Office 2007 at work, in the last week I have got round to doing 5 PC's. One PC was killed in the process and had to re-formatted. A 1 in 5 balls up rate is not good. surrender:
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My place (18000 users) aren't even going to look at Office 2007 until 2010. With good reason, it seems.
Shame I won't be here to enjoy the inevitable foul up!
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I think Wenchy needs one of those new Asus Eee machines...
http://www.mobilewhack.com/asus-eee-1000-to-be-announced/
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I think Wenchy needs one of those new Asus Eee machines...
http://www.mobilewhack.com/asus-eee-1000-to-be-announced/
I'd go blind looking at porn things on that. cry:
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I think Wenchy needs one of those new Asus Eee machines...
http://www.mobilewhack.com/asus-eee-1000-to-be-announced/
I'd go blind looking at porn things on that. cry:
How's about having two ~ one for each eye?
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drumroll:
Being a Mac aficionado and with my sights set on a Mac Air I feel I can offer little to this thread redface:
I'm sure our Bar Wench would prefer something with more weight and girth...
there are times when not using the "roll eyes" emoticon becomes something of extreme discipline!
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drumroll:
Being a Mac aficionado and with my sights set on a Mac Air I feel I can offer little to this thread redface:
I'm sure our Bar Wench would prefer something with more weight and girth...
there are times when not using the "roll eyes" emoticon becomes something of extreme discipline!
I think the Asus looks cool... no hard drive, boots quickly, long battery life, etc. If I didn't have such a long list of other things I wanted (fisheye lens, etc.) I'd be after one myself... whistle:
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drumroll:
Being a Mac aficionado and with my sights set on a Mac Air I feel I can offer little to this thread redface:
I'm sure our Bar Wench would prefer something with more weight and girth...
there are times when not using the "roll eyes" emoticon becomes something of extreme discipline!
<snigger>
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drumroll:
Being a Mac aficionado and with my sights set on a Mac Air I feel I can offer little to this thread redface:
I'm sure our Bar Wench would prefer something with more weight and girth...
there are times when not using the "roll eyes" emoticon becomes something of extreme discipline!
I'd like a mac but all my software is windows and I'm not shelling out again!
What drew me to the original dell was the fact that it has a built in webcam and came in pretty colours. redface:
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As usual a lady comes up with impeccable reasons to make a purchase.
Value for money ~ Nah noooo:
Top of the range with all the bells and whistles ~ Nah noooo:
Recommended by experts ~ Nah noooo:
Tested and found to be capable of doing the job ~ Nah noooo:
Suitable for the purpose and within budget ~ Nah noooo:
Pretty colours + a FREE webcam, which you can buy anywhere for under a fiver, and she wants it ::)
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As usual a lady comes up with impeccable reasons to make a purchase.
Value for money ~ Nah noooo:
Top of the range with all the bells and whistles ~ Nah noooo:
Recommended by experts ~ Nah noooo:
Tested and found to be capable of doing the job ~ Nah noooo:
Suitable for the purpose and within budget ~ Nah noooo:
Pretty colours + a FREE webcam, which you can buy anywhere for under a fiver, and she wants it ::)
lol: lol: lol:
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I would be happy without the pretty colours at a pinch. And it wasn't the FREE webcam it was the BUILT IN webcam! I use mine a lot as it is now the primary way of communication with Mother Wench and my BIL. If I were to have a laptop and wireless then a built in cam would be ideal as it would be one less thing to lug about.
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surrender: I'll believe you petal. Millions wouldn't but I will. surrender:
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It's true! Until a colleague bought this one I had no idea it was even possible! redface:
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I get a discount on Dell products through work and I still wouldt buy one of their laptops.
Alienware laptops on the other hand while expensive are well worth the money, even if the company is now owned by Dell.
http://www.alienware.com/products/notebook-computers.aspx (http://www.alienware.com/products/notebook-computers.aspx)