Anyone ever buy a laptop from dell? (1 Viewer)

[hanley]

im looking for a laptop for a friend of mine,
he wants it for CAD and shit like that, has anyone got any good or bad stuff to say about dell stuff?
or know anywhere (around cork) that sell reasonably priced laptops?

anyone know the difference between centrino and pentium processors?

Cheers..

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Yeah, I got one a few months back. It rocks. If you want to do any kind of processor-hungry stuff like CAD, steer clear of Centrinos. If you want super-long battery life, steer clear of Pentiums.

 

[Wicker]

Yeah, I got one a few months back. It rocks. If you want to do any kind of processor-hungry stuff like CAD, steer clear of Centrinos. If you want super-long battery life, steer clear of Pentiums.

Could you say the same for Heavy Audio processing ?
Cause I'm also about to buy a new one and would like to know if they are not good for Audio

Centrino is supposadly more Wireless friendly.......whatever that means ?

 

[broken arm]

I got a Dell 9200. its only rapid. It's big and solidish but I haven't used it for any of my graphics/visual work apart from 1 or 2 flash presentations. in fact my new job bought me a new laptop so my Dell is being my stereo/dvd player at the moment.

Centrino is supposadly more Wireless friendly.......whatever that means ?

You can get free internet with it where available. such as at the airport.


and in my flat in dublin !ninjaaaa

 

[Wicker]

I got a Dell 9200. its only rapid. It's big and solidish but I haven't used it for any of my graphics/visual work apart from 1 or 2 flash presentations. in fact my new job bought me a new laptop so my Dell is being my stereo/dvd player at the moment.



You can get free internet with it where available. such as at the airport.


and in my flat in dublin !ninjaaaa

so it's a built in Wi-Fi card ...?
You must have someone with a Wireless Network next door and their security switched off....... lucky you

Any word on what the Centrino processor is like....?
Cause if it's not much good I'm inclined to steer clear

 

[aoboa]

All reports I've read put the centrino ahead of the P4 for laptops especially for processor heavy stuff like audio/video etc.
The Centrino uses way less power than the P4 which means it doesn't suffer from the heat problems that P4 laptops do.
Again, this is just what I've read, so if you know differently I'd like to know cos I'm in the market for an audio laptop at the mo too.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

AFAIK, the P4 is better for brute-force calculations and shit. The centrino is optimised for multimedia work, which is why it seems to be equivalent to P4 speeds, but won't be for everything.
At the time, the P4 was cheaper, and I almost never use it on battery, so the extra battery life of the Centrino was no use to me. My P4 has wi-fi, too.

Also, free internet in the flat dude. Karma will get you.

 

[Wicker]

thanks folks.......

still none the wiser really.
Shall do some research and report back

 

[broken arm]

thanks folks.......

still none the wiser really.
Shall do some research and report back

it is difficult to be sure alright. I was asking the same questions a while back

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=17420&page=2&pp=15

 

[Wicker]

it is difficult to be sure alright. I was asking the same questions a while back

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=17420&page=2&pp=15

Thanks a million....
Should have searched a bit more myself.

 

[pete]

I almost never use it on battery, so the extra battery life of the Centrino was no use to me.

If you're leaving it plugged in, make sure you take the battery out or you'll destroy the battery life. Allegedly.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

 

[Wicker]

my thoughts exactly........

These articles may shed some light.........

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may04/articles/qa0504-1.htm


http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb04/articles/centrinos.htm

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr04/articles/nulaptop.htm