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Computer guru's? Advice requested on Lap-top computers, please?
Thanks for all the computer advice! You guys have been incredibly helpful. Due to numerous issues - including the fact that my landlord has to come into my apartment August 8th and rip out the wall the computer is located next to, have decided to take graffitandsara's advice and get a lap-top, keep the other computer for rudimentary junk.
But being a bit of a computer dolt, in case you haven't noticed, need a little advice:
Here's a Dell Computer Lap-top I saw advertised as Outrageous Deal 6000:
1.Processor: Intel Cenrino Moblie Tech - Intel Pentium M Processor 715
(1.50GHz, 2MB Cache, 400 MHz FSB) - what's this mean? And do I need 1.60 GHz?
2.Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
3.Display: 15.4 Widescreen XGA Display (What's the best to have here?)
4.Memory: 512 MB Shared* (What's shared mean? I know 512 is good - it's the amount of memory on the computer at work. )
5. hard drive: 80GB * Hard Drive (Does it matter if I have 40 GB or 80 GB?)
6. media bay: 8x CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW*) - Do you need 24x or 8x? (I don't really burn CD's) Is this the disk drive? Or is it something separate? (Yes, the last lap-top I worked on was my father's Compaq in 1996, we didn't have stuff like this back then, those were the days.)
7. graphics card: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Do you need the 64MB DDR ATI's Mobility RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics or is this enough for my needs?)
8. Wireless: Intel PRo/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g) - what is this? Is it an internet card? Or something that allows you to operate the computer without plugging it in?
9. The whole warranty package - 1 year on each.
Any advice, welcome.
Going to try and get before August if possible. The gods seem to think I need a new computer and it should be a lap-top for some reason or other.
But being a bit of a computer dolt, in case you haven't noticed, need a little advice:
Here's a Dell Computer Lap-top I saw advertised as Outrageous Deal 6000:
1.Processor: Intel Cenrino Moblie Tech - Intel Pentium M Processor 715
(1.50GHz, 2MB Cache, 400 MHz FSB) - what's this mean? And do I need 1.60 GHz?
2.Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
3.Display: 15.4 Widescreen XGA Display (What's the best to have here?)
4.Memory: 512 MB Shared* (What's shared mean? I know 512 is good - it's the amount of memory on the computer at work. )
5. hard drive: 80GB * Hard Drive (Does it matter if I have 40 GB or 80 GB?)
6. media bay: 8x CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW*) - Do you need 24x or 8x? (I don't really burn CD's) Is this the disk drive? Or is it something separate? (Yes, the last lap-top I worked on was my father's Compaq in 1996, we didn't have stuff like this back then, those were the days.)
7. graphics card: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Do you need the 64MB DDR ATI's Mobility RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics or is this enough for my needs?)
8. Wireless: Intel PRo/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g) - what is this? Is it an internet card? Or something that allows you to operate the computer without plugging it in?
9. The whole warranty package - 1 year on each.
Any advice, welcome.
Going to try and get before August if possible. The gods seem to think I need a new computer and it should be a lap-top for some reason or other.
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1. I want to try gaming. Never really been into it or had the ability.
2. Do I need to network? Probably not, since just me and I don't bring work home at the moment.
3. Final question might be can you buy a wireless router in lieu of DSL/Cable or is it an add on?
I assume the DSL/Cable will be easier with lap, since can put lap anywhere.
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You most likely don't need to network (at least as it applies to having XP Home vs XP Pro). I have it because between my hubby and myself we have something like four working computers and this lets us work with and transfer data among them.
The router is in addition to the cable/DSL/dial-up internet access. But any of them, without the wireless router, will require a wired connection. The only difference is that dial-up uses the phone cord (and seriously, I've used a 25 ft cord that let me go pretty much anywhere I wanted to) while cable/DSL use a different type of cable. If you decide to get a wireless router then the cable/dail-up connection goes into it, and it then connects to the wireless card in the laptop so you don't have an internet cord to trail around.
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