May 23, 200422 yr Is there a difference between 2.66 and 2.8 g (something) processor when buying a puter? Do you really see a difference in performance with just your basic tasks such as e-mailing, word processing? Is xga screen good or is it SXGA worth the extra $$ ?? Is going to be a huge difference that's really worth it? thank you for any advice!!
May 23, 200422 yr Is there a difference between 2.66 and 2.8 g (something) processor when buying a puter? Do you really see a difference in performance with just your basic tasks such as e-mailing, word processing? Is xga screen good or is it SXGA worth the extra $$ ?? Is going to be a huge difference that's really worth it? thank you for any advice!! Only question I can answer is the one about the processor which it doesnt make much of a difference from 2.6 to 2.8 gigabytes at least you wont be able to tell. I dont know much about the XGA screens.
May 23, 200422 yr I just bought a brand new Dell because of the 20th Anniversary deals they have and couldnt be happier...but its a desktop. 17" Flat Screen 80 GB HD 2.66 GHz CD-ROM CD-RW (2nd Bay) 512 RAM All in one printer $699 and free shipping. Unless you have to have a laptop, you should look into this deal its one of the best ive ever seen.
May 23, 200422 yr Okay...thanks Do you like Dell? For laptops?I heard it was good? I got a Dell desktop also but my Uncle and my Dad both have Dell laptops and I havent heard any complains from them and I've used them and they run well. So I recommend them. :thumbup
May 23, 200422 yr Author Best Buy makes me nervous! you know what I mean! At least the one near me. The place is crazy all the time! And someone I talked to, who seems to know about this stuff, didn't like HP/ compaq for some reason? Which is what I originally liked and was thinking about.
May 25, 200422 yr Author Also, the Dell inspiron doesn't have a floppy disk drive? Yeah, I'm just wondering if there's really a big difference in screen resolution between xga and Sxga? I have a feeling that the xga standard is just fine and they're just trying to get an extra $50!?
May 26, 200422 yr Author Depends on the monitor you intend to use. With a cheap 17", going much beyong 1024x768 (XGA res) is an excercise in futility reading tiny fonts. I dislike ordinary monitors much larger than 17" because of the large amount of desk real estate they consume and heat they throw off. For the incremental screen gains on a 19" or larger, you might be better off with a couple of 17's and dual video cards. If sufficient desk space exists, a 3-monitor setup is pretty nice. Multi-monitor setups are supported in Windows98/ME/2K. All the annoying popups that won't go away can be tossed off onto a screen you're not looking at :thumbup well, i mean '15 laptop screens?
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