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    Did I choose well?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bundy5000, Apr 21, 2007.

  1. bundy5000

    bundy5000 Notebook Guru

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    nspiron 6400/E1505 Notebook: Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2060 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache) Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic

    256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory
    8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability


    15.4 WXGA Notebook Screen


    2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
    160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
     
    bundy5000, Apr 21, 2007
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    ShaneR Notebook Guru

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    My specs are indentical for the 6400 I bought in December. (I have the T2050, though...same clock speed etc as the T2060, so I don't know what the difference is).

    My system works great...no problems.

    However (and this is a big one in my opinion), Home Basic is, for all intents and purposes, a crippled version of Vista. If you are able, I'd change that to premium.
     
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    i dont have the money to upgrade Vista and i got the computer refurbished
     
    bundy5000, Apr 21, 2007
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    pineapplehead Newbie

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    Zero The Random Guy

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    The only real difference in that the T2050 has a 2 MB L2 cache, whereas the T2060 has a 1 MB L2 cache. Theres little difference in terms of performance between the two, but in some processor dependant applications, the cache does help a processor out, particularly, in applications invloving large amounts of data or calculations.
     
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    chuck232 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Considering one of the biggest selling points of Vista is Aero Glass and Basic doesn't have it, well you can see why many aren't big fans of the Basic version.
     
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    any other feedback?
     
    bundy5000, Apr 21, 2007
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