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    Which DELL should is appropriate for my needs?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by speed8, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. speed8

    speed8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which DELL is appropriate for my needs?

    I need 3 laptops for my employees that will be utilized for basic computing - MS Word, MS Excel and a lil bit of web surfing. It also needs to have XP Pro.

    Should I go Vostro? If so, which processor should I get?


    Thanks!!!!
     
    speed8, Jul 28, 2008
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  2. flickenmaste

    flickenmaste Notebook Geek

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    Im not a laptop expert but vostro is good for buissiness needs, processor should go for what you think, if you doing a lot of high end stuff that takes RAM and is overkill on the pc then get a good processor.
     
    flickenmaste, Jul 28, 2008
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  3. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    vostro is good... business class laptop, can stand some abuse(well, looking at the vostro/latitude laptops in my school..._
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 28, 2008
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  4. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Vostro and a C2D will be fine. Any C2D should be okay. Even a Celeron might work, but the C2D's are a pretty cheap upgrade.

    An extended warranty on them should be good. Since you're buying three, you might be able to get discounts by calling up Dell.
     
    dtwn, Jul 28, 2008
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  5. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    The Vostro would be a solid choice for small business needs. I would go with the Core 2 Duo too.
     
    atbnet, Jul 29, 2008
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    Just get at least 2 gigs of ram for vista . . . that will really help keep things running smooth. If you are going to have a lot of data, a larger hard drive will usually run faster longer. (most hard drives lose about half thier speed when they are full . . . but can run full speed up until about 1/3 to 1/4 full.)
     
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    atwood7fan Notebook Consultant

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    I agree the vostro is a good choice. I personally have a vostro 1500 and while its a little bulky its also built very sturdy and i have no concerns about the durability of the machine.
     
    atwood7fan, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. speed8

    speed8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there a reason I should not go with the AMD processor line that comes with the Vostro 1000?

    Thanks!!!
     
    speed8, Jul 29, 2008
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    The AMD would be a fine processor to have, I forgot some systems offer it.
     
    atbnet, Jul 29, 2008
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