i need a laptop and i was wondering if this is good
its a vostro 1000
PROCESSOR AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-53 (1.7GHz/512KB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home edit
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display edit
MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm edit
HARD DRIVE 80G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, Cyberlink Power DVD edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated) edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
would this be good enoufgh to surf the web download music mess and mess with my ipod
,also will it be a good multitasker
and sence its a vostro and it says small business will it make a defrence or should i get an insprion
2007-08-05 18:27:56 · 5 answers · asked by Nosduh21 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
That will do fine. The AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core is a good choice. The Athlon chips are faster for the same price than the Intel Duo cores.
2007-08-05 18:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For Dell, the small business or business in general laptops are much better "investments". I say investment since laptops have such short lifespans. But for Dell, the small business computers are more generic and have more driver updates. The benefit is if you wanted to upgrade to Vista (cough.. hack... crap OS... spit), you would have a better chance of future compatibility.
The small business computers are more compatible with software in GENERAL. For GAMES, the Inspiron is the best bet. But you said you wanted to surf the web and play with music. For such, the Vostro is perfectly fine and very cost efficient.
For multi tasking the TM, while not a very good processor, is great for web surfing and playing with music files (MP3s) The 1 GB is fine for XP, but a bit shy for Vista (2GB is optimum for Vista). The drive is a bit small by today's standards, but for a 40-60 CD collection, it should be fine.
The ATI cardis actually okay. While it is an IGP (integrated graphics processor...bad for games, but fine for photo editiing) it meets your stated needs.
I like the DVD drive since it is a good form of storing videos and music.
The wi-fi is on the edge of out dated, but until the N standard is just that, a standard and not draft, the G standard is the best bet for wireless.
Good luck.
2007-08-05 18:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by AlexAtlanta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that this is okay. I would like a bigger hard drive space and more memory though. The way that my fiance's dad put it was that since my fiance has an 80 gb iPod, he said that his iPod would be equal to the hard drive space. I like the WiFi Wireless card.
2007-08-05 18:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your going to say like computer retarded say Technotard lol
2007-08-05 18:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by justin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its good. im not too happy with the 80gb or windows xp home, but its a good laptop and you'll do fine with it.
2007-08-05 20:15:48 · answer #5 · answered by abajaj2280 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋