redelk
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posted September 10, 2002 06:46 PM
DUDE! You got a Dell!
Since everyone is getting "new toys", I thought I'd throw in mine. It ain't a new home or entertainment center, but I'm just as excited about it (I'm easily pleased).
I needed something to both replace my 6 year old TI Extensa 560CD (100 MHz & 16 MB RAM) as well as be my "home" system and hook up to my kids network for DSL. I still can't play Superbike 2000 (XP Home Plus), but in comparison to anything I did have... this baby SMOKES!
Dell Inspiron 8200 Laptop
1.6GHz Pentium 4-M processor
400MHz Pentium 4-M external BUS
Intel 845MP AGPSet Chipset w/4X AGP
512KB cache, 32KB Internal Cache (L1)
512MB SDRAM 266MHz DDR RAM
40GB Ultra ATA-100 5400 RPM hard drive
2 Optical Bays (1 Fixed/1 Modular)
Fixed: Combo Drive: 24x/10x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD
Modular: Currently 1.44 floppy or spare battery
15" UltraSharp UXGA+ TFT active-matrix, 1600 x 1200 resolution
NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go AGP 4X, 32MB DDR RAM, 220MHz controller, 128-bit data width & 350MHz RAMDAC
SoundBlaster compatible audio
Crystal CS 4205 AC '97 software based audio
Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet Network Card with RJ-45, 10/100Base-T (Cat 3, 4, 5) connectors
Supports: Wake on LAN, PXe IP Checksum and ACPI 2.0
Internal 56K Modem
Slots: (2) Type I or Type II cards or (1) Type III card
3.3 and 5v cards supportedand warm-swap capable
I/O Ports: IEEE 1394 integrated port
2-USB compliant 4-pin connectors
Serial infrared communications port (lrDA-1.1 compliant)
S-Video for TV-Out
S/PDIF port for AC-3 digital audio out (Sony, Philips, Digital Interface)
Audio jacks: headphones/line-out, external mic-in, line-in/audio-in
RJ-45 Fast Eithernet
RJ-12 Modem
6-pin PS/2-style keyboard, mouse, and keypad
9-pin serial connector
25-hole pin parallel connector
15-pin monitor connector
Height: 1.75"
Width: 13.03"
Depth: 10.8"
Weight: 7.9 lbs (w/ CD-ROM and floppy drive)
Batteries (2): 8-cell "Smart" Lithium Ion battery 66 WHr
Additional second primary battery
Approximate charge time: ~2.5 hours (computer on), ~1 hours (computer off)
Approximate operating time: 2 - 3 hours per battery
AC Adapter input voltage: 90 to 135 VAC and 164 to 264 VAC
Other additional gizmos I got to go with it are:
Belkin Laptop Travel International Surge Protector w/ retractable phone cord
Kensington USB Flexible Notebook LED Light
8 MB DiskOnKey USB "storage device"
The DiskOnKey is basically worthless, but it is a neat little plug and play gizmo. The wrist pads are interchangable, but I just covered them with "Red Elk's faux carbon fiber".
The UltraSharp display blows away anything I have ever seen. Dell claims it's 20% brighter, has 33% more contrast, 25° more viewing angle (70° in either direction) and has a refresh rate 80% faster then the standard UXGA+ display. I believe them.
We watched The Fast and the Furious on DVD and could not believe how sharp the image was! The sound wasn't even half bad. Still, the Harmon/Kardon 395 external speakers (w/ subwoofer) was a waste of $60. I paid $90 for the Altec Lansing ACS48 system at work and it makes the HK sound like crap! I guess I'll have to save up this winter for something like a Klipsch Pro Media 5.1 with the DD-5.1 preamp. That ought to be equal to a set of tires, eh?
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beansbaxter
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posted September 10, 2002 09:37 PM
 Edited By: beansbaxter on 10 Sep 2002 22:38
Carbon fiber wrist pads...beat LP to that punch.
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GreenMamba
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posted September 10, 2002 09:51 PM
"Bend over dude...you're gett'n a DELL"
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worm~hole
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posted September 10, 2002 10:03 PM
Edited By: worm~hole on 10 Sep 2002 23:08
TOYS?????...you guys are spoiled....all I got for a toy was a rock and a string....but I wouldn't mind having a new, shiny, black HUMMER H2...sumpin' ta terrorize all the mommies in their piddly Suburbans, RangRovers, and Expedtions...outta' my way ya' goofballs...they shoulda' called it "HAMMER"...
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ZHooligan
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posted September 10, 2002 10:45 PM
I certainly hope you have more then a regular dial up internet connection for that bad boy. Sounds pretty sweet. Be careful with the lap top, I had my Gateway in my lap about a month ago and had the bottom fall out of my glass. Screwed the unit up. Have not got it fixed yet.
One other item you might want to add (maybe in it and I just don't recognize it in your list) is an wireless internet connection gizmo. Swft installed one for me on my laptop. Really cool, any place in the house or yard you can operate on the internet etc. It enables me to actually retrieve info from my desk top and or send stuff to the desk top, share files and print without a bunch of wires. Way cool. Probably old stuff to some of the tech guys but way cool to this carpenter!
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posted September 11, 2002 02:29 AM
Sherm, GET THE EXTENDED "FOOLPROOF" warranty! Trust me!
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EastBayDave
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posted September 11, 2002 04:54 AM
Dell was so nice as to deliver my brand new 8800 2Ghz system with a virus on it. Then they denied they did it! Thank gawd for Norton! Anuses...
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ddpete3
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posted September 11, 2002 06:34 AM
Dude, my toy is bigger than yours
1 1 461-6906 I8200,15IN UXGA,P4,2.0GHZ
1 1 311-1357 512MB,DDR,266MHZ (2 DIMM)
1 1 320-0195 64MB DDR 4X AGP NVIDIA NV17 3D VIDEO
1 1 340-3880 60GB,HD,9.5MM,I8200,FACT
1 1 340-6353 FLOPPY DRIVE, INSP, TIED
1 1 420-0743 WINDOWS XP PRO,ENG,INSP
1 1 412-0190 DELL SUPPORT 1.2,INSPIRON,TIED
1 1 313-1041 DELL RESOURCE CD,W/TOOLS I8200
1 1 430-0334 INTEGRATED NETWORK CARD I8200
1 1 313-0832 INTERNAL 56K MODEM
1 1 313-1192 FIXED 24X INT CD-RW/DVD COMB DR,I8200
1 1 313-0833 IVI SW DVD SOLUTION
1 1 430-0323 802.11,WIRELESS 1150PC,MPCI LC I8200
1 1 412-0259 NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2002 SR1,OEM,ENG,90DAY
1 1 412-0246 DELL JUKEBOX POWERED BY MUSICMATCH
1 1 312-0039 LITHIUM ION SPARE BATTERY
1 1 412-0258 6 MONTHS EARTHLINK, CD
1 1 412-0255 DELLNET BY MSN 7.0 FI 6-MONTH
1 1 412-0275 DPS IMAGE EXPERT STANDARD, INSP
1 1 412-0277 DPS PAINT SHOP TRY AND BUY, INSP
1 1 412-1605 OFFICE XP SB W/EDUCATEU,INSP,TIED
1 1 950-1020 NBD,INSP,BSC,INIT YR,BSD
1 1 950-1022 NBD,INSP,BSC,2YR EXT,BSD
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EastBayDave
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posted September 11, 2002 07:06 AM
quote:
Dude, my toy is bigger than yours
1 1 461-6906 I8200,15IN UXGA,P4,2.0GHZ
1 1 311-1357 512MB,DDR,266MHZ (2 DIMM)
1 1 320-0195 64MB DDR 4X AGP NVIDIA NV17 3D VIDEO
1 1 340-3880 60GB,HD,9.5MM,I8200,FACT
1 1 340-6353 FLOPPY DRIVE, INSP, TIED
1 1 420-0743 WINDOWS XP PRO,ENG,INSP
etc. etc. etc. ad nauseam...
Oh gimmie a break? I remember when my $3500 IBM PC/XT8088 7.14Mhz CPU was the hottest shite on the market. Ohhh...& it had a Seagate ST-225 20MB HD, & a wow, 1200 baud modem instead of a 300 baud, whoa, it even has an EGA Graphics card! Whoa warp speed Scottie....
duh ;p
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ddpete3
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posted September 11, 2002 07:08 AM
I still have my commodore 64 and it works.
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EastBayDave
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posted September 11, 2002 07:08 AM
going back even further, I remember when my Radio Shack TRS-80 used a cassette tape deck to load programs...
It was good for playing chess...
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EastBayDave
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posted September 11, 2002 07:10 AM
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I still have my commodore 64 and it works.
Cool, anyone still have an Amiga ?
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blkrnbow
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posted September 11, 2002 07:23 AM
I had a Commodore vic20 when I first started on this stuff. I wont even go into listing the computer equipment I have at home. Will just say several dual processor full RAID systems. But if were gonna brag about laptops
Dell C840
2.0 Ghz P-IV
1.0 GB SDRAM
64MB Nvidia vid
DVD/CDR/CDRW combo 8X12X8
I am seeling off one of my home servers though if anyone wants one, check the classifieds.
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posted September 11, 2002 07:28 AM
Edited By: TeamSpeed on 11 Sep 2002 08:30
Yes I remember the TRaSh-80s, that is what I learned basic programming on. I also had a PC-3 from Radio Shack if anyone can remember those. 4K ram, 1 line LCD, mini-keyboard built in, basic... I was stylin'!
I also had the very first video game console, Pong. Console had 2 paddle wheels built-in, had like 3 different pong games changed with silver toggle switches, and connected via an R/F connector to your TVs antenna, no cartridge, no CD, no cords to get in the way, no color, oh yeah, it was the sh**!
Oh wait, I think we are going the wrong way with this thread, I think?
Nice system redelk! I have a wireless network in my house, and it is wonderful. Very easy to set up and actually inexpensive these days. 4 port router/wireless hub, and a 802.11b wireless card for your laptop, is the way to go. Less than 200.00.
http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=1581&cat=1588&scat=&e=11078938
http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=488&cat=540&scat=&e=11080806
You can get this for around 130 with rebates, and the card for about 50, if you hunt around.
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ddpete3
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posted September 11, 2002 07:31 AM
I put the wireless linksys router with wireless print server in my house right before I bought mine, so I got the integrated wireless
before atari, I had this triangle thing. one side was a steering wheel, one side was a gun and the other joystick(I think)
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worm~hole
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posted September 11, 2002 08:05 AM
FOOOOOLS!!!!!....MY laptop beats ALL of your silly laptops...and she looks especially 'swell'  with her HOOTERS T-shirt... 
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posted September 11, 2002 08:16 AM
I have toys at work that make those look sick 
Granted they arent laptops..but hey...they sure serve up MP3s quickly!
I had a screenshot of some of our 4 and 8proc boxes maxxed out running some of our table updates. I cant imagine the sort of processing power being utilized at that moment :/
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redelk
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posted September 11, 2002 10:46 AM
Ah... ya'll can not dampen my spirit with your BIG NUMBERS!  When one moves from a 100 MHz with 16MB RAM (only reads 1/2 of it) and a 2 GB hard drive to 1.6GHz with 512MB and 40GB drive... all is right with the world.
ddpete3, too bad you didn't get the ENHANCED UXGA (aka UltraSharp). It would blow you away. Just had to get that "dig" in. If you did get it, you'll agree, there is no display out there today that could even compare.
Of course, I learned years ago, to not try and "compare" systems with most of the folks here. The majority of ya'll have thrown away stuff that I'd still kill for. It wasn't until this year that we upgraded our graphic stations from 166 MHz! Ya'll are spoiled and as of today... so am I!
ZHooligan, TeamSpeed & ddpete3... I'm not sure when or if I'll go the wireless route. I'm very rarely home. Not that this would justify not getting one, it's more of a "need & use vs. budget" thing. Hell, I had to "finance" it through my company (payroll deduction) since the company's interest rate is about 1/3 of Dell's.
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redelk
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posted September 11, 2002 10:51 AM
I also know better then to compare storage space with anyone either. My riding buddy works for EMC. http://www.emc.com/ Check our their Centera system with a 1.05 PETABYTE capibility. That's 1.05 MIRRORED!
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TeamSpeed
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posted September 11, 2002 10:56 AM
We have a line of black IBM towers and Compaq towers that service our web pages, charts, reports, and client/server apps. I am not in hardware, but I hear terms like multiple M80s with 8 64bit processors and 6GB ram each, with some older H-thises and H-thats? Is that good? And we are just a 1 year old company w/revenue < 10M a year. I need just one for a web server for home, wonder if I could sneak one home?
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your car is slow
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posted September 11, 2002 11:16 AM
Edited By: your car is slow on 11 Sep 2002 12:18
8way boxes are becoming more and more common. Id like one of those 64way boxes that unisys makes...but we would have no use for somethign that expensive...then again...I probably said the same thing about an 8way box 3 or 4 years ago ;/
I really cant believe that some of our apps (SQL) can suck up that much memory....wastn that long ago that that much ram was nearly unheard of.
We have some EMC stuff here (Dell sells it under their name for SAN Storage devices)
Its amazing they have 1" 180GB EACH disk drives available now.
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ddpete3
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posted September 11, 2002 12:13 PM
I got all the linksys wireless stuff on sale, and I get rebates on all of it, so I just had to do it. Now, I can sit at the pool and work and print stuff. Will I ever do that, probably not, but I CAN.
I also went wireless because I rent and the cable outlet is across the room from where I keep my desktop...around the TV, past the fireplace, through the kitchen doorway, so I wanted to eliminate the wire running around the house.
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your car is slow
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posted September 11, 2002 12:41 PM
Wireless is great...I dunno what I ever did without it.
(god if thats not the epitome of lazy I dunno what is)
Sometimes if Im really bored...ill even surf the web on the shitter!
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redelk
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posted September 11, 2002 12:58 PM
Your car, I got a 40MB (that's MEGABYTE) drive sittin' here, that's about the size of a small bread box... is that good?
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Your Car Is Slow
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posted September 11, 2002 02:41 PM
hehe....you da man!
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