Re: College computer

<ahall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Our eldest is a senior in high school,
> so I am starting to think about what
> type of computer to get her for college.
>
> She will be majoring in science, probably
> chemistry, perhaps biology.
>
> I am thinking that a fairly light weight
> notebook makes sense --- the Latitude 410
> might be a good match.
>
> I was having a bit of trouble fully understanding
> the options. The optical drive seems to be limited
> to an external device of some sort --- there
> seemed to be a docking station that the machine
> fits into, with two bays (one optical, the other
> extra hard drive or battery or extra optical), the
> 2nd a cabled device with just one bay. Is this
> correct?
>
> Would putting a 2nd hard drive in the base module
> be a decent backup solution? Or stick with a separate
> external drive?
>
> Would an external monitor make sense for use in the
> dorm room? 12.1 is pretty small...
>
> Any thing else I am missing?
>
>
> --
> Andrew Hall
> (Now reading Usenet in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell...)

You may want to consider getting one with XP Pro versus Home. Many college
campuses require it.


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