Re: Dell Latitude D820 --- College machine?


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Tom Scales writes:

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>> I am about to buy a machine for my daughter who is off
>> to college.
>>
>> The D820 seems to be a reasonable fit, not wildly heavy,
>> but with a 15.4 screen and built in optical drive.
>>
>> Does anyone have opinions about it?
>>
>> Also a question: Under ports it lists "1394", which I assume
>> is a firewire (4pin) connector. But usually Dell uses the fuller
>> IEEE 1394 to describe this. Could the plain "1394" mean anything
>> else?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Hall
>> (Now reading Usenet in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell...)


Tom> Nope, nothing else. That's firewire.

Tom> You also might want to look at the Inspiron e1505/6400. My
daughters and I
Tom> have them and love them.

It was my understanding that the Latitudes are a bit more rugged.

If she does end up lugging it around campus a lot, that might be
handy.





--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell...)


I think that is misleading. The biggest advantage of the Latitudes is that
their technology stays stable longer and they share more peripherals. In
other words, great for a large corporation, but meaningless to you and me.

I do need to correct myself. We have the I6000, the predecessor to the
I6400, but the same case. It is rock solid.

Tom


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