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post #1 of 7
7/13/07 at 6:48pm
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I am hoping this will be a kick ass work laptop. What do you think? Also, will I be happy with the processor?

Latitude D630 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.00GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800MHz Dual Core
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
LCDs 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel
Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
Graphics 128MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 135M™
Hard Drives 120GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Touchpad Options Touchpad with UPEK® Fingerprint Reader
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 360 Bluetooth Module for Windows XP
AC Adapter 65W A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® 4965 802.11a/g/n Dual-Band Mini Card
System Documentation No System Documenation
Battery 6 Cell Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
Ship Group US - System Documentation, Power Cord
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.
Additional Power Cords / AC Adapters 90 Watt Additional AC Adpater with 3' Power Cord
OS Labels Windows XP Label
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post #2 of 7
7/13/07 at 11:36pm
I think the processor is probably the best performance/value of the choices you have.
Should be a excellent work laptop and would be nice to hear your opinions when you receive it.
XP is the best choice at the mo IMO,the UPEK reader mmm,I find the software suite overly bloated and complicated for what I want and don't think I would bother with it again,but your needs might be more involved than mine,other than that,I would have spec'd it the same as what you have apart from getting a 160GB drive.
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post #3 of 7
7/14/07 at 2:39am
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Originally Posted by gerryjoson View Post
I think the processor is probably the best performance/value of the choices you have.
Should be a excellent work laptop and would be nice to hear your opinions when you recieve it.
XP is the best choice at the mo IMO,the UPEK reader mmm,I find the software suite overly bloated and complicated for what I want and don't think I would bother with it again,but your needs might be more involved than mine,other than that,I would have spec'd it the same as what you have apart from getting a 160GB drive.


Yeah I made sure I got the CPU with 4MB cache, but I wasn't sure if should go with an even faster speed. I think it will be fine. The 160GB drive was a $340 upgrade where the 120GB is only $90. I can always upgrade it later, but I think 120GB is going to be plenty for me.

I will certainly provide my opinions once I get it.

Thanks!
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post #4 of 7
7/16/07 at 6:00am
That's a nice system. I own the exact same specs minus quadro card. How much did you end up paying after taxes?
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post #5 of 7
7/16/07 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by sirius_GTO View Post
That's a nice system. I own the exact same specs minus quadro card. How much did you end up paying after taxes?

I haven't ordered this laptop yet, but my quote total is $1,400. I will order this laptop in the next day or so.
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post #6 of 7
7/17/07 at 7:16pm
Downgrade the RAM and hard drive to the lowest they offer and get it elsewhere - you'll save a whole lot of money. You can get two gigs of RAM for around $50 nowadays, 250 gig 5400RPM hard drives can be had for well under $200.
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post #7 of 7
7/20/07 at 4:02am
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Originally Posted by dp004i View Post
Downgrade the RAM and hard drive to the lowest they offer and get it elsewhere - you'll save a whole lot of money. You can get two gigs of RAM for around $50 nowadays, 250 gig 5400RPM hard drives can be had for well under $200.

Definitely some good advice. My company is picking up the tab on this one so I'd rather get it all in one order.

UPDATE: It has been ordered and should be here by next Friday!
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