I've only been playing around with the lappy so far. I've not had to put it though its paces with any critical business needs. I have come to the conclusion that I have made a couple of mistakes when making my selection choices.
- Getting the WUXGA screen (mine is perfect, no glare, no dead pixels) looks great but 1920x1200 is overkill on a lappy.
- Faster CPU would be my choice today rather than the WUXGA screen if I was trading dollars.
- I was set on getting a desktop replacement, not a game machine so I am still happy to with choice of the 6000D. Specs aside, I don't enjoy the machine in my lap for very long. On the desk it is great. Now I wish I would have gone for an ultra light for portability. Lappy 2?
- Hard Dive - 80 Gig drive isn't 5400 RPM as I assumed. Dell posted the speed of their 7200 RPM model. Shame on dell for not posting the ugly specs, 4,000 something RPM of the 80 gig model shipped. Shame on Dell but surprised? "NOT"
- Build and looks - I still think the build quality is great and I like the looks. Solid like a rock or just feels like one? Time will tell that one.
- Graphics card? ATI quotes this as being a good choice for a balance between performance and battery life. There is additional information on the ATI website describing the virtues of the x300 card included on the Dell 6000D. Battery life is an important consideration to me. With that in mind, I think Dell made a good choice. I wanted the lappy to last from SF to NY air time - all 5 plus hours. 2-4 hour batter life doesn't meet my needs. Should I have considered extra batteries? "YUP"
- I haven't run a true test of battery life. With the 9 cell battery I get over 5.5 hours but I can't say how much more. So now that I have the battery life, I've already mentioned I wouldn't want the lappy in my lap for anywhere near that long - on my back or shoulder either.
I don't have any complaints about the Dell I6000D - all of my complaints are about the choices I made I struggled with returning the unit but for what? Now I want an ultra portable for tavel and will want a desktop replacement for home use.
- Getting the WUXGA screen (mine is perfect, no glare, no dead pixels) looks great but 1920x1200 is overkill on a lappy.
- Faster CPU would be my choice today rather than the WUXGA screen if I was trading dollars.
- I was set on getting a desktop replacement, not a game machine so I am still happy to with choice of the 6000D. Specs aside, I don't enjoy the machine in my lap for very long. On the desk it is great. Now I wish I would have gone for an ultra light for portability. Lappy 2?
- Hard Dive - 80 Gig drive isn't 5400 RPM as I assumed. Dell posted the speed of their 7200 RPM model. Shame on dell for not posting the ugly specs, 4,000 something RPM of the 80 gig model shipped. Shame on Dell but surprised? "NOT"
- Build and looks - I still think the build quality is great and I like the looks. Solid like a rock or just feels like one? Time will tell that one.
- Graphics card? ATI quotes this as being a good choice for a balance between performance and battery life. There is additional information on the ATI website describing the virtues of the x300 card included on the Dell 6000D. Battery life is an important consideration to me. With that in mind, I think Dell made a good choice. I wanted the lappy to last from SF to NY air time - all 5 plus hours. 2-4 hour batter life doesn't meet my needs. Should I have considered extra batteries? "YUP"
- I haven't run a true test of battery life. With the 9 cell battery I get over 5.5 hours but I can't say how much more. So now that I have the battery life, I've already mentioned I wouldn't want the lappy in my lap for anywhere near that long - on my back or shoulder either.
I don't have any complaints about the Dell I6000D - all of my complaints are about the choices I made I struggled with returning the unit but for what? Now I want an ultra portable for tavel and will want a desktop replacement for home use.
