NSS...New Laptop

[faither]

Picked up a brand spanking new Dell 8600 from ebay for a great price (I'd be surprised if the seller made $50). Gotta love the glut the Dell coupon caused.

Came with 128MB Radeon 9600, WSXGA+ along with all the regular goodies.

Boy is this thing nice. Sleek, quiet and quick. Quite an improvement over my P3 800 with 256MB RAM.

[mcs328]

so how much was it?

[faither]

$850 (+shipping). :cool:


1.5 Centrino, 40GB HD, Intel 2200 wireless, 512MB RAM. Sealed box!

[ski]

That's the exact config I have -- but I have a 60GB hard drive (slow as balls)...

I can't wait to get my RAM up to 768MB, because 256MB is the bottleneck instead of the Radeon 9600.

[_=DeltaForce=_]

Most of these guys picked these laptops when dell had 50% off...

[nickel]

yeh, he got it for $750 + free shipping, but still a good deal for you faither.


btw - your AV is adorable. :)

[faither]

Thanks...it's the baby. I think the laptop was a little more because of the video upgrade. All in all, a deal I'm happy with.

[nickel]

another redhead? :)

[faither]

That's what it's looking like. Another crazy redhead.

[WhiskeyPapa]

I just got the same laptop, but I have the 64MB Nvidia. No big deal, I use it for work, not gaming.

I got the WUXGA (1920x1200) display. I want as much screen real estate as I can get.

I'm finding the keyboard takes a bit of getting used to. It seems like the key spacing is different than what I'm used to.

[faither]

I thought about the WUXGA but wound up "settling" for the WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050. Must have bid on about a dozen on ebay before hitting this one, so no complaints here.

[WhiskeyPapa]

The WUXGA is REALLY tiny and takes some getting used to. It's hard to use while sitting back on the couch, but ok when sitting at a desk. BTW, mine cost about $1200, so you got a great deal.