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To: CharleyMike who wrote (8)	9/19/2001 9:04:43 PM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (2) of 15

I've narrowed it down to 2 possibilities. I'd love getting feedback on this analysis. I configured the Dell 8100 and the Compaq 1800 as similarly as possible. The Dell 8100 would cost $2150 and the Compaq $1750. The Dell has the advantage of better support reputation and the G-Force 2 Card (16mb) over the Compaq's ATI Rage (16mb). The Compaq has much better sound, its design makes typing more comfortable for me, and it's $350 cheaper. (i'll have to add memory to the Compaq for $50) Each weighs about the same and I believe are pretty darn comparable in other respects. I don't really trust the Winbooks and the Thinkpads don't have touchpads. Any feedback? Specs: Presario 1800 Series Intel® Pentium® III Processor - 900MHz w/ Intel® SpeedStep 128 MB 100 MHz SyncDRAM, 2 SODIMMs (i'll remove one 64mb chip and replace with a 256 for $50) 30.0GB UltraDMA Hard Drive 8X DVD-ROM 15.0" UXGA TFT Active Matrix 56K ITU V.90 Modem PCI Integrated NIC ATI Rage™ Mobility 128 hardware accelerated 3D Graphics with 16MB Video Memory 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive JBL Pro Audio System with Bass Reflex Integrated 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Port Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition with XP Home Edition Upgrade Offer 3yr parts/ 3yr labor/ 3yr mail-in Dell Inspiron 8100 Notebooks: Intel® Pentium® III Processor 866 MHz-M 15in SuperXGA+TFT Display 256MB,2DIMMs for the price of 128MB,2DIMMs Video Card: 16MB DDR 4X AGP NVIDIA GeForce2 Go™Vid Primary Hard Drive: 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive Floppy Drive: Modular Floppy Drive Operating System Software: MS Windows® Millenium Edition w/WinXP Home Upgrade Coupon¹² 3 Yr Ltd. Warranty-3 Yr Mail-in Service + 3 Yr Phone Support Modem: 10/100 + 56K Capable V.90 NIC/Modem, Internal Mini-PCI Fixed CD/DVD Drives: 8X Max Variable DVD-ROM Drive

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