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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (13601)	12/2/2000 12:54:12 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Rick, 800 MHz is plenty fast for your use. I have a 400 MHz and a 600 MHz machine. For spread sheet/word processor/web use I notice little difference between the two. But if speed is fun for you, why not splurge? The Inspiron 5000e is a good machine, but nothing stands out. I bought at Dell because I could customize it and for the 3 year warranty. Gottfried

To: Rick Faurot who wrote (13601)	12/2/2000 11:21:54 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

...How do you like the Inspiron?... I'm nearly finished my second year of using an Inspiron that I'm very pleased with. For me, this system replaces a desktop. It's not light, and it's almost too hot for my lap, but the display is wonderful. So far, I've no hardware problems. Since it's older it runs at 366, less than half of what you're looking at, but I don't find it slow at all. Dell support was helpful and available when needed, but I haven't called them for a year. If this system were to disappear (fire, theft, alien abduction) I'd have no hesitation in replacing it with another Inspiron. Cheers, PW.