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Originally Posted by Zarcath  Alright i'm in the market for a new laptop that can run WoW decently.
Vostro seems pretty fucking decent for the hardware. The only option I didn't see was one for media input. The laptop would HAVE to have firewire ports so I could do video editing on it. Can anyone confirm if the Vostro has a firewire port?
Also all of the different wifi card options confused me. I hardly deal with wifi nics, even imo all nic cards are pretty much the same. Do I need a beefy one or is the default 803.1 shit good enough? I wouldn't even really want to use wifi unless I was forced to, i prefer cat5s.
is this $384 savings a holiday thing or what? how long can I put off buying one?
edit: also, I own XP Pro, can I dump the default XP Home and install Pro or is there some gay proprietary shit going on with the software? I remember my Sony laptop would shit bricks if I tried to do anything with the installed software that didn't originate from their back-up cds. |
A 4 pin IEEE 1394 slot is firewire, right? If so, my 1400 has one, and it looks like the other Vostro specs do, too. I don't use it, so I'm not sure.
For Wifi, I've heard that the intel options (the a/g and AGN) are best if you want easier linux compatibility. Other than that, I don't think it matters.
I don't know how long the 'sale' will last. Dell's sales are really cyclical, so don't worry about missing the boat. Also, check into refurbs. You can score some even better Vostro deals there. Some are new quality.
I'm not sure about your XP Pro install question. I know I ran into proprietary problems when I tried to install from a dell XP disc onto a Toshiba.