I have a recommendation - I just bought a Dell Latitude C840 with the Ultra
Sharp UXGA 15" screen, P42.2, 512MB RAM, 64MB nVidia GF4 video, 20GB Hard
drive, XP Pro, Office XP Small Business, Mini PCI Wireless card, CDRW/DVD
combo drive, and extra battery - about $2400 delivered (after $150 instant
rebate from Dell). I bought it refurbished from DELLOUTLET.COM. I did the
math and figured I saved about $700 doing that way. And the base warranty
is better with the refurbs. It was a little like buying from Ebay - if you
see one you like, buy it. Otherwise it's gone. Over the couse of about 10
days, I tried to buy 5 different systems. I would have preferred a faster,
bigger hard drive but that didn't come available when I was buying.
I did a ton of research and most of it on forums, news groups, and opinion
polls. Specs are specs, but I wanted to know about reliability, durability
and customer satisfaction. Dell came out the winner over Gateway.
I used AutoCAD primarily, but also do some ADT 3.3 and solid modeling. This
laptop does just fine. If I open the Sample Home that comes with ADT 3.3
and orbit the shaded model it can be a little chunky. But other than that
it works like a charm. I also do powerpoint presentations and watch movies
on it without a hiccup.
I did learn one thing about the Latitude vs the Inspiron. The Latitude C
series is designed so that any C Series on the market now or that comes out
in the future is designed to use the same docking station, power cord,
modular bays, etc. Meaning that you can upgrade the system without throwing
out all the extras you bought with the last one.
"Ed_Friedman" wrote in message
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> Does anyone have a recommendation for a laptop purchase to run Adt 3.3
work station?