Dell innovating yet again...

filmmaker2002

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not that it really matters, it's just really irritating, especially since I'm already in a bad mood. DAMN then, DAMN those bastards!!!



&lt;&lt;breathing&gt;&gt;



Ok, I'm better now :cool:



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cosmonut

A 15" widescreen laptop...where have I heard of something like that before?



Oh, yeah! APPLE did it first. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

mcq

The new inspiron lines are insanely ugly. That's about all that comes to mind right now.

filmmaker2002

[quote]Originally posted by MCQ:

<strong>The new inspiron lines are insanely ugly. That's about all that comes to mind right now.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Not to mention they use ancient legacy ports (serial, parallel.) You'd think an "innovator" such as Dell would have done away with them. Apple seems to be doing GREAT without these crummy ports. And yeah, the Inspirons are no eye-candy by any means.

ringo

The article gave Apple credit for doing it first and even mentioned the 17". Why are you complaining?

eugene

Even with a 'travel module,' it's heavier than the 17" PowerBook. It does have a nice big 72 watt-hour battery though...

murbot

Dell releases a new product, and you freak out why, exactly? They're not claiming to be the "first" to do anything, they're just releasing a new notebook.



Chill out man.

filmmaker2002

Like I said, not that it really matters. I'm just venting I guess. Rough day and all. I guess I like the idea of Apple being unique in that they offer widescreen notebooks. With all the iMac and iPod imitations out there, it's just a little irritating. I guess it means Apple is good enough for everyone to copy. Anyway, back to watching CNN and Bush's war on Iraq (my source of frustration and irritation.) Sorry if I seem like I'm overreacting...just venting <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />

murbot

Well, Dell does bring out the worst in people...

artman @_@

[quote]Originally posted by murbot:

<strong>Well, Dell does bring out the worst in people...



</strong><hr></blockquote>



<a href="http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_1787279,00.html"; target="_blank">Indeed...</a>

relic

Hehehaha, now that's funny! I've always wanted to do that. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

scottib

Dell's 15.4" screen is the same resolution as an HD Cinema Display: 1920x1200.



That's a pretty tight screen. :eek:

murbot

Aren't some people saying things are too "tight" on the HD Cinema as it is? I wonder how readable 9 pt text will be on this baby.



kittylitterdesign would have a fit with this machine.







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alcimedes

here's what i don't get. well, two things actually.



first, how the hell are you supposed to read anything on a screen that's 15" and 1920x1200.



second, anyone look at the specs on the graphics cards for those laptops? the specs say they max out at 1600x1200.



odds are that it really will support the res. but it's funny that it's listed on their site as only supporting 1600x1200

splinemodel

I'm all for higher resolution' but not when OSes can't scale graphics. (Windows). OS X can do it obviously, but it's not implemented.

seb

I went ahead and priced one of these ugly bastards...just to see, ya know.



The thing rang it at a whopping $3200!! That doesn't include their 99$ shipping charge.



No firewire, no DVD-R, not even USB 2. I added in a Dell MovieMaker package. Added in a WiFi card, but no bluetooth (you could only pick one or the other). Upgraded to XP Pro. Got the firewall/virus bundle thingy.



And boy is it ugly.



Anyone who gets one of these for more money than a 15.1" Ti or the same money as a 17" needs their heads examined.



Unless the poor bastard has a job where they can't use a Mac (in which case they should still probably have their heads examined).

filmmaker2002

Well said!

eugene

[quote]Originally posted by seb:

<strong>I went ahead and priced one of these ugly bastards...just to see, ya know.



The thing rang it at a whopping $3200!! That doesn't include their 99$ shipping charge.</strong><hr></blockquote>



I configured one as closely to an TiBook as possible, meaning the lower res screen, no Office, yes Image Expert Premium or whatever it was, 2 256 MB dimms, 40 GB HDD, 2 GHz P4, Radeon 9000 instead of the much faster GeForce 4200Go. XP Pro, etc. It came out to be around $2500. The TiBook was around $2400. The TiBook has FireWire, Gigabit, DVI, the eight advantage. The P4 had processing power, screen res, 802.11g, etc.



I'd call it even on specs, but it's truly fugly.

banana

[quote]Originally posted by filmmaker2002:

<strong>



...(serial, parallel.) .. Apple seems to be doing GREAT without these crummy ports. ...</strong><hr></blockquote>



3%.

filmmaker2002

I doubt the lack of legacy ports has to do with Apple's 3% market share. I meant tha they seemed to be doing great meaning printers, scanners, and items that require those ports exist in an abundance using USB. Apple has always taken the first step, the PC world almost always follows.