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Hello -
 
I have been looking for laptops for a while now. I have not been able
to decide between the dv1000 and the inspiron 8600. Below are the
configuration and their price. I have not read lot of reviews about
the HP. Can anyone plz provide me with some input as to which would be
a better deal? how are the dell's?
Plz anyone, Thanks.
 
Cheers,
Guru.
 
--- HP dv1000 --- Price: $1050 with all rebates
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
Pentium M Processor 710 (1.4 GHz)
Display 14.0" WXGA Widescreen (1280x768)
Graphics Card Intel(R) Extreme Graphics designed for Pentium(R)
Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
Hard Drive 60GB 4200 RPM
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Networking Intel(R) Pro/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN    
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money  
Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
 
 
--- Dell Inspiron 8600 --- Price: $1082 with all rebates
Pentium® M Processor 710(1.40GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4in WXGA
Microsoft® Windows® Xp Home  
Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM  
Video Card 64MB DDR NVIDIA® GeForce  
Hard Drive 40GB  
Power Adapter AC adapter - 65w, 19.5v
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0  
24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow 24XCDVP  
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbp)
WordPerfect® ICOREL
Digital Music Dell Jukebox
Primary Battery 72 WHr
Services and Support Options 1 Year Basic Mail-In Plan
Paint Shop Pro® Trial plus Photo Album
Dell Media Experience

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if forced to choose between these
two evils i would go with the dell.
 
 
 
dk
 
 
 
 
"Gurudev" <udupi_mail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello -
>
> I have been looking for laptops for a while now. I have not been able
> to decide between the dv1000 and the inspiron 8600. Below are the
> configuration and their price. I have not read lot of reviews about
> the HP. Can anyone plz provide me with some input as to which would be
> a better deal? how are the dell's?
> Plz anyone, Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> Guru.
>
> --- HP dv1000 --- Price: $1050 with all rebates
> Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
> Pentium M Processor 710 (1.4 GHz)
> Display 14.0" WXGA Widescreen (1280x768)
> Graphics Card Intel(R) Extreme Graphics designed for Pentium(R)
> Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
> Hard Drive 60GB 4200 RPM
> DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
> Networking Intel(R) Pro/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
> Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
> Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
>
>
> --- Dell Inspiron 8600 --- Price: $1082 with all rebates
> Pentium® M Processor 710(1.40GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4in WXGA
> Microsoft® Windows® Xp Home
> Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM
> Video Card 64MB DDR NVIDIA® GeForce
> Hard Drive 40GB
> Power Adapter AC adapter - 65w, 19.5v
> Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
> 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow 24XCDVP
> Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbp)
> WordPerfect® ICOREL
> Digital Music Dell Jukebox
> Primary Battery 72 WHr
> Services and Support Options 1 Year Basic Mail-In Plan
> Paint Shop Pro® Trial plus Photo Album
> Dell Media Experience

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Which do you consider not evil?
 
--  
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
"Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> if forced to choose between these
> two evils i would go with the dell.
>
>
>
> dk
>
>
>
>
> "Gurudev" <udupi_mail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:795af78a.0411031942.696fd1a5@posting.google.com...
> > Hello -
> >
> > I have been looking for laptops for a while now. I have not been able
> > to decide between the dv1000 and the inspiron 8600. Below are the
> > configuration and their price. I have not read lot of reviews about
> > the HP. Can anyone plz provide me with some input as to which would be
> > a better deal? how are the dell's?
> > Plz anyone, Thanks.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Guru.
> >
> > --- HP dv1000 --- Price: $1050 with all rebates
> > Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
> > Pentium M Processor 710 (1.4 GHz)
> > Display 14.0" WXGA Widescreen (1280x768)
> > Graphics Card Intel(R) Extreme Graphics designed for Pentium(R)
> > Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
> > Hard Drive 60GB 4200 RPM
> > DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
> > Networking Intel(R) Pro/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
> > Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
> > Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
> >
> >
> > --- Dell Inspiron 8600 --- Price: $1082 with all rebates
> > Pentium® M Processor 710(1.40GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4in WXGA
> > Microsoft® Windows® Xp Home
> > Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM
> > Video Card 64MB DDR NVIDIA® GeForce
> > Hard Drive 40GB
> > Power Adapter AC adapter - 65w, 19.5v
> > Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> > Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
> > 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow 24XCDVP
> > Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbp)
> > WordPerfect® ICOREL
> > Digital Music Dell Jukebox
> > Primary Battery 72 WHr
> > Services and Support Options 1 Year Basic Mail-In Plan
> > Paint Shop Pro® Trial plus Photo Album
> > Dell Media Experience
>
>

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IBM Thinkpad?
 
MB
 
On 11/04/04 02:29 am Howard Kaikow put fingers to keyboard and launched  
the following message into cyberspace:
 
> Which do you consider not evil?

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"Minnie Bannister" <GoonButNotForgotten@NottheBBC.org> wrote in message
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> IBM Thinkpad?
 
1, Do Thinkpads have a hidden partition on the C drive?
2. Do Thinkpads come with the OS on a CD or just a recovery CD?
3. How does IBM partition the hard drive? With large drives, it makes sense
to have a bunch of logical drives.

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Sorry, I don't know the answer to any of those questions. I did put a  
question mark after my suggestion. It's just that, based on snippets of  
information I have picked up here and there, that I would consider  
seriously buying a Thinkpad next time around.
 
But note that there are several different series of Thinkpads: A, X, R,  
and T, and perhaps others. The T-series machines have titanium-alloy  
cases, so are very robust yet light; and although they come with Windows  
preinstalled, they are certified for use with IBM's own far-superior  
OS/2 operating system, which, although frequently pronounced dead,  
refuses to go away.
 
MB
 
 
On 11/04/04 10:54 am Howard Kaikow put fingers to keyboard and launched  
the following message into cyberspace:
 
>>IBM Thinkpad?
 
> 1, Do Thinkpads have a hidden partition on the C drive?
> 2. Do Thinkpads come with the OS on a CD or just a recovery CD?
> 3. How does IBM partition the hard drive? With large drives, it makes sense
> to have a bunch of logical drives.

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Howard Kaikow wrote:
 
> 1, Do Thinkpads have a hidden partition on the C drive?
 
Yes (can be removed easily)
 
> 2. Do Thinkpads come with the OS on a CD or just a recovery CD?
 
A recovery CD can be ordered for free during the warranty period
 
> 3. How does IBM partition the hard drive?
 
One small hidden restore partition, and a big single partition for Windows  
and stuff...
 
> With large drives, it makes
> sense to have a bunch of logical drives.
 
Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed endlessly, but  
generally with modern file systems like NTFS partitioning doesn't make any  
sense, especially not on a notebook with a single OS.
 
Benjamin

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"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> > With large drives, it makes
> > sense to have a bunch of logical drives.
>
> Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed endlessly, but
> generally with modern file systems like NTFS partitioning doesn't make any
> sense, especially not on a notebook with a single OS.
 
Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems, and proper file
organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I mean
system programs and everything else).

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Howard Kaikow wrote:
 
>> Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed
>> endlessly, but generally with modern file systems like NTFS
>> partitioning doesn't make any sense, especially not on a notebook
>> with a single OS.
>
> Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
 
Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
 
>  and proper file
> organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I
> mean system programs and everything else).
 
This can also be done by using folders, and much more comfortable.  
Partitions often have the property to be either too big (wasted space) or  
too small, and in case of a single OS system with a current Windows totally  
unnecessary. And in a case of crash it doesn't necessarily safe Your data,  
and if Your data is important for You a _real_ backup is still mandatory...
 
Benjamin

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"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote:
>Howard Kaikow wrote:
>> Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
 
>Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
 
IMHO, a single OS partition with a separate data partition is very
helpful for backups.  You can back up the (relatively small) system
partition with all the user's programs (say) monthly using Ghost, and
the data files and such can be kept in sync with something like
Directory Sync without wasting the time/bandwidth/space on backing up
the whole system.  [I like having a fixed-size 4G swap-file partition
too, but that's another rathole.]

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> IMHO, a single OS partition with a separate data partition is very
> helpful for backups.  You can back up the (relatively small) system
> partition with all the user's programs (say) monthly using Ghost, and
> the data files and such can be kept in sync with something like
> Directory Sync without wasting the time/bandwidth/space on backing up
> the whole system.
 
Every somewhat useable backup program allows to backup either the whole disk  
or certain directories. I for example make a monthly full backup and a  
weekly user data backup on a tape drive (DLT) or via network to a server.  
For the purposes of most users a external USB or Firewire disk would also  
suit the purpose for backing up.
 
I can't see how partitioning should help, especially with todays data sizes  
backups on multiple CD-R or DVD+-R(W) usually aren't really that  
practical...
 
Benjamin

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Benjamin Gawert wrote:
 
> Howard Kaikow wrote:
>  
>>> Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed
>>> endlessly, but generally with modern file systems like NTFS
>>> partitioning doesn't make any sense, especially not on a notebook
>>> with a single OS.
>>
>> Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
>  
> Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
>  
>>  and proper file
>> organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I
>> mean system programs and everything else).
>  
> This can also be done by using folders, and much more comfortable.
> Partitions often have the property to be either too big (wasted space) or
> too small, and in case of a single OS system with a current Windows
> totally unnecessary. And in a case of crash it doesn't necessarily safe
> Your data, and if Your data is important for You a _real_ backup is still
> mandatory...
 
Not quite.  Nice thing about data and OS on separate partitions is that you
can wipe the OS completely without disturbing the data.
 
> Benjamin
 
--  
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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Minnie Bannister wrote:
 
> Sorry, I don't know the answer to any of those questions. I did put a
> question mark after my suggestion. It's just that, based on snippets of
> information I have picked up here and there, that I would consider
> seriously buying a Thinkpad next time around.
>  
> But note that there are several different series of Thinkpads: A, X, R,
> and T, and perhaps others. The T-series machines have titanium-alloy
> cases, so are very robust yet light; and although they come with Windows
> preinstalled, they are certified for use with IBM's own far-superior
> OS/2 operating system, which, although frequently pronounced dead,
> refuses to go away.
 
OS/2 runs on anything 386 or later for which drivers are available.  Before
you get a Thinkpad to run OS/2, make sure that drivers for everything you
need to use really _are_ available--they aren't for some bits on some
machines.
 
As to being "far superior", far superior to _what_?
 
By the way, you need a Software Choice account with IBM to buy OS/2 direct
these days and it's not cheap through that channel.  It's no longer
available as a retail product except as part of ecomstation or as old stock
off of ebay.
 
> MB
>  
>  
> On 11/04/04 10:54 am Howard Kaikow put fingers to keyboard and launched
> the following message into cyberspace:
>  
>>>IBM Thinkpad?
>  
>> 1, Do Thinkpads have a hidden partition on the C drive?
>> 2. Do Thinkpads come with the OS on a CD or just a recovery CD?
>> 3. How does IBM partition the hard drive? With large drives, it makes
>> sense to have a bunch of logical drives.
 
--  
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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"J. Clarke" <jclarke@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Benjamin Gawert wrote:
>
> > Howard Kaikow wrote:
> >
> >>> Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed
> >>> endlessly, but generally with modern file systems like NTFS
> >>> partitioning doesn't make any sense, especially not on a notebook
> >>> with a single OS.
> >>
> >> Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
> >
> > Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
> >
> >>  and proper file
> >> organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I
> >> mean system programs and everything else).
> >
> > This can also be done by using folders, and much more comfortable.
> > Partitions often have the property to be either too big (wasted space)
or
> > too small, and in case of a single OS system with a current Windows
> > totally unnecessary. And in a case of crash it doesn't necessarily safe
> > Your data, and if Your data is important for You a _real_ backup is
still
> > mandatory...
>
> Not quite.  Nice thing about data and OS on separate partitions is that
you
> can wipe the OS completely without disturbing the data.
>
It's not quite that easy, either, though.  Windows programs drop so much
info into the system folders, that it's next to impossible to actually wipe
the system drive without losing something important...unless you're *very*
careful.
 
For instance, the default directory for Outlook Express posts is in the
Windows folder.  Delete that, and you lose every email ever saved.  Been
there.  Done that.  Fortunately I made backups of the entire partition
before deleting it.
 
If one is to follow the advice above, one must be very conscious of where
the OS has things stored.  The storage directory for OE, for example can be
changed, but that option is buried in an obscure menu entry.  You must first
be aware, and then manually change it.
 
Another caveat is that nearly *every* piece of software will, by default,
install itself into the C:\Program Files folder.  If C: is your system
drive, you need to make it big enough for all the files--for every piece of
software--that you anticipate loading.  On 'most' software, you can change
the default to D: or whatever; but some software does not allow this.  Even
if you install everything to D:, enough 'stuff' will be dropped into the
system file folders, that you will still need to reinstall every piece of
software after wiping the system files.  Otherwise, your applications will
not work...or will not work correctly.
 
Also, you *must* change the swapfile to a different drive, virtual or
otherwise; unless you've made your system partition large enough....
 
jak
 
> > Benjamin
>
> --  
> --John
> Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
> (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Howard Kaikow wrote:
>
> >> Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed
> >> endlessly, but generally with modern file systems like NTFS
> >> partitioning doesn't make any sense, especially not on a notebook
> >> with a single OS.
> >
> > Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
>
> Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
>
> >  and proper file
> > organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I
> > mean system programs and everything else).
>
> This can also be done by using folders, and much more comfortable.
> Partitions often have the property to be either too big (wasted space) or
> too small, and in case of a single OS system with a current Windows
totally
> unnecessary. And in a case of crash it doesn't necessarily safe Your data,
> and if Your data is important for You a _real_ backup is still
mandatory...
 
The number of OS is irrelevant to whether the media is partitioned for
easeganizing files.
It's easy enough to fake partitions by creating a folder that is the
pseudo-root of a drive and then using that folder  instead of a drive
letter. Indeed, that is how I recover unused space in partitions allocated
to OS that are little changed/used.
 
However, there's still software that wants us to specify drive letters for
things, and for those purposes, multiple partitions are necessary.
In any case, that's all irrelevant to my question regarding partitions.

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<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
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> "Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote:
> >Howard Kaikow wrote:
> >> Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
>
> >Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
>
> IMHO, a single OS partition with a separate data partition is very
> helpful for backups.  You can back up the (relatively small) system
> partition with all the user's programs (say) monthly using Ghost, and
> the data files and such can be kept in sync with something like
> Directory Sync without wasting the time/bandwidth/space on backing up
> the whole system.  [I like having a fixed-size 4G swap-file partition
> too, but that's another rathole.]
 
Do not waste space on swap files.
 
See http://www.standards.com/index.htm [...] geMonitor.

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J. Clarke wrote:
> Benjamin Gawert wrote:
>  
>  
>>Howard Kaikow wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Not really. Partitioning is something that can be discussed
>>>>endlessly, but generally with modern file systems like NTFS
>>>>partitioning doesn't make any sense, especially not on a notebook
>>>>with a single OS.
>>>
>>>Partitioning is essential for multiboot systems,
>>
>>Yes, for multiboot. Not for a single OS.
>>
>>
>>> and proper file
>>>organization (to faciltate separation of church and state, ooops, I
>>>mean system programs and everything else).
>>
>>This can also be done by using folders, and much more comfortable.
>>Partitions often have the property to be either too big (wasted space) or
>>too small, and in case of a single OS system with a current Windows
>>totally unnecessary. And in a case of crash it doesn't necessarily safe
>>Your data, and if Your data is important for You a _real_ backup is still
>>mandatory...
>  
>  
> Not quite.  Nice thing about data and OS on separate partitions is that you
> can wipe the OS completely without disturbing the data.
 
Exactly. Personally, I generally make C; and D: ... D: is about 30% of  
the drive. Then :-
 
1: I change the "My Documents" location to something like D:\data
2: Put OS install files on the D: drive (very handy when your OS install  
CD gets scratched, or the CD drive goes a bit flaky (as seems to happen  
with laptops quite a bit.
3: Put a full set of device driver installers in e.g. d:\drivers.
 
This regime has served me well for many years, and proved its worth on  
many occasions.