Comments on: Stupid Computers! http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/09/29/stupid-computers/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:21:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/09/29/stupid-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-11510 Sean P Aune Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:01:29 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=800#comment-11510 I messed up on the DVD-ROM drives and I'm calling them to swap that out. I meant one to be a ROM and one a burner, but I was in a rush and not paying attention....I've been kicking myself every minute since. Honestly, figuring out the 5,000 variations of the Dual Core's give me a headache. It's running 2.66ghz, I'm fine and move on:-p Using the same flat panel I've had for a while now, a 17" Compaq. This is the third computer it's worked with and it's still running great. I just switched out the systems (new post, Dell actually called while I was typing this), the old system was going to be $1215.48 after tax and had a $90 rebate on the extended service plan, making the plan only $100, so final cost would have been $1125.48. I messed up on the DVD-ROM drives and I’m calling them to swap that out. I meant one to be a ROM and one a burner, but I was in a rush and not paying attention….I’ve been kicking myself every minute since.

Honestly, figuring out the 5,000 variations of the Dual Core’s give me a headache. It’s running 2.66ghz, I’m fine and move on:-p

Using the same flat panel I’ve had for a while now, a 17″ Compaq. This is the third computer it’s worked with and it’s still running great. I just switched out the systems (new post, Dell actually called while I was typing this), the old system was going to be $1215.48 after tax and had a $90 rebate on the extended service plan, making the plan only $100, so final cost would have been $1125.48.

]]> By: Luis http://www.seanpaune.com/2006/09/29/stupid-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-11505 Luis Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:00:32 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/?p=800#comment-11505 Cool. But it sounds like that new Dell has two DVD-ROM drives?? One is a DVD-ROM, the other a "Combo," which means CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-ROM. Why the second DVD-ROM? Also, where does "Dual Core Pentium D" fit into the new "Core Duo" and Core 2 Duo" family? Faster? Slower? I'm not familiar with it... In any case, sounds good--about the same or a bit above the iMac I got, depending on what the CPU class is. What size monitor will it have (recycled?) and how much will it cost? If you're OK discussing it... Cool. But it sounds like that new Dell has two DVD-ROM drives?? One is a DVD-ROM, the other a “Combo,” which means CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-ROM. Why the second DVD-ROM?

Also, where does “Dual Core Pentium D” fit into the new “Core Duo” and Core 2 Duo” family? Faster? Slower? I’m not familiar with it…

In any case, sounds good–about the same or a bit above the iMac I got, depending on what the CPU class is.

What size monitor will it have (recycled?) and how much will it cost? If you’re OK discussing it…

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