Dell XP
Posted By: JNGI on 2008-11-01
In Reply to: See message - PAMT
You can get a Dell with XP. Saw on the website that it will be loaded with Vista but you can transition into Vista when ready. I love my Inspiron 1520. May want to check out the refurbished ones too.
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Dell Inspiron
I love my Inspiron 6000. Runs on XP Home. I haven't had any issues. Battery life is about `1.5-2 hours when fully charged. Screen size is 15.4" with a widescreen. DVD player and memory card slot are standard features.
Check out Dell Refurbished.
I bought one from Dell Outlet, a refurbished one for half price what new Inspiron costs. They have different categories, but they provide you one year guarantee and all the buzz etc. The used laptop they will provide you is never used for more than 3 days.
I don't mind a factory refurbished warranted laptop if I can save upto 50% for a laptop like Dell.
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=22&l=en&lob=INSP&MODEL_DESC=Inspiron%201525&s=dfh
I just bought a laptop Dell E1505. Your biggest obstacle is the foot pedal as it's a 9-pin serial
port and NO newer computers have them anymore, especially laptops. Also, Escription is not compatible with Windows Vista which also most newer computers come with. I needed a laptop with Windows XP so I went onto Dell and they can "customize" one for you with the XP on it or you can do what I did and 400 dollars cheaper and get it from Ebay. The only thing I noticed was that the new one I got on ebay didnt have Word on it and I had to purchase Word 2003 for that as Word 2007 also is not compatible. Over the last 3 years, I have tried multiple adapters to get the foot pedal to work and finally used one that Escription recommends ..the Dynex DB9 model. I also got it on Ebay for $10 or they can be bought at like Best Buy but they are around $35 I think. There are a few obstacles with Escription and laptops etc.but since I like to travel, I finally got it worked out. I also plug in another keyboard as the laptop one is hard to type on and I like my ergonometer one. Good luck
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