-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jai Harrison wrote: > £83.40 does sound like > a lot for 4 years warranty on a product that Dell is meant to believe > won't break but I don't really have a choice when it comes down to it.
I think that it is actually quite reasonable, given that any of the "opening up the case" repairs in my last email cost over £100. It all depends on the replacement value of the machine - if it's a £1000 machine it's good value, if it's £300 then probably not. Also I'm not sure whether they reset the machine to factory settings - i.e. format the disk - like they used to. > What I really want to know is what specs seem suitable for the next 3 > years of Uni. I'm expecting to have to pick some of the higher end > hardware on the Inspiron 1525 and want some assistance in doing so. Is > there a substantial difference between the Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor > T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) and the Intel(R) Core™ 2 > Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) to make it > worth the extra £70? Depends what you're using it for. If it's for university work then the lower spec will be fine for word processing, browsing, email etc etc; if it's for university play then you'll want the best you can afford... but if you're really into games and the like you'd want to replace it in a couple of years anyway. I think that RAM is more important than processor for your purposes - get a modest amount now and then upgrade it in a couple of years when the RAM's cheaper and you'll feel like you got a new machine. (I didn't notice what RAM the machine you're talking about came with). - -- Stephen O'Neill w: http://www.thefloatingfrog.co.uk/ e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIvlxVJ+Auntu1v4QRAmyQAJ0WcPr57JxOe/Ih6z2dZKUhab9F4gCePO7Z UnAW5xWhKiKsmu3TxBZVISo= =ECGi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
