Re: looking for a slow laptop with lots of pixels in 15"

From: Dale Dellutri (ddelQQQlutr_at_panQQQix.com)
Date: 07/13/05

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    On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:21:31 -0400, Duke Robillard <duke@nospamio.com> wrote:
    > Has anyone come across a laptop with the odd combo of
    > being lowend (slow CPU, slow disk, etc), except for having
    > a display with lots of pixels? I could live with a 4200RPM
    > disk and a 1.3Mhz Pentium M, but even the 1280x800 "Widescreen"
    > LCDs don't have enough pixels for me.

    > I'm after 1280x1024 or 1400x1050 on a 15" display. 17" isn't
    > portable enough for what I want to do, and higher resolutions
    > than that make the pixels too small for me to see. :-)

    > There are a bunch of ThinkPads with the number of pixels
    > I want, but they're expensive and I'm cheap. :-)

    > I've even gone so far as to search for a old, used high-end
    > box (like a PIII) with a good screen, but no luck.

    Try Dell Financial Services:
      http://www.dfsdirectsales.com/dfsdirect/

    The C810's are PIII, 800 - 1300 MHz, most have 15" screens with SXGA
    (1400x1050) or UXGA (1600x1200) resolution. You'll need to follow the
    instructions for how to "view remaining warranty" using the product ID
    (service tag), then look at original configuration, then scroll down
    to the LCD panel type. (It's a rare C810 that has XGA (1280x1024)
    resolution.)

    And right now they have a special, money-off sale.

    These are old, off-lease, refurbished machines.

    They don't include any software except some have the OS. If you need
    software (like MS Office), that'll be an extra cost.

    Why do you want a slow machine? 

    -- 
Dale Dellutri <ddelQQQlutr@panQQQix.com> (lose the Q's)
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