OT/ I just pulled the trigger on my first laptop

I shopped all the local stores, Circuit City, Best Buy, Fry's and Costco. I still wound up ordering a Dell on-line. I'm not much of a gamer. It's mostly for work, some surfing the internet and music downloads. I'll load it up with Word and Excel myself. Does anyone know how much life to expect from the battery, I passed on the upgrade.

Did I do ok?



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u got fucked

Anyone know the over/under on Dell E1505's?

whalewager said:

u got fucked

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:lolBIG:

hahahahahahaha

buying a computer will make u feel like a woman quick.

I know the feeling.

I have always bought HPs.

Keeps my Donbest running smooth while being able to talk on here and my place.

Can also surf a little porn on the side. whale pee pee gets hard from time to time.

I am good.

kwalder said:

Anyone know the over/under on Dell E1505's?

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Truth is I didn't want a 17" monitor, I'll be dragging this thing around with me all day. Resale value obviously isn't an issue so I could care less if they stop making them tommorow. The Dell I'm posting from I paid about $300.00 bucks for about 4 years ago.

A friend of mine told me to do the dell thing. Order exactly what you want.

But when I want something I want it yesterday. So I usually buy stock.Just bought my wife a new one and put a wirelss modem in.

Nothing like being able to sit on the commode and call someone a cocksucker on here.

Kiss:

I have a 3 year old Dell Inspiron 2650 and still have the original battery. I do however rarely use the laptop without having the AC adaptor connected. It is what I use everyday, approximately 12 hours/day. So far, so good.

very nice Kiss...enjoy it ..I have not used a desktop in 4 yrs laptop only for me

you got wireless also ...very good thing to have..

i have two brand new dell laps. An Inspiron 9300 which is very nice and a Latitude D610. Both have been good computers for 6 months....batteries don't last too long especially on my 9300 but that is because i have a huge ass screen. The smaller one last longer, usually 3 hours

Dante said:

very nice Kiss...enjoy it ..I have not used a desktop in 4 yrs laptop only for me

you got wireless also ...very good thing to have..

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Away from the router can I go WiFi ?

I'm not sure how that shit works?

u have to have a wireless router.

the computer will automatically pick up the signal

Kiss...if you have either a built in Wireless or a wireless card you can go wifi...you just need to find the wireless signal when your away from your home router...you just right click on your wireless attenna icon in your tool bar that will come up when you try to log on to the nest when your away and it will find a signal , IF one is availlable and auto connect you

some though are not free public wifi some you have to pay and it will prompt you ..if that is needed

Kiss, If you're happy, we should all be happy for you.

Nice purchase.

do u have a cable modem?

whalewager said:

do u have a cable modem?

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Yea, that's why I paid the extra fifty bones for the router.

your computer will pick up the signal from the wireless router.

its fuckin great.

Have to be within a certain distance of the router (or use somebody elses if left open). In Cyprus it reaches to the pool, which is about 300m away from the router, not sure what the official range is.

u will love that shit...

lay in bed and no wires...gd its better than a good long piss or a good bowel movement