opinions please

I'm thinking notebook, I'm thinking Vostro 1000 and as of today anyway,
it's $599. The only thing maybe I would add would be the TrueLife
screen, opinions please on the notebook and the TrueLife screen. Thanks.

Genuine Windows® XP Home
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, Cyberlink Power DVD
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

Hi!

> The only thing maybe I would add would be the TrueLife
> screen, opinions please on the notebook and the
> TrueLife screen. Thanks.

As you're probably aware, the "TrueLife" screen has a glossy finish.
And while this does serve to make the colors look deeper and more
saturated, I think it can be fairly said that using the system
outdoors in the sun is a major pain. My Macbook (which has the same
screen finish as is used on the TrueLife panels) is very difficult to
use in the sun. The panel itself is at least somewhat
transflective...were it not for that, the display would be completely
unusable. Not only does the sun reflect brilliantly off the display,
but it also makes other things reflect in the display and the dust on
it becomes very visible.

I really haven't found it a problem (at least not yet) to use such a
display indoors. You do pick up reflections from ceiling lights if the
display is angled toward them, but I have found them fairly easy to
ignore.

I think you've specced out a fairly nice system.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:14:06 -0400, Rider <huskyrider390@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I'm thinking notebook, I'm thinking Vostro 1000 and as of today anyway,
>it's $599. The only thing maybe I would add would be the TrueLife
>screen, opinions please on the notebook and the TrueLife screen. Thanks.
>
>Genuine Windows® XP Home
>15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
>2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
>120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
>8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, Cyberlink Power DVD
>ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
>Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

Comments / Questions:

- What processor?
- Have you considered a higher resolution screen?
- 2G = good, esp. with XP Home
- I would go with the Intel 3945 wi-fi card

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:14:06 -0400, Rider <huskyrider390@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I'm thinking notebook, I'm thinking Vostro 1000 and as of today anyway,
>it's $599. The only thing maybe I would add would be the TrueLife
>screen, opinions please on the notebook and the TrueLife screen. Thanks.
>
>Genuine Windows® XP Home
>15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
>2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
>120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
>8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, Cyberlink Power DVD
>ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
>Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

What processor does it have?