Buying a computer
It’s been a while since I bought a new computer but I recently needed one for work and figured it would take a couple of hours of research - I was wrong. It took about a week researching my options for about 1-2 hours/day.
What made it so difficult was that I needed a laptop that could power a 24″ display as a second monitor and I wanted a high resolution - after deciding to buy a Sony Vaio I spoke with a manager there that informed me the max resolution for an external display with their highest-end laptop was 1320X1080 - not the 1920X1200 required for a decent image on a 24″ monitor.
I finally realized that my only options were a gaming laptop (read:expensive), one of the new Dell Precision’s or a new Gateway (I didn’t even consider Mac yet because Bootcamp was not realeased yet but I probably wouldn’t have got one anyway).
So here I am on my new Dell laptop and I have been very impressed - it’s got a dual-core processor and I have not noticed a significant decrease in speed while using it in lieu of my desktop at work. If you’re in the market for a new laptop I highly recommend the Dell M65 Precision.
As a side note, I called our rep and told him that I didn’t want it to come with all of the stuff that tends to make Dell machines suck (useless antivirus, branded spyware, etc.) - they gave me a fresh install and it runs a lot faster than any bloated Dell I’ve ever got.
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Dell shipped you a laptop without all the crap pre-installed? That rules. I just booted up a new Dell at work and was amazed by the barrage of pop-up windows on startup.
Comment by Zach — April 15, 2006 @ 12:11 pm
Yeah, I just asked our rep for a clean install and he did it - unfortunately I forgot to ask them to do a clean install on the desktops we got for the other guys so they’re all stuck with that stuff…my bad.
Comment by admin — April 15, 2006 @ 12:14 pm
How’s the M65 holding up? I’m on the verge of ordering one, but I’m out looking for opinions. I mostly do 3D production work- modeling, photoshopping, animating… Sounds like it’s THE machine to get right now. Thanks in advance.
Comment by Sean D. — July 10, 2006 @ 7:06 pm
Sean - usually I buy a computer and it’s pretty snappy at first but over time (as I install more and more stuff) it slows way down until I decide to get a new machine - usually I go from one new computer to another within a year or two (for work).
After 3 months I am still very happy with the performance of this laptop - it blows away anything else I have ever used and the video card is amazing. I am not in your industry where computing power is crucial (I do marketing), but unless you are considering a high-end alienware or xps I can’t imagine you finding a better option.
Comment by admin — July 19, 2006 @ 8:20 am
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