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Jul.18.07

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I took the plunge today and purchased a laptop from Dell. Specifically the Inspiron 1721.

With my current living situation, I need something I can take to and from work and quickly jump on the internet. My current machine (an early Panasonic Toughbook) could do a lot of things, but start up quickly and jump on a wireless network was not one of them.

I'm pretty sure my current laptop is around 10 years old, so it's about time. No worries, I'll find a good use for the old Toughbook. It's still a good laptop.

This is my first laptop purchase, hell... my first big-box computer purchase, so I'm pretty nervous to see how it turns out. I'm very much of a hands on type of guy, but I've heard good things about these models and I got a pretty good deal on the box. So we'll see.

Be seeing you.

 

Michael F. writes...

I turned my old laptop into a digital picture frame. I just gutted the laptop and mounted it inside an $8 shadowbox picture frame with some black cardboard matting around the screen. That was the only expense and people love it -- tons of directions online.

Goodluck with the dell --- should have gotten a macbook. ;)

posted on Jul.18.07

 

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