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Questions about buying a new Dell?

  • 23-01-2006 1:44pm
    #1
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I'm about to purchase a new laptop from Dell and have some questions.
    Firstly I'll give the spec:

    Intel Pentium M 1.86 GHz
    512 RAM
    80 GB , (7200 RPM)
    Windows Media Centre Edition
    ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X300 64MB HyperMemory
    8X DVD+/-RW


    Price is working out at around €1100.

    Ok for the questions,

    I've been told it's no longer Dell's policy to give original Windows OS CD. Is this correct?
    From what I can see on dell.ie they give a OS Backup CD. But does this work in the exact same way as an original OS cd?
    Also I read on another post somewhere that with a copy of Windows, a home user can install the OS onto 2 computers with the 1 linence? Is this correct?

    Now a question regarding Windows Media centre edition. Is it possible to connect the laptop to a TV using just an S-Video cable or will a TV tuner be required? And will this be enough to record from the TV?

    Also the price of a 100 GB(5400 RPM) is cheaper than the 80GB(7200 RPM). Does the speed of the hard disk matter so much that it would be better to stick with the higher speed/lower capacity one?

    Any views, previous experiences, help etc would be welcome.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    carrolltimmy wrote:
    I've been told it's no longer Dell's policy to give original Windows OS CD. Is this correct?
    It is.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    From what I can see on dell.ie they give a OS Backup CD. But does this work in the exact same way as an original OS cd?
    In my experience, yes.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    Also I read on another post somewhere that with a copy of Windows, a home user can install the OS onto 2 computers with the 1 linence? Is this correct?
    It may be true of an original disk that you buy directly from Microsoft, but it isn't of an OEM disk that you get with a PC, liek the one you would get from Dell.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    Does the speed of the hard disk matter so much that it would be better to stick with the higher speed/lower capacity one?
    The speed of the disk only matters where you need to be able to get at your files faster. I don't think this is really an issue with HTPCs.


  • #3
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    carrolltimmy wrote:
    I've been told it's no longer Dell's policy to give original Windows OS CD. Is this correct?

    Yes but if you pay extra (€7) you can get OS on a CD. As far as I know it works as a normal windows CD.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    Also I read on another post somewhere that with a copy of Windows, a home user can install the OS onto 2 computers with the 1 linence? Is this correct?

    Nope, thats illegal. You can buy MS Office and install it on a desktop and a laptop provided that the person using the desktop and the laptop is the same person. But you can't install office on your desktop and your sister's laptop. You have to be the sole user of the application.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    Now a question regarding Windows Media centre edition. Is it possible to connect the laptop to a TV using just an S-Video cable or will a TV tuner be required? And will this be enough to record from the TV?
    Yes you can connect the output of ur laptop up to the TV. I don't know abou t recording from TV, I think a Tuner is required.
    carrolltimmy wrote:
    Also the price of a 100 GB(5400 RPM) is cheaper than the 80GB(7200 RPM). Does the speed of the hard disk matter so much that it would be better to stick with the higher speed/lower capacity one?

    Depends, if you have a lot of media to store then the 100Gb is better. If you don't and want a faster drive the the smaller one would be better. Personally I'd go for the 80gb.


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