Customizable Laptops

fiachs

Is there anyone but Dell who do customizable laptops over the net? Also, are Dell a good deal? Once you get rid of the extended warranties the prices seem really good... Thanks!

snappieT

And I think Alienware do them also...

Nukem

Customize how. Add parts or whatever or extra fidley bits?

fiachs

Modify as in.. I guess like Dells', as in being able to choose WinXP and bluetooth, upgrading HD space and the like.

Thanks for the link snappieT

Chalk

win xp is a pice of software, you can buy it in all computer shops.
bluetooth dongles cost about 30eu from computer shops
you can buy a bigger hdd for your laptop in, you guessed it, most computer shops, installing is relatively simple.

what else do you want to customise?

snappieT

Chalk wrote:

win xp is a pice of software, you can buy it in all computer shops.
bluetooth dongles cost about 30eu from computer shops
you can buy a bigger hdd for your laptop in, you guessed it, most computer shops, installing is relatively simple.

what else do you want to customise?

But why buy a laptop with a 40GB hard drive if you're going to rip it out straight away and put in an 80GB drive? Surely it'd be cheaper to get an 80GB in the first place.

Bluetooth dongles are external, maybe the OP wants an internal one so he doesn't end up carrying around accessories everywhere.

fiachs

yeah that's exactly my thinking - I really just want it all together from the start and not to be paying extra - same thing goes with Windows XP pro, I don't want to pay 150 extra and then own copies of home and pro...

Chalk

depends where you get it from.
dell for example charge well over the odds for hard drive upgrades and parts.

afaik main diff between home and pro xp is the ability to log onto a domain.
not important for most users i would think

fiachs

... need xp pro for college network.

Nukem

You can get a deal in peats if your a student think its 125 for XP Pro if you have a student card.

Nukem

fiachs

Really?! is that for the upgrade or full install?

Because I'm looking at the laptops from here but my worry is that the Windows is in german and the college contact for education priced XP makes a point of saying that the Upgrade is only for english...

Nukem

Why not just change the language yourself when you get it?
Might need another lappie or PC with the Xp next to you but yo could do it. Also might be worth an e-mail to Jes to see if they supply an OEM OS with the lappie and try do it that way(once agin may need english xp next to you) try googling.

Nukem

Nukem

You need MUI and more
Bugger it just have to reinstall it :mad:

fiachs

well if xp home can be changed language that's one thing - but the campus windows provider specifically says that non-english home language xp home can't be upgraded using the xp pro upgrade..

Nukem

Ok another option,dont know if your college does this or this crowd has an account with colleges other than UL but they do an upgrade to XP pro for 94euro along with other bits and bobs. See its handy to cross forum moderate

Redshift

If your a student and have an athens login then www.studentoptions.com
do Windows XP pro for 77.98 euro