is this ready vista

I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Thanks in advance!
Jeff

Jeff Daly wrote:

I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?

Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

"Fao, Sean" wrote in message

Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

Thanks for the reply Sean!! I tend to keep stuff around, but I also buy new stuff when I find good dealios! :-) My other problem is that I can never afford enough computer....
I was curious about the Core Duo performance, not just b/c of the $100, but also because I was curious what the performance benefit would be between 1.66 and 1.83GHz. They have a 2.0GHz option as well, but that's a $300 upgrade pop.
The "premium" video card upgrade options are: *128MB ATI MOBILITYT RADEON® X1300 HyperMemoryT [add $99 or $3/month2] (64MB on board and may borrow up to 64MB) *256MB ATI MOBILITYT RADEON® X1400 HyperMemoryT [add $179 or $6/month2] (128MB on-board and may borrow up to 128MB)
The Intel borrows between 128 and 224MB so it must only have 32MB on board. So the 1st "premium" option has more on-board memory, but less total memory available. The second "premium" option has 4 times more on-board memory, but still maxes out at 256MB, PLUS it's a $179 upgrade.
I imagine that when Vista does come out I'd max out the RAM to 2GB which should help the performance hit of the "borrowing" that the Intel has to do.
So my question still stands: Is this thing gonna do a decent job running Vista? Also, if I was gonna spend the extra $100, it would be more advantageous to the processor or the 1st "premium" video upgrade???
Thanks!!
Jeff

Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message

Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

It should be fine to run, but just have a Google (ahem... with MSFT now... gotta recommend the own brand... MSN Search) around first and search for compatible WDDM drivers for your card so that you can see Aero Glass and all that.
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Thanks in advance!
Jeff
You'll need to ask the vendor (Dell, maybe?) which of their graphics

solutions are compliant with the following specs:
From the Microsoft Vista site:
"To enable Windows Aero, PC systems must meet the following criteria for graphics hardware, with either discrete or UMA solutions:
1. DirectX 9 class graphics hardware that supports WDDM and Pixel Shader 2.0
2. A minimum of 32 bits per pixel"
Note, there are additional specs regarding video memory, but all the options you list have the ability to use 256 Meg, so that's not an issue for you.
-- Peter [MVP Visual Developer] Jack of all trades, master of none.

Intel Integrated Graphics are NOT Compatible with Aero Glass!
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

So the following from Intel's site is a lie?:
The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 on both the Intel® 945G and Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipsets will support the Windows Vista Display Driver model (WDDM) drivers.
"Kevin John Panzke" wrote in message

Intel Integrated Graphics are NOT Compatible with Aero Glass!
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

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Zack Whittaker wrote:

I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(

Jeff is right, it's spec'd to work with glass, you can get drivers for the 950 on Build 5308 here: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/
Patrick
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"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

So the following from Intel's site is a lie?:
The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 on both the Intel® 945G and Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipsets will support the Windows Vista Display Driver model (WDDM) drivers.
"Kevin John Panzke" wrote in message Intel Integrated Graphics are NOT Compatible with Aero Glass!
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

I am just saying, at least do some research before giving the opinion. You basically said the guys processor (Core Duo) is useless for Vista. :-s How could you say such a thing? I am not trying to be your rival, I am trying to give advice as I see fit that is of use to the OP. I am not trying to have the most post in the newsgroups. Responding OT (touching every thread and responding to every Kevin Panzke post does not result in assistance). -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
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--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

I admit, I do apologise for misreading the original post - saying "Core Duo" - I didn't see that bit because the numbers jumped out at me first - seeing that it was a good spec computer except for the 1.66 Ghz power, of which I now know for it to be a dual core... yeh, you're right, I'm sorry for making this mistake.
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--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I am just saying, at least do some research before giving the opinion. You basically said the guys processor (Core Duo) is useless for Vista. :-s How could you say such a thing? I am not trying to be your rival, I am trying to give advice as I see fit that is of use to the OP. I am not trying to have the most post in the newsgroups. Responding OT (touching every thread and responding to every Kevin Panzke post does not result in assistance). -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
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--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

We're actually getting a couple of Dell Latitude D620s and D820s next week for testing with our new base image -- I will try to sneak one away to load Vista on it ;)
Will keep y'all posted on how it performs..
Patrick
-- Patrick Elliott [MVP] Windows Server System - File/Storage http://www.msblog.org CFS team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/filecab
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

I admit, I do apologise for misreading the original post - saying "Core Duo" - I didn't see that bit because the numbers jumped out at me first - seeing that it was a good spec computer except for the 1.66 Ghz power, of which I now know for it to be a dual core... yeh, you're right, I'm sorry for making this mistake.
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I am just saying, at least do some research before giving the opinion. You basically said the guys processor (Core Duo) is useless for Vista. :-s How could you say such a thing? I am not trying to be your rival, I am trying to give advice as I see fit that is of use to the OP. I am not trying to have the most post in the newsgroups. Responding OT (touching every thread and responding to every Kevin Panzke post does not result in assistance). -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

I meant to say, that the new systems we're getting will have the Core Duo as well from what I've read
-- Patrick Elliott [MVP] Windows Server System - File/Storage http://www.msblog.org CFS team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/filecab
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

I admit, I do apologise for misreading the original post - saying "Core Duo" - I didn't see that bit because the numbers jumped out at me first - seeing that it was a good spec computer except for the 1.66 Ghz power, of which I now know for it to be a dual core... yeh, you're right, I'm sorry for making this mistake.
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I am just saying, at least do some research before giving the opinion. You basically said the guys processor (Core Duo) is useless for Vista. :-s How could you say such a thing? I am not trying to be your rival, I am trying to give advice as I see fit that is of use to the OP. I am not trying to have the most post in the newsgroups. Responding OT (touching every thread and responding to every Kevin Panzke post does not result in assistance). -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Don't listen to Zack, he talks nonsense sometimes, a Core Duo is an exceptional processor for Windows Vista, its two CPU's on a piece of silicon, so thats a lot of power there. But for the graphics, its uncertain, Intel is said to be working on a variation of the Integrated Graphics 950 to be released in the second half of 2006 that will support Windows Vista's Aero.
But the requirements for Vista with integrated graphics is as follows: The system should have 1 GB of RAM, with 512 dedicated to the system, that would leave the rest I guess to the graphics. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message The processor is a CoreDuo...does that matter? I'm guessing that you'd say the $100 to go with 1.83 vs. 1.66GHz would be a wise investment?
Any knowledge of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and it's Vista-bility?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, processor looks a little slow but other than that - the setup is pretty good. Aim for a 32-bit processor for the time being however, because there are plenty of drivers out there for Vista and 32-bit. There isn't a huge amount for 64-bit, let alone 64-bit Vista :oP
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Fao, Sean" wrote in message Jeff Daly wrote: I am looking at purchasing a laptop and I want to try and make sure that it will be "Vista ready" whatever that means! :-)
I'm looking at a Dell Inspiron E1505 with the following:
Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 80GB 5400 SATA Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The whole setup can be seen at: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505DTC&s=dhs
Will this thing run Vista with the fancy new GUI and all? Information is hard to come by and even contradicts...Intel's website says that the Intel GMA950 *will* run Vista, but the Dell website says that you must purchase a "premium" video card.
Also, I'm wondering about the processor. Would $100 upgrade from the 1.66 to the 1.83GHz make a significant difference?
Personally, $100 for the extra CPU performance sounds worthwhile. How much more is the premium video card and what exactly is it?
Without really knowing much about that particular laptop, per sey, I always recommend that people purchase the most computer that they can afford --especially if you're one to keep your computers around for at least a few years.
Hope that helps,
-- Sean

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(

I actually think you two guys are one and the same. An alter ego type of thing. Your arguing is quite entertaining and I hope it never gets out of hand, where one personality takes over. That would ruin the trip.
Bj

We do encores. :)
I just think Zack needs to tend to the questions -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta instead of mow over them like he does sometimes. "BJ" wrote in message

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message I struggle to understand you at times. I'm giving an opinion of mine, of which because 32-bit computers have been for far longer than 64-bit computers, and drivers *are* easier to find for 32-bit machines.
I just give up sometimes Andre - you always end up putting me down in one way or another - because I'm a "rival" to your newsgrouping or what, I have no idea but I'm giving an opinion and I do believe that putting someone directly down like that is totally unnecessary :o(
I actually think you two guys are one and the same. An alter ego type of thing. Your arguing is quite entertaining and I hope it never gets out of hand, where one personality takes over. That would ruin the trip.
Bj

Patrick Elliott [MVP] wrote:

I meant to say, that the new systems we're getting will have the Core Duo as well from what I've read

Aren't Zack and Andre the Core Duo?

If you've read the last 12 or so hours of posting in here, you'd sure think so wouldn't you?
-- Patrick Elliott [MVP] Windows Server System - File/Storage http://www.msblog.org CFS team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/filecab
"Mike Williams" wrote in message

Patrick Elliott [MVP] wrote: I meant to say, that the new systems we're getting will have the Core Duo as well from what I've read
Aren't Zack and Andre the Core Duo?

I've listed the specs of the system that I'm about to order as it is currently configured in my Dell Shopping Cart. QUESTIONS: 1. Does anyone see any problems with this system's Vista-bility??? 2. (a bit off topic) Does this seem like a decent deal for what I'm getting?
OK...here's the system specs (my questions/comments follow the **s):
Inspiron E1505Intel® CoreT Duo processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB) **$100 upgrade from T2300 (1.66GHz) Operating System-Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 **They actually charge MORE for XP-Pro **No tuner card so what good will this be? LCD Panel15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLifeT **$29 upgrade to "TrueLife" - Does ANYONE know what this is or if it's worth it? Memory1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm **when Vista arrives, I'll max this out to 2GB Video CardIntel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 **here's hoping that it's Aero Glass Vista-bility is good! :-) Hard Drive80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive **they said that access to the hard drive is easier now and can be replaced Network Card and ModemIntegrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Combo/DVD+RW Drives8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability Wireless Networking CardsIntel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards **$20 for Bluetooth (my phone and PocketPC are Bluetooth, but what else is coming out??) Primary Battery53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Hardware Warranty1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support Operating System Re-Installation CDGenuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD **you have to PAY $10 to get a reinstall CD, but if I get a faster/bigger drive, I'll need it. TOTAL:$958.00 (after all my upgrades...the base is $799.99)

That does sound like a great laptop, almost perfect for Vista. Just check around and make sure that all the relevant drivers are available - I did this with my current laptop and didn't check for basic drivers first... no Glass for me on my lappy :o(
Also, $958 in GBP is £535... that's bloody cheap for a laptop that good. Mine cost over £700 a year ago and it's no where near the spec. yours is! Go and get it!!
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Jeff Daly" <jeff @ dalydose . com> wrote in message

I've listed the specs of the system that I'm about to order as it is currently configured in my Dell Shopping Cart. QUESTIONS: 1. Does anyone see any problems with this system's Vista-bility??? 2. (a bit off topic) Does this seem like a decent deal for what I'm getting?
OK...here's the system specs (my questions/comments follow the **s):
Inspiron E1505Intel® CoreT Duo processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB) **$100 upgrade from T2300 (1.66GHz) Operating System-Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 **They actually charge MORE for XP-Pro **No tuner card so what good will this be? LCD Panel15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLifeT **$29 upgrade to "TrueLife" - Does ANYONE know what this is or if it's worth it? Memory1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm **when Vista arrives, I'll max this out to 2GB Video CardIntel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 **here's hoping that it's Aero Glass Vista-bility is good! :-) Hard Drive80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive **they said that access to the hard drive is easier now and can be replaced Network Card and ModemIntegrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Combo/DVD+RW Drives8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability Wireless Networking CardsIntel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards **$20 for Bluetooth (my phone and PocketPC are Bluetooth, but what else is coming out??) Primary Battery53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Hardware Warranty1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support Operating System Re-Installation CDGenuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD **you have to PAY $10 to get a reinstall CD, but if I get a faster/bigger drive, I'll need it. TOTAL:$958.00 (after all my upgrades...the base is $799.99)