I figured in the end that I'd get the Inspiron 1525 on the Ubuntu Dell site with the following modifications:
Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) - N-Series [add £90.01] Linux Only, 4Yr In-Home Warranty Support, including evenings and Saturdays [add £83.40] Commotion Design Pattern with Custom High-Gloss Finish [add £29.00] (maybe another design but they're the same price) 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) Display with TrueLife™ [add £30.00] 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] [add £20.00] I should be able to sufficiently run Windows XP in a virtual machine with that if I need to, right? I haven't bought anything just yet though as I'm giving myself a bit of time to think about it. On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 10:35 +0100, Jai Harrison wrote: > >> What I really want to know is what specs seem suitable for the next 3 >> years of Uni. I'm expecting to have to pick some of the higher end >> hardware on the Inspiron 1525 and want some assistance in doing so. Is >> there a substantial difference between the Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor >> T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) and the Intel(R) Core™ 2 >> Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) to make it >> worth the extra £70? >> > > I'd think carefully here. What degree are you doing and will you *need* > some windows software? A couple of the departments where I am expect you > to be able to do some things with windows only programs. > > I'd check with them what's expected first (and take it with a pinch of > salt) as it may be worthwhile getting a windows machine and dual booting > (or forking out for windows to run in a VM, at which point you want lots > of RAM) > > -Matt Daubney > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
