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11-29-2009, 12:45 PM
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Laptops/routers
I'm finally getting a laptop and wireless router for upstairs, mostly it will be my wife's.
Any opinions on Dell? I'm very happy with my Dell monitor experiences.
Looking at something modest in size and fairly lightweight around $700-800.
As far as routers, I'll probably get a dual channel gigabit router as we have some interference issues and I'd like a decent pipe/speed. Any opinions on Belkin vs Linksys (Cisco) vs NetGear? NetGear seems to have the most bang for the buck.
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11-29-2009, 01:25 PM
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Spammin' n00b
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My Dell Laptop has been kicking for about 4 years now. Sure it's getting old, but it still works, and they have some of the better pricing around. I have a somewhat older D-Link router with wired gigabit and wireless a/b/g. (It pre-dates N by a while.) I can say it works, but I can't compare it to any other wireless routers. At the time, it was the first wireless router with wired gigabit, so it was a pretty easy choice. Now that I'm semi-looking at -N routers.. there are tons of them.
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11-29-2009, 03:30 PM
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Not dead yet.
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I didn't even know Hort was married. 
Another for vote for Dell. They just have it together and know what they are doing. At work , we've had good luck with Dell's outlet store that sells refurbished, open box, and slightly scratched units.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfh/notebo...io&s=dfh&cs=22
But if you're paranoid about buying from their outlet store, their main website is having some good deals:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/lapto...ls&s=dhs&cs=19
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-CTF-Beer Wars Readme.txt
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11-29-2009, 04:41 PM
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Common sense is rare.
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Quote:
Originally written by Phanataz
I didn't even know Hort was married. |
Doesn't she keep bees?
(or is that old info)
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"A truth thats told with bad intent. Beats all the lies you can invent".
Real life needs attending to or it fades away
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11-29-2009, 10:13 PM
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Unhinged
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I've got the Netgear wgt624v3 and it's a little buggy. It works fine until it doesn't (wireless connections slow down or stop working; wired are fine), at which point I reboot it and all returns to normal.
For laptops, friends have recommended the Dell outlet to me as well. My brother has a non-outlet Dell laptop that just died and their local tech has basically changed everything except the case to get him back up and running, so kudos for just getting things fixed.
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11-30-2009, 05:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally written by Phanataz
I didn't even know Hort was married. |
Phan- must be a tough week for you, having your heart broken by Creeper and now this 
Quote:
Originally written by SoBeiT
Doesn't she keep bees?
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Indeed she does!
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11-30-2009, 05:57 AM
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Edit: I ordered the Dell Studio 15 and a NetGear router.
Thanks for the feedback. 
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11-30-2009, 05:00 PM
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Not dead yet.
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You bought one for everyone that posted in this thread, right?
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"...What could cause Phanataz to get lost? The answer was obvious. Phanataz was drunk. So in the spirit of Phanataz, drinking while playing.... This buds for you man!"
-Ghandi, Jan 13, 2002
-CTF-Beer Wars Readme.txt
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11-30-2009, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally written by Phanataz
You bought one for everyone that posted in this thread, right?
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Nope, just the Monk that did not yet post....
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blown out on the trail; hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn,
"Come in," she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm.""
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11-30-2009, 05:22 PM
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Administrator
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I bought two for everybody that has a SPOUSE or GIRL/BOYFRIEND.
So that rules out Phan... errr... Mikey... errmm 
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