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Old 05-27-2008, 01:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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... bought a lenovo IdeaPad Y510 last night from TigerDirect. Should have it by Friday.

I think it was 2A who reccomended this to me - anyway, got it for $800 ($500 after rebates).
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Old 05-27-2008, 01:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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... bought a lenovo IdeaPad Y510 last night from TigerDirect. Should have it by Friday.

I think it was 2A who reccomended this to me - anyway, got it for $800 ($500 after rebates).
Specs???
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Congrats! Although for that price, I would have opted for a Dell Vostro 1500!
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More importantly..... Vista or XP ??
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Old 05-27-2008, 01:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 Laptop Computer - Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1.73GHz, 802.11abg Wireless, 2GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.4" WXGA, Webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium 59013478 at TigerDirect.com

Note it is a dual-core. Not a Core Duo or a Core 2 Duo
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Note it is a dual-core. Not a Core Duo or a Core 2 Duo
What's the difference between "dual-core" and "core 2 duo"?

I just bought a core 2 duo laptop 2.4Ghz with xp pro. Still curious about others though.
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Vista. I might put dual-boot XP and Linux on it though.



Like I care. Fastest computer I've ever had was a 1.8 GHz solo-core Athlon XP. That runs fast enough for me. Plus, IBM computers are genuinely good machines. I can only think of a few instances where one of them broke at work that was not because a user did something titanically stupid. Good, solid, durable laptops.
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What's the difference between "dual-core" and "core 2 duo"?

I just bought a core 2 duo laptop 2.4Ghz with xp pro. Still curious about others though.
Core2Duo has higher benchmark ratings. Less power consumption and more performance.

That said, not a big problem for me since I've never had a 64-bit or dual-core laptop anyway.
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Core2Duo has higher benchmark ratings. Less power consumption and more performance.

That said, not a big problem for me since I've never had a 64-bit or dual-core laptop anyway.
Dig it thanks

$500 for a laptop seems pretty decent to me.
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... bought a lenovo IdeaPad Y510 last night from TigerDirect. Should have it by Friday.

I think it was 2A who reccomended this to me - anyway, got it for $800 ($500 after rebates).

Nope, I was the one that talked you into it.
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