FS/FT: Inspiron 8500, 768MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, WUXGA.
 

Wow if I didnt have a laptop already I would get that :(

LOL...
I dig the comic strip....lol

Great sense of HumoR....

Regards,
U.N.inspector

hey un ... what kind of battery life do you get with that thing? Also, how is the wireless working for you?
oh.. and how much does it weigh?

Battery Life = 2 hours if on MAX setting w/ full brightness and all.
@.5 to 3 hrs if you use speedstep.

Wireless is GREAT! I never thought it be as good as PCMCIA cards but the distance is very very good for it being internal..

Weight - under 6lbs


regards,
U.N.inspector

Bump for a PRICE DROP.

$1,100


Regards,
U.N.inspector

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3489623319 look familiar? :o

But before your quick to Crap the THREAD and look "Stupid"

READ THE UPGRADES.........DUH

- 80GB hard drive added instead of original 30GB
- 512MB Kingston memory added. (Came with only 256MB, upgraded to 768MB)
- Internal Mini PCI Intel ProWireless added.

Don't know about you but I see $300 worth of upgrades....


U.N.inspector

i know about the upgrades.. i saw that...
future tip: it's probably not a good idea to say duh to and call potential buyers stupid... :shake:

ohh and sending them mean PM's doesn't help either..

Thought you were crappin my thread....

I hate that....

If you purchase or not...it'.s up to you
I was only protecting my Thread.

U.N.inspector

can you get an updated pic? and how do you ship? it's $1100 shipped right? Paypal?

UN jason is allowed to question the product to make sure he gets his money's worth

pretty much.... :nod:

No problem...
Now back to the Thread.

For the members that are interested in the laptop,
I'll also add:

A laptop video card heatsink. With (2) New tubes of Artic Silver Thermal CPU paste.

The copper plate is if you intend to upgrade or replace the cheap factory foam pads with high quality copper heatsinks. Providing excellent cooling for the video card. It can be used on the FX5200 , 4200Go, Radeon 9000 & 9600, and Nvidia Quadro Series.

I'll included intructions on modding your video card.


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U.N.inspector

answering those questions would be nice too.. ;)

Okay Jason.....
Apologies on seeming Up-tight.....

For the $1,100 I would include USPS Pririoty shipping with insurance for the over $1000. Unless you prefer a different shipping method, I'll abide by the buyers choice.

Updated pic....
You will have to give me 24hrs on. I have a crappy $19.99 Digital camera w/ no flash and if I'm to take a good pic...i'll have to borrow my friend's 3 MP digital camera.

Regards,
U.N.inspector

Oh...Forgot...

PayPal verified and confirmed under:

Universalfilm@cfl.rr.com

Regards,
U.N.inspector

cool I can wait on the pic.. i'd prefer UPS ground.. hopefully that isn't too much of a problem (they have tracking and stuff..) and it shouldn't cost too much more than usps w/ insurance.. pretty sure ups comes with insurance anyway..

No Problem....UPS would be no problem.
I'll POST the pic tomm after noon and PM you to let you know...

Regards,
U.N.inspector

just curious.. why are you selling it?

I'm selling it because I would like to get into a 17" Widescreen Laptop.
That pretty much says it all.

regards,
U.N.inspector

you say 3 hours with speedstep... how does speedstep test?

Don't under stand what u mean.
All I do is:

With BIOS defaults set on power saving mode and the installation of the speedstep program in windows XP. The P4 processor drops to 1.5ghz or so when on battery, I lower the brightness of the screen and it goes for 2+hours. I have not sat next to it with a stop clock but I've come home and sat on the couch for 2.5hrs (3PM-5:30PM) on the lappy after a long work day....

A second battery module is available on ebay if you need 5 hours....fit on 2nd module bay so you'll have 2 batteries.

Regards,
U.N.inspector

with general net and document use, how much do you usually get on a full charge?

Jason...
just short of 3hrs would be about the max. I don't think this battery even "new" could go on longer than 3hrs with the Pentium 4-M onboard.
Ergo the now, new Dell 8600 Centrino line which can hit 4-5hrs on one battery.

Regards,
U.N.inspector

*mojo is now interested*

he isn't talking about the 8600.. he's selling an 8500 on the old centrino....

Correct Jason, thank u...anyhow's...
I'm here. I have a few offers but nothing solid.

So the lappy is still available......

BumP...

Regards,
U.N.inspector

i'm considering it.. My main concern is battery life... i'm still trying to figure out how much I need and how much it's worth to me..

no REALLY!!?! lol i know that

No Problem..Jason,
You know..you have the option to use the 30GB instead of the 80GB
and I would lower the price about $150

Regards,
U.N.inspector

why don't you install it for us?

Heatsinks are hard to come by...due to it's milling at a machine shop.
I Figured it is only deserving of a 128MB video card....
not the FX5200

Regards,
U.N.inspector

I don't know of any 128 mb cards for notebooks.. even the 9700 is 64... irreguardless this won't be for much gamings, so I might just put it on there..

and is there any G compatibility with that or is it only b?

There are a LOT of 128mb laptops gpus.. lol.. theres even a 9600 that has 128..

just like there's an fx5200 256mb... but it still sucks..

exactly..
the only laptop gpus that i know of that i know perform well in benchmarks is 9600 pro and 9700 pro (and of course the 9800 pro, thats thats way too much $$). If they are not pros they really suffer in gaming for laptops. 5700 ultra gpu is also really fast.. but then again these are pricey upgrade options. Your choice.

news flash: there are no pros for laptops...(ati)