Aynone on Dell inspiron????

littlepig · Post by **littlepig** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:17 pm

I have a Dell Insiron 6400, owned it about 18 months so far no problem.

Seems a resonable build considering it was the cheaper end of the range.

jamief · Post by **jamief** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:54 pm

hi,
i have dell insprion as well 17 inch 7200 rpm 2.16ghz duo core over 2years old. no big issues and have never been able to overload the processor

craftycurate · Post by **craftycurate** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:44 am

Inspiron 9400 here (18 months old but it still whizzes along with new s\w) ... great machine. Would buy an Inspiron next time round.

6 USBs, VGA\DVI\SVHS out - so great connectivity - I use it for VJing too.

Dell even replaced my out of warranty desktop HD for free back in May, so I'm happy.

lunabass · Post by **lunabass** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:49 am

DJ Mike Beeds wrote: And, about the XP vs. Vista issue, I think Dell could sell you a laptop with XP, rather than Vista, installed as the OS.!

i was told by a dell rep that you can still get them with xp installed from the factory if order via phone.

ive got a 9200...couldn't be happier

jonathanm · Post by **jonathanm** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:33 am

Some Vista license agreements allow you to downgrade to XP. So you can have both, but only use one at a time - vista on a laptop will be an OEM version......

Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional?
Yes. OEM downgrade rights for desktop PC operating systems apply to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate as stated in the License Terms. Please note, OEM downgrade versions of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows XP x64 Edition).

http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... _chart.doc

Vista Home or Home Premium do not qualify. (don't know what options you get with inspirons.)

Of course, if you already own a full copy (not OEM) of XP you can install both or either anyway.

You might not want vista now, but in a year or two's time?

Jonathan

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