[geeks] Cheap Inspiron 8000

[Eric Dittman]

> > Which puts the total at $465.00, which is still a lot cheaper
> > than the original cost of an equally configured system I
> > bought when they first came out (about $2400, IIRC).
> > 
> 
> Nice!  Awsome score.  Mine cost me over $3000 when I bought it
> (PIII-800Mhz, 384MB RAM, 20GB).  It's still a very useful machine, and
> will be for some time to come, so I don't regret paying that price at
> all.

What I like about the I8x00/C8x0 laptops is they can be upgraded.
I started with a 32MB ATI M4, upgraded to a 32MB GeForce2Go, and
will soon upgrade to a 64MB ATI Radeon.  I am also planning to
upgrade the motherboard to an I8100/C810 motherboard so I can
use faster processors.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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