Heavy but Potent
Written: Mar 15 '04 (Updated Jan 02 '05)
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Pros: Great display, responsive glidepoint, battery life, DVD drive great
Cons: Heavy, initial trouble with wireless, CD drive spotty
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| maduko's Full Review: Dell Inspiron 5100 (5100RS3) PC Notebook |
We needed a new laptop for our staff members that travel. It's been quite a workhorse for us on the road and in the office. If weight is a deal-breaker you might look elsewhere.
Since several people might use it in unknown locations I opted for the built-in Broadcom wireless option. This gave us some trouble initially because it would take a long time to hook up with our Linksys wireless router. I finally found a forum post that offer a couple of suggestions that cured the trouble.
The only other complaint we've had is transferring large amounts of data from CD. The combo CD burner/DVD drive seems to play DVDs or burn CDs with no problem whatsoever- but reading large files from CD will sometimes fail.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 1649
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium III
Processor speed: over 1000
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
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Member: Rex Brown
Location: Tulsa, OK
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