gglock08

Does anyone know what type of laptops we'll be getting, or at least which ones were issued last year?

zfam

Glock, at the Potomac/Chesapeake CG picnic a few wks ago a parent asked this same question, and we were told we should be getting the computer specs for Class of 2012 on R-day. Sorry, that's all the info I got. Hopefully someone out there has some intel to share...

gglock08

Ok Thanks! I hope they're nice

rjcuga

just as long as they don't use vista operating system.... blegh..

gglock08

haha. I use Vista on my Laptop I kinda like it... I bet they're going to use it because I doubt they'll use Mac's. Unless they go with XP.

longrun12

Late year is was a Dell with Vista. I do not have the model number!

Bossf51

Actually I have it on good authority from an inside source they are issuing Commodore 64's to everybody on R-day.

gglock08

Those are really old right?:P)

rjcuga

I hate vista...
And I really really REALLY hate dells....

hey, Dos was the best OS there ever was.
I could program that system blindfolded when I was seven.
too bad I've forgotten it all now...

Stitch626

This was in my D's Handbook for CGA Scholars:

Class of 2012 Cadet Laptop Specifications
Dell Precision M4300
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.20GHz 800Mhz 4MB L2 Cache, Dual Core
Display: 15.4 Inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD for Dell Precision M4300
Memory: 4.0 GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM for Dell Precision M4300
Keyboard: Internal English Keyboard for Dell Precision M4300
Standard Touchpad
Video Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M 512MB Turbo Cache memory (256 dedicated)
Hard Drive: 120GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, English, with Media
NIC: Dell Wireless 360 VSTA Bluetooth Module for Vista Dell Precision M4300
TBU: 90W AC Adapter
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 8X DVD+/-RW, Data only; Cyberlink Power DVD software and media for Dell
Mobile Precision; Roxio Creator Dell Ed., 9.0
Battery: 9-Cell/85 WHr Primary Battery for Dell Precision M4300
Accessories: ACM-70 Stereo Headphones
2 GB Cruzer Titanium Ready Boost Smart USB Flash Drive
Tripp Lite UTP snagless molded patch cable, gray – 25 feet
Carrying case
Service: CompleteCare Accidental DamageSvc, Workstation, 4Yr , 1-800-624-9896
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 3 Year Extended
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite R, Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service, Extended Year
Software: Power DVD ,Arcgis 9.2, Citrix 10, Ad-Aware, Mathmatica 6, MS Office 2007, MS Visio 2007, MS Project
2007, Symantec Antivirus, Nac software, Stella, Adobe reader 7, Resource CD with Diagnostics and Drivers

rjcuga

wow, 4 GB ram, 2 GB Readyboost capable flash drive, 2.2 GHz processor, and a video card with half of its own ram.... very nice....

Take vista out and you would have a very very powerful computer
(if you haven't figured it out, i'm no fan of vista, mainly because of the ram usage and bugs)

but still, that's impressive. Maybe i'll give dell on more try.....
(last two dell laptops were junk, overheated... poor designs)

zachogden

that's a pretty nice computer they're hooking us up with.

gglock08

Wow that's REALLY nice. Too bad it doesn't have the finger print readers!