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04-29-2007, 08:58 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| Dell Computers!!!!
Hello everyone,
Welcome to Penn. My name is Davinah and I am a member of Penn'10. I am the Dell Campus Representative and I wanted to let you all know that Dell provides UPENN students, faculty, and staff a discount of up to 12% off of computer purchases.
To get your student discount, you can visit: WWW.DELL.COM/PENN
OR
You can call and speak to a Dell Representative at 1-888-973-3355. Please use the Member ID:BS18356121.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions at dchilds@dellrep.com
Please note: MACs are not fully supported at Wharton so if you choose to purchase one then you may find yourself inconvenienced; this is according to Wharton Computing : http://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/consu...ide/index.html
Look under the section should I buy a MAC. | 
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05-03-2007, 06:28 AM
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yay Area, CA
Posts: 38
| Do the Dell computers come with Vista or XP? | |
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05-04-2007, 09:48 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| All Dell computers are customized to suit your needs. When you call or log on you can ask for that... | |
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05-05-2007, 12:10 AM
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#4 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 535
| wow Dell rep, never saw one around here. When will Dell start offering Ubuntu for laptop? | |
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05-06-2007, 09:18 AM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| Ubuntu for Dell
Dell recently made the announcement that it was going to offer Ubuntu with select desktops and notebooks. The projected date is late this month...I will continue to update this so as to be more concrete. You will be able to purchase a Dell notebook with Ubuntu in time for school though...  | |
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05-07-2007, 07:52 AM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| Ubuntu is a Linux- based operating system that allows you to have the “best of Mac and Windows worlds.” It offers
• The security and look of Mac
• The ability to run a multitude of programs with ease
• The ability to dual-boot with programs such as Vista so as to have the best gaming experience
• The ability to customize your desktop
• The opportunity to save money as it is virtually free dchilds@dellrep.com | |
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05-07-2007, 11:06 AM
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#7 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 535
| Quote: |
Dell recently made the announcement that it was going to offer Ubuntu with select desktops and notebooks. The projected date is late this month...I will continue to update this so as to be more concrete. You will be able to purchase a Dell notebook with Ubuntu in time for school though..
| awesome I hope it's going to be cheaper than the windows counterpart. Will it come with all the standard programs like open office, gedit, etc?
and how about the MP3 codec do we have configure that too, or will Dell install everything on it. | |
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05-07-2007, 04:04 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Killadelphia
Posts: 2,099
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The security and look of Mac
| Security is there but the look remains protected by a slew of copyrights and patents. | |
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05-07-2007, 05:08 PM
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#9 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| the point is that the screen looks interesting, contemporary and sophisticated. | |
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05-07-2007, 05:10 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Killadelphia
Posts: 2,099
| So Ubuntu offers "the look of Mac," also described as "interesting, contemporary, and sophisticated"
And the Dell rep has just conceded that Macs look "interesting, contemporary and sophisticated."
I swear my Apple Campus Rep job does itself  | |
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05-07-2007, 05:11 PM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| haha the screen absolutely does look great! | |
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05-07-2007, 05:15 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| Windows doesn't always think pretty until now...I would say go Dell with Vista or Ubuntu!!! | |
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05-14-2007, 06:02 PM
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#13 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ
Posts: 33
| Are computers taken to classes? I have a primarily desktop laptop, and since it's about four years old, I was thinking of updating with another one, but if students generally take around smaller laptops to class, should I get a small one instead? | |
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05-15-2007, 07:56 AM
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#14 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia-UPENN Wharton'10
Posts: 108
| It is much easier to have a laptop. The size doesn't really matter; however, I personally like laptops that don't weigh more than 6lbs for the sake of my back. I have seen people with very very small laptops and those with huge screens. Since the campus is wireless, I would recommend a laptop simply because it is portable and it is much easier as far as transporting presentations, going to meetings, and taking notes in class. | |
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06-14-2007, 12:35 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Killadelphia
Posts: 2,099
| Or, if you prefer to get stuff that you actually WANT with your computer, you can get a free iPod nano with your Mac. http://www.apple.com/backtoschool/ | |
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