Doctor Feelgood
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 Posted: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:05:22 Post Subject: New Work Comp |
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I was expecting a laptop, so when this little nugget was dropped on my desk I was kinda disapponted. Its a Dell optiplex GX280... A weird little SFF kinda thing that has some decent specs, but is weak in key areas...
It has:
P4 2.8GHz cpu (800 MHz fsb - 1MB cache)
512 MB DDR-2 400 MHz
40GB SATA HDD (Seagate)
DVD+/-RW CDRW combo drive (laptop size drive)
Win XP Pro
All pretty cool.
But... It has integrated graphics, sharing the system memory with a max configurable memory of 8MB!! Weak, especially doing CAD, and needing to load 3D models! And, with those weak specs I find it odd that it is dual monitor capable with a VGA and DVI port... I need to find a DVI-VGA adaptor and snag another monitor for that.
The other annoying thing is the mini keyboard it cam with and the fact that the fan inside is thermally regulated and it is always surging up and down! Makes the whole case rattle when it cranks up... Rolling the wheel on the mouse back and forth seems to be all that is necessary to make it happen, too! 
No room for expansion either... well, except for its 8 onboard USB 2.0 ports... |
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