Inspiron 6000 Barebones

Question

I do not like the pricing for memory with the inspiron 6000, nor do I like the options that Dell gives for hard drives (I want a 7200 rpm drive)... Since I plan on replacing both of those, is it possible to buy the system without Windows/A hard drive/RAM? The salesman said no, but I'm not sure how knowledgable he was...

ejn63 · Answer

It is not possible - you must get at least a minimum of RAM and a hard drive.

st.isaac · Answer

What about Windows? My school offers Windows XP Pro at the ridiculously low price of 15 dollars... Is it possible to get the laptop without XP Home or anything?

ejn63 · Answer

Probably for reasons similar to those that explain why you can't buy a new car without tires and wheels, even if you want to upgrade to your own choices later on.

st.isaac · Answer

That's too bad - Why is it dificult to simply not install things?

ejn63 · Answer

No.

Note that if you've plans to swap hardware (hard drives, etc.) regularly, or upgrade the RAM, you'll be better off getting the Dell XP Pro. The one your school offers will tie you into activation - more than one or two hardware changes will require you to reactivate.

The other BIG caveat with the 6000: if you have any gaming plans at all, DO NOT buy the base 6000 with Intel integrated graphics - it cannot be upgraded at all. There is currently no upgrade for the X300 in the higher-line 6000D, but there may be in the future.

Message Edited by ejn63 on 07-11-2005 08:25 PM

st.isaac · Answer

Yup, I am planning on getting the high end Geforce graphics card. Thanks very much for the help.

boppo · Answer

cant get a geforce for a I6000. Message Edited by boppo on 07-11-2005 10:52 PM

NemesisDB · Answer

think of it as a 'medium-low end' card ;-)

st.isaac · Answer

@NemesisDB wrote: think of it as a 'medium-low end' card ;-) Anything is high end compared to my computer now, so I didn't even bother to look into its capabilities. But thanks for the info. :-)

st.isaac · Answer

See, what I really wanted was your laptop, 2 gigs of ram (really expensive from dell, crucial.com is 270 dollars for both gigs) and the 60 gig 7200 rpm hard drive (not offered anymore, apparently). Alas, it is not to be.

boppo · Answer

np

NemesisDB · Answer

no worries ... it's a lot better than what I have too

st.isaac · Answer

I mean, bought as the laptops hard drive

st.isaac · Answer

What about the hard drive for the Inspiron 6000... Is it possible to get a 7200 rpm drive from dell??

rickmktg · Answer

@st.isaac wrote:
What about the hard drive for the Inspiron 6000... Is it possible to get a 7200 rpm drive from dell??

If it's listed, you can get it. If it's not, you cannot. Supplies on 7200rpm are very tight.

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