Anybody? I'm going to have to cancel the cheque tomorrow if I can't find out what's going on, so if anyone has any ideas, then my ears (eyes?) are open.
If I recall, the fastest processor available on a C600 was 750Mhz. I had a C610 and it maxed out at 1.2GHz. There was a later C640 that had a faster processor.
You can put a C640 MoBo into a C600 base if you change the video cable. Could be that this laptop had the base plastic swapped out somewhere down the line and while it says C600 on the sticker, the BIOS says C640.
Check the sellers feedback and contact him ASAP to get a clarification. Of course if he actually DOES have a C640 he might say it was "Lost" and refund you whatever you paid. (And then repost it at a higher price the next day...)
The fastest speed was 1 gig. The 610 used a different family of P3, which wont fit a C600 and will be hard to find over 1.3 gig. Check the part number.
I have a C600 with a 800 MHZ processor and I just bought o a C600 with a 1 gig processor, 60 gig hard drive, 512 mgs of ram w/ a CD-Burner. I researched both of them BEFORE i bought them on this web site - NOT after.
You wrote:
I just bought a 'dell C600' on the infamous eBay, and sent off the cheque (which has yet to clear).
Reply:
I don't mean to get off the C600 subject - BUT;
I bught both of mine on the
"Infamouse" eBay for a rediculously low price. And am very happy with my purchases. I am very careful about what I spend my money on and to date have not had any bad experience with eBay.
Ebay warns , begs, and pleads with eBbay purchasers
NOT to pay direct to any seller. When you mail a check or money order without going through their system such as Pay Pal you are on your own and completely without protection.
2 gig processors are advertised, but according to Dell they are not compatable with the C600.
Paypal is no guarantee whatsoever. You should NEVER VERIFY with paypal. If you do they take money directly from your bank account even when you tell them to use credit card instead. I've never verified with paypal and so the seller must suffer the wrath of paypal when they dont send what they claim to be selling. All I need do is tell amex that the product was not delivered. Then paypal goes after the fraudsters. However if you VERIFY then paypal takes your money and makes you do all the legwork to get a credit from your credit card company.
Never send a check. If you insist on using a check use a us postal money order and get all the info and then XEROX the money order and send it via Registered mail aka someone has to sign for it. That way if they try to get away with your money the post office will pursue them for wire fraud. Never send to anyone who says that this payment method is not acceptable. Make sure the ebay item number and all the names are on the money order BEFORE you send it.
Never send money directly via western union either. Another fraud that ebay/paypal says you are out of luck is the someone stole my ebay account so I'm not responsible for any fraud used via my legit account.
I have sent postal money orders before. But only for small amounts less than $300 but more than $200. Reason being that less than $200 is not a major crime but Over $200 is a felony in my state and many others.
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jgayman
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April 10th, 2006 21:00
If I recall, the fastest processor available on a C600 was 750Mhz. I had a C610 and it maxed out at 1.2GHz. There was a later C640 that had a faster processor.
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Hi,
The fastest speed was 1 gig. The 610 used a different family of P3, which wont fit a C600 and will be hard to find over 1.3 gig. Check the part number.
Regards Chris
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speedstep
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October 2nd, 2006 04:00
Paypal is no guarantee whatsoever. You should NEVER VERIFY with paypal. If you do they take money directly from your bank account even when you tell them to use credit card instead. I've never verified with paypal and so the seller must suffer the wrath of paypal when they dont send what they claim to be selling. All I need do is tell amex that the product was not delivered. Then paypal goes after the fraudsters. However if you VERIFY then paypal takes your money and makes you do all the legwork to get a credit from your credit card company.
http://www.paypalwarning.com/
Never send a check. If you insist on using a check use a us postal money order and get all the info and then XEROX the money order and send it via Registered mail aka someone has to sign for it. That way if they
try to get away with your money the post office will pursue them for wire fraud. Never send to anyone who says that this payment method is not acceptable. Make sure the ebay item number and all the names are on the money order BEFORE you send it.
Never send money directly via western union either. Another fraud that ebay/paypal says you are out of luck
is the someone stole my ebay account so I'm not responsible for any fraud used via my legit account.
I have sent postal money orders before. But only for small amounts less than $300 but more than $200. Reason being that less than $200 is not a major crime but Over $200 is a felony in my state and many others.
fhi
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A good Inexpensive enclosure for a Laptop drive is from FMI/COMP USA $20 http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=306130