Posted by: eutaketii March 7, 2008
Computer advice
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Is a dell computer with the following features good enough for a student for basic computer use? Or does it need any upgrades in any area? Suggestions welcome.

 

My Components

SYSTEM COLOR Tuxedo Black
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5550 (2MB cache/1.83GHz/667Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
LCD AND CAMERA Standard Display with 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
HARD DRIVE 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
VIDEO CARD Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini-Card
BATTERY OPTIONS 37Whr Lithium Ion Battery (4 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Biometric Fingerprint Reader
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Trend Micro Internet Security 36-months
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Productivity software pre-installed
ADOBE Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 10GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Year
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested
ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS Recycling Kit and Plant a Tree for Me
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Labels Windows Vistaâ„¢ Premium
Camera Panel Standard LCD with Tuxedo Black Casing and Camera XPS M1330
PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed
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