<p>Does anyone know what type of laptops we'll be getting, or at least which ones were issued last year?</p>
<p>Glock, at the Potomac/Chesapeake CG picnic a few wks ago a parent asked this same question, and we were told we should be getting the computer specs for Class of 2012 on R-day. Sorry, that's all the info I got. Hopefully someone out there has some intel to share...</p>
<p>Ok Thanks! I hope they're nice :)</p>
<p>just as long as they don't use vista operating system.... blegh..</p>
<p>haha. I use Vista on my Laptop I kinda like it... I bet they're going to use it because I doubt they'll use Mac's. Unless they go with XP.</p>
<p>Late year is was a Dell with Vista. I do not have the model number!</p>
<p>Actually I have it on good authority from an inside source they are issuing Commodore 64's to everybody on R-day.</p>
<p>Those are really old right?:P)</p>
<p>I hate vista...
And I really really REALLY hate dells....</p>
<p>hey, Dos was the best OS there ever was.
I could program that system blindfolded when I was seven.
too bad I've forgotten it all now...</p>
<p>This was in my D's Handbook for CGA Scholars:</p>
<p>Class of 2012 Cadet Laptop Specifications
Dell Precision M4300
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.20GHz 800Mhz 4MB L2 Cache, Dual Core
Display: 15.4 Inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD for Dell Precision M4300
Memory: 4.0 GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM for Dell Precision M4300
Keyboard: Internal English Keyboard for Dell Precision M4300
Standard Touchpad
Video Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M 512MB Turbo Cache memory (256 dedicated)
Hard Drive: 120GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, English, with Media
NIC: Dell Wireless 360 VSTA Bluetooth Module for Vista Dell Precision M4300
TBU: 90W AC Adapter
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 8X DVD+/-RW, Data only; Cyberlink Power DVD software and media for Dell
Mobile Precision; Roxio Creator Dell Ed., 9.0
Battery: 9-Cell/85 WHr Primary Battery for Dell Precision M4300
Accessories: ACM-70 Stereo Headphones
2 GB Cruzer Titanium Ready Boost Smart USB Flash Drive
Tripp Lite UTP snagless molded patch cable, gray 25 feet
Carrying case
Service: CompleteCare Accidental DamageSvc, Workstation, 4Yr , 1-800-624-9896
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 3 Year Extended
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite R, Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service, Extended Year
Software: Power DVD ,Arcgis 9.2, Citrix 10, Ad-Aware, Mathmatica 6, MS Office 2007, MS Visio 2007, MS Project
2007, Symantec Antivirus, Nac software, Stella, Adobe reader 7, Resource CD with Diagnostics and Drivers</p>
<p>wow, 4 GB ram, 2 GB Readyboost capable flash drive, 2.2 GHz processor, and a video card with half of its own ram.... very nice....</p>
<p>Take vista out and you would have a very very powerful computer
(if you haven't figured it out, i'm no fan of vista, mainly because of the ram usage and bugs)</p>
<p>but still, that's impressive. Maybe i'll give dell on more try.....
(last two dell laptops were junk, overheated... poor designs)</p>
<p>that's a pretty nice computer they're hooking us up with.</p>
<p>Wow that's REALLY nice. Too bad it doesn't have the finger print readers!</p>