Tony,

My Inspiron 8100 is new this fall. I have 1Ghz and 512 Mb. I also have 1600 resolution on a 15" display.

I think your machine would drag with WinXP. You may be able to install WinXP for a few days (30 days before activation) and see just how it behaves.


>Hi Cindy,
>What's the specs for the Inspiron? I just upgraded my development machine to XP Pro and love it. I'm running a PIII 800mhz with 384mb. I'm considering upgrading my laptop, a Sony Viao, but it's a PII 366mhz with 192mb(max). I wonder if it's fast enough or will performance suffer greatly?
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>Thanks
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>>>some of the features of XP are absolutely addictive
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>>For me that would be clear-type on an LCD display. It's beautiful. I've moved away from my 19" monitor to my Inspiron notebook because of this difference.