Dell 8600 vs 8500

[Guest]

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Looking at maybe getting the dell 8600. I have used an 8500 and it runs
very hot. Does anyone know if the 8600 (same box really) is any better or
does it have the same issues with heat?

 

[jbk]

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:45:10 -0500, "John Poutre" <jfp14news@cox.net>
wrote:

>Looking at maybe getting the dell 8600. I have used an 8500 and it runs
>very hot. Does anyone know if the 8600 (same box really) is any better or
>does it have the same issues with heat?
>

I have an 8600 and it does put off heat, warming my lap nicely in
winter but it's not that bad and I love the machine frankly. I got
the highest end one and the resolution is great. Plus I have had no
problems at all with it.

 

[Scott]

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The Dell 8600 runs fairly cool. The fan is off most of the time when
all you are doing is web surfing. You could probably put it on your lap
for an hour or more without too much heat if you are just surfing the
web.

BUT.. major problem for me is the damn keyboard of the Dell 8600.
Everything else is great EXCEPT for the keyboard.

I have checked out many keyboards and the Dell 8600 has got to have the
WORST keyboard of any notebook I have tested. The Dell Lattitude models
have much better keyboards.

If you plan to use the Dell 8600 with its built-in keyboard, you are
going to be disappointed by the poor keyboard quality. It is just
absolutely poor quality and terrible to use. You end up making mistakes
all the time because the keys are way too smooth and the construction
is like a cheap foldable keyboard (the ones for PDAs). Very very hard
to use. It feels like you are typing on the surface of a chalkboard.
Try typing "@" while typing an email address and you'll get an idea of
fingers slipping all over the SHIFT when typing this.