Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop

In early 2003 I decided that I really need to get another laptop, to replace the seriously aging Toshiba. I saved up and did some research, and finally decided on the Dell Inspiron 8500.

Name.	Dell Inspiron 8500.
Introduced.	Early 2003.
Processor.	Intel Pentium 4-M (mobile) running at 2.0 GHz.
RAM.	1 Gb.
ROM.	Unknown (containing BIOS).
Operating system.	Windows XP Profressional.
Interfaces.	Modular media bay. 15-pin monitor connector. 9-pin serial connector. 25-hole pin parallel connector. Serial infrared communications port (lrDA-1.1 compliant). RJ11 (phone) and RJ45 (network) connector. Audio jacks (headphones out, speakers out, microphone in). 2 USB 2.0 connectors. IEEE 1394 port (Fire Wire). S-Video mini DIN port. Kensington Lock socket.
LCD display.	15.4" WUXGA LCD panel, max. resolution 1600 by 1200 pixels.
Drives.	2.5" 30 Gb hard drive. 3.5" media bay floppy drive. DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo media bay drive.

The 8500 seems to be a very capable machine, and the wide-angle LCD display is very nice indeed.

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