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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 03 Dec 2009 12:36 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz pulled this Usenet boner:
>
>> Dell Precision M6500 Workstation Taps Intel's Core i7 Chips
>>
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>>| The Dell Precision M6500 offers Intel???s Core
>>| i7 processors, Nvidia Quadro FX or ATI FirePro
>>| graphics, as well as up to 16GB of memory and
>>| the option of four memory slots. There???s also
>>| a choice of Linux or Windows operating
>>| systems, and up to three hard drives.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Dell-Precision-M6500-Workstation-Taps-Intels-Core-i7-Chips-393045/
>
> They're still pushing XP on that machine. Amusing.
>
> They also make a big deal about something Linux can do on a stock laptop
> (with the addition of a third-party high-end audio card):
>
> Creative types will be interested to know that the M6500 is the first
> Windows-based notebook to have Tier 1 certification for AVID digital
> design, and it can run 32 tracks of audio simultaneously.
Many programs are still not compatible with Vista (and its sister, Vista 7), so XP as an option
is very reasonable. Many businesses stick with XP and eye other platforms.
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