is thiis a good and fast dell laptop?im probaly getting it for 600-700 bucks at best buys?

Question

Key Features
Processor 1.86 GHz

Installed Memory 512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)

Hard Drive 60 GB Serial ATA, 5400 RPM

Display 15.4 in. WXGA TFT Active Matrix

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Processor
Processor Number T1350

Processor Type Core Solo

Processor Manufacturer Intel

Processor Speed 1.86 GHz
Motherboard
Chipset Intel 945GM

Bus Speed 533 MHz
Memory
Installed RAM 512 MB

RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM

Max Supported RAM 2.048 GB

RAM Speed 533 MHz

Installed Cache Memory 2048 KB

Hard Drive Capacity 60 GB

Hard Drive Rotation Speed 5400 RPM

Storage Controller Type Serial ATA
CD / DVD
CD / DVD Type CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Optical Drive Read Speed 24x (CD) • 8x (DVD)

Optical Drive Write Speed 24x (CD)

Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 10x (CD-RW)
Display
Display Tech WXGA TFT Active Matrix

Display Size 15.4 in.

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Recommended Use Home Use
Technical Features
Expandability 1 x SD Card Slot, 1 x Memory Stick Card Slot, 1 x MMC Card Slot, 1 x Memory Stick PRO, 1 x Microdrive, 1 x xD Card Slot, 1 x ExpressCard

Expansion Ports 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), VGA out, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), S-Video out

Security Features Slot For Cable Lock

Input Method Keyboard • Multimedia Control Panel • Touchpad
Networking
Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card • Integrated Wireless LAN

Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • IEEE 802.11g

Answer 1

It's a basic laptop, will do most things you want to.
With only 512 MB of RAM , you wont be doing any heavy duty gaming on it. Doesn't say what kind of processor.
Also, it looks like it only had DVD-rom, not a DVD writer.

It should be a good laptop for school or office use, internet use and just about anything, except gaming or heavy graphics use.

Do some research on Best Buy, like at epinions, before you buy there. If it still looks good to you, go for it.

Just as a comparison, I got a laptop a few months back for $700 at Circuit City (its a Gateway), that has 80GB HD, 1GB RAM, 1.86 ghz AMD Turion 64 processor, CD/DVD writer, and everything else this one you listed has. And CC has a better rep than BB. Just FYI.

You want at least 1 GB RAM if you do any gaming or graphics.

Answer 2

I think GHz is all about speed. And dual processors are the best for speed as well. But the more GHz the faster the processor. My computer is 2.87 but it was about 2 thousand dollars. Depends what you're doing on it too. If you're doing a lot of gaming then you need more, but if you're just using it for normal student or home office use that should be good. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Answer 3

Use this only for schoolwork. Sounds like the processor is celeron. OK chip - but not CLOSE to the fastest Intel offers - see you got the slower HD - still, fast enough for schoolwork. RAM is enough.

WordPerfect is what Word wishes it could be, but the "world" uses Word. You being a student, MS Office [Word, Excel, PowerPoint] will cost about half what it would cost me ($400+).

If you're familiar w/ WP, enjoy,