Is this a good laptop deal (price & components)?

Question

I am on a budget, it will act as my backup/travel comp. I have a desktop that I do most of my school/gaming on.

DELL Inspiron 1501
Mobile AMD Sempron™ 3500+ (1.8GHz/512KB)
Genuine Windows® XP Home (w/ free Vista upgrade)
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated)
60GB Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Integrated Audio
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
TOTAL: $614.00 w/ tax= $656.98

Answer 1

As I understand it, Sempron = Celeron, and in my opinion, Celeron is pretty awful in terms of performance. You're on a budget, so I understand. If you're going to shell out 600+ for a computer, consider upgrading to a Turion for an extra $50 bucks + tax. If you keep the laptop for even just two years, you won't regret it.

Answer 2

sounds like a good deal, yes. You would do good on that, and u get more than similar models and price range, like free vista upgrade
and you get wireless and 60gb harddrive-yes

Answer 3

I think you have a good specs there. The selling points are the RAM memory, video memory & processor. For me it's a good buy. Good luck.

Answer 4

looks good