I am looking to buy a dell e1505 with following config at 1644$
PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM & TV-TUNERSGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
LCD PANEL15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
MEMORY2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
HARD DRIVE80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
VIDEO CARD256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
SOUND OPTIONSIntegrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition
My Accessories
BATTERY OPTIONS53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Batteryedit
WIRELESS CARDSDell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Get $75 in Dell dollars with 4 yr LTD Warranty and At-Home Serviceedit
PROTECTION AGAINST ACCIDENTSAdd CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 4Yr Lim Warrant
2007-01-12 02:10:43 · 5 answers · asked by Keyur D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
excellent selection, congratulations !
starting processor, the 4 mb l2 cache is awesome
however, if i were to order ...
i would limit coverage to 3 years & not 4
that money i'd spend on the ddr2 ram, 667 mhz & not 533 mhz
> to fully utilize the processors 667 mhz fsb
2007-01-12 03:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a very nice system. The price seems a 'llitle' high. I would like to comment on the various specs:
Processor: Great
OS: Great.
RAM: Good, but would be a little faster to match your CPU @ 667 (if possible and in the budget)
HD: 7200RPM and more than 100G would be a much better decision, but more $$$
Optical: Good, but you didnt mention brand/model/speed
Display: Good, but I am spoiled with a 17 inch and full size keyboard.
Video: Great
Sound: Good
Battery: 8 cell would be better choice if you will use on the road.
Service: Great!
It is your service options that have drove the price up beyond where I am used to, but for 4 years you will not have to worry about it ever being broke.
Other comments:
Bluetooth is such a cheap option, you may want to consider for $20
You didnt mention any integrated software, which will also impact the price. Please note that when you get it, Dell will bundle in a BUNCH of junk, so I recommend spending your first day using something winpatrol to disable a bunch of startups and uninstalling software. Trash the norton 30 or 60 day eval and get either Avast or AVG for free. Norton is a memory and CPU hog and will try to take over your computer.
Also you didnt state, but consider a standard PCMCIA port instead of the new ExpressCard/54 if you currently have a bunch of PCMCIA cards that you will want to use. They are not compatible. If you dont have anything, then the EC54 is the wave of the future.
2007-01-12 02:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by orlandobillybob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Dell's web page (http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_e1505?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs) and select your configuration.
I got 1,629$ with a 120GB Hard Drive.
2007-01-12 02:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by gtopala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is one top laptop, if you dont go for that ul be missing out....plus its vista ready
2007-01-12 02:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by thermalware 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you bet your tushy it is. not a bad configuration.
2007-01-12 02:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by crazyromo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋