Wondering if I should pull the trigger on this laptop. Carrying a 17" around campus just wasn't working, so hopefully a 15" will makes thing easier. The main specs are: PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB) edit OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home edit LCD PANEL 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™ edit MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM edit HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive edit OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™ edit WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps) edit SOUND OPTION Integrated Audio edit Price: $993. What do yall think?
I just got this Toshiba for $800 after rebate. It seems like buying it and adding a stick of memory would be a better deal.
if u cant find the same one on the outlet part of the page, then get it, its a good deal. also dont forget u get a free upgrade to vista. www.dell.com/vista
$629 Dell on this link Components AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-50 Genuine Windows® XP Home No Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Selected 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA Display 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm 80GB Hard Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated) Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps) Integrated Audio Media Direct 3.0 Accessories 29 WHr 4-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mes...readid=696400&highlight_key=y&keyword1=laptop
Do AMD laptop chips still run hot? The laptop that I replaced had an AMD chip, and it got hot very easily.
Maybe this thread can also incite some discussion about AMD vs Intel dual core processors. Everything I'm reading says Intel is better... is it worth the price? I also want to load the system with 2GB ram and a decent graphics (i.e. no Intel Media Accelorator...) I thought the Dell above was pretty fairly priced considering what I loaded it up with. Just need some feedback now...
I never had a 17", but I remember carrying a 15" was bad enough on campus. I'd recommend a 14.1" if you can, it makes a big enough difference.
just got an offlease dell latitude d600 for 345 from dellauction.com 1.6ghz 1g mem 30g hd wi-fi dvd drive
i'm not sure if that's better than the $300 off $1,199 that they got going on right now. i wonder why this hasn't shown up on dealnews or slickdeals or anything...
don't know man, there is no way you can find a laptop with that configuration for under $1k. i haven't seen it at least... has anyone?
