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Finally starting college and looking for a notebook any help would be greatly appreciated
1) What is your budget
1000-1600, if its a little over thats fine
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
b. thin and light
c. mainstream
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
homework, internet, some gaming, would like to put a bunch of dvds and songs on there
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
taking it around
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
last game i played was age of mythology so not really gonna play a lot cuse planning on getting a next gen system around christmas
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Dont care as long as they are reliable
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
Never seen anything more then a 8 cell which runs like 2.5 hrs? If you could go more then that I would be looking for 4 hrs
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
no
9) What country are you buying this in?
US
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
no preference
11)From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
no preference
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
No preference
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
not really long as it something random like yellow
14) How long do you want this laptop to last?
6 years, dont wanna spend a bunch of money then have the thing not working a year if i have to pay to make it last longer then i will
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB?
anything 80 and up
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
dvd rw and cd rw
thanks for the help
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I was messing around on dell.com and came up with this, I heard that even 1 gig or ram is bad @_@ i figured i'd as you guys if this is true
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Solo processor T1300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
Video Card 128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards FREE! Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth
Internal Wireless Cards
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music,
Photo and Game experience
ACCESSORIES
Duracell 130-Watt Auto/Air Combo Adapter Qty 1
Unit Price $110.00
Free Netgear WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router Qty 1
Unit Price $0.00
TOTAL:$1,367.60
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
Do you think I should wait to it gets closer to school starting for some discounts or just pull the trigger, sorry for all the questions.
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
**apparently** DELL have some big 4th of july sales coming up maybe its smart to wait for those?
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
Hp 8430 should staisfy you.
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
Hp 8430 should staisfy you.
hmmmm im guessing im wanting a lot for the lack of gaming and things im going to do on i cuse looked at that one and it seemed like it had less everything and was only a couple hundred less :decision:
**apparently** DELL have some big 4th of july sales coming up maybe its smart to wait for those?
well i figured they would have some kind of sale on notebooks before school started so might as well wait not going to school for another couple of months so not like im in a huge rush. thanks for the responses so far everyone.
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with your budget i would consider the dell d620 or thinkpad t60 or hp nc6400, unless you were planning on playing the newer games. you should stick with business quality notebooks if you want it to last a long time. the inspiron 1505 definitely has a lot of bang for the buck, but its build quality is a bit lacking.
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
yeah its crazy the amount of choices there are you can get an asus 96j for around 1400 loaded with everything including a good graphics card (just incase)
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Re: Im sure this has been asked 156465465156 times in the past
with your budget i would consider the dell d620 or thinkpad t60 or hp nc6400, unless you were planning on playing the newer games. you should stick with business quality notebooks if you want it to last a long time. the inspiron 1505 definitely has a lot of bang for the buck, but its build quality is a bit lacking.
So business notebooks last longer? Hmm the d620 is a couple hundred bucks cheaper thats lookign good, cant find the 1505 cuse im the champion i guess :<
yeah its crazy the amount of choices there are you can get an asus 96j for around 1400 loaded with everything including a good graphics card (just incase)
do you have a website you recommend to buy those type of computers from, never heard of them before.
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i recommend www.powernotebooks.com Donald is around on the forums as paladin44 they're all very good people working there and know what they're talking about they'll answer all of your questions, they did the same with me:)