Question:
Good deal?
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Inspiron 1720 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache), Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition Unit Price $2,380.00
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Module Description Show Details
Inspiron 1720 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition
System Color Midnight Blue
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
LCD Panel Anti-glare, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900)
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8600M GT
Hard Drive Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Optical Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card
Camera Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
Misc Productivity Software Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install) I chose the promotional security package with service
Battery Options 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options DellCare Plus
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
Bluetooth Options Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
DOMS Camera Mod Premium Deep Navy Blue with Soft Touch LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
TOTAL:$1,736.31
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Total Price
Sub-total $1,527.95
Shipping & Handling $19.99
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Tax $99.26
Total Price1 $1,627.21
Answer:
Re: Good deal?
Get a higher-res screen, 1440x900 on 17" looks awful. 1680x1050 looks really nice. 1920x1200 only if you need to do a lot of multitasking.
Answer:
Re: Good deal?
If you plan to play some new FPS games and not carring it around too often then yes is a good deal.
Also fill out the FAQ or update it and repost it so that we can help you better.
Answer:
Re: Good deal?
Yeah thanks for the input. The resolution thing is what I was especially looking for input on because I dont have alot of experience with widescreen resolutions. So it's worth the extra $139 to upgrade to the 1920x1200?
Answer:
Re: Good deal?
If you wanna save $75 i might sugest you tone down the prossesor to a 1.8ghz C2D. The extra .2 ghz isnt worth $75 but you still get the 4mb cache.
The screen resolution i highly suggest you get the best quality screen. Unless you have poor eyesight getting a better screen means that your going to have more pixel space and it means that your going to have a much better veiwing experience.
Answer:
Re: Good deal?
The T7100 does not have a 4mb L2 cache like the T7300 has. THe T7100 has a 2mb L2 cache. A higher L2 cache(along witht he .2 increase and plenty of ram) will help in CPU intensive task like video/graphic editing, encoding, number crunching ect.