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Advise on Dell laptop purchase

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ghidu

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I want to buy 2 laptops, 1 for me and the other for my wife.
I'm going with Dell
I quickly costumized 2 and I would like to hear what you think

1.
Inspiron 6000D Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Display 15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY? RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive
Network Card 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 write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO 2200 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Office Productivity Software No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Security Software New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months
Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery (53 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 3Yr Ltd Warr,At-Home Service,and Tech Support plus Nights and Weekends
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Digital Imaging Photo Album? SE Basic
QuickSnap Replaceable Color Covers Mediterranean Blue QuickSnap? Cover
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial

TOTAL:$1,745.25

2.
Inspiron 6000 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Display 15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
Memory 512MB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Video Card Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Security Software New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months
Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
Dial-Up Internet Service 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Digital Imaging Photo Album? SE Basic
QuickSnap Replaceable Color Covers Cherrywood QuickSnap? Cover
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial

TOTAL:$1,035.00

I'm willing to costumize it more, maybe lower the price a little so I would apreciate some thoughts and directions.
 
My wife is a student, so word processing, powerpoint, internet, no gaming.
I'm going to college this fall, so word processing, occasional gaming, internet.
Thanks for replying d2arcturus
 
Don't buy RAM from Dell. Get the bare minimum and upgrade from Newegg (Transcend branded RAM). Choose the best chip speed for your budget, 1.6 should be fine for most gaming but faster is always better.
 
lower the memory and buy some memory sticks from newegg.com instead. It will save u alot of money.
 
Second what everyone else said.

I assume #1 is for you? Looks to be a solid config that will game half decently. I emphasive HALF, and be a great general purpose machine.

Make sure you get a coupon too!
 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Second what everyone else said.

I assume #1 is for you? Looks to be a solid config that will game half decently. I emphasive HALF, and be a great general purpose machine.

Make sure you get a coupon too!
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Yeah, maybe I should get a Latitude D810 with a X600 and 2GHZ proc. I don't know, the difference in price is huge, is it worth it?
About the RAM, that everybody here recommended me, it's kind of complicated. I don't live in US, but I'm ordering on the US site and use a friend's address for shipping and I don't want to take advantaje of his kindness and ask him to receive and send other stuff. Where I live, the memory prices are double so it would be better to stick to Dell, or maybe you have other ideas?
I spoke with a dell distributor here and gave a price for a D810 - 2405$ (keep in mind that I cannot use any coupon).
 
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