Any better recommendations on this laptop?

[cirthix]

My brother wants a laptop , so I'm going to recommend the following. Do you have any better suggestions for the price?

Requirements:
Good video card
15.4"-14"
1400*1050 or 1680*1050, depending on screen size
core duo or core2duo only

Current best deal:
Inspiron 1520 Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition
System Color Jet Black BLK [313-5395]
Memory FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 2G2DP
LCD Panel High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1680x1050)
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Hard Drive 160G 7200RPM SATA HDD


$1,299.00
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-$300.00
Sub Total $999.00

 

[Rip the Jacker]

try General Hardware or SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones PCs

 

[soydios]

Dell 1520 = :thumbsup:

 

[vshah]

nice price...
i'm so torn between the d630 and the 1520 though. d630 has dual batteries, but with the inspiron i could get much better graphics for much less, and 2gb free...

 

[Wapp]

Seems like a damn good deal to me.