Originally posted by: bmacd
new or used?
-=bmacd=-
Originally posted by: vi_edit
What do you want in the laptop?
I just nabbed a couple Inspiron 4150's w/ P4 1.8g, 256 RAM, 30 gig HD, 16 meg Radeon video, and 24x CDRW's for $1,055 a piece.
Originally posted by: Cycad
Booo to the people suggesting MACs, PC all the way, keepin it real.
how did you get it for 1055?? rebates?? ( i guess i have to wait for the deal)
Originally posted by: vi_edit
how did you get it for 1055?? rebates?? ( i guess i have to wait for the deal)
Refurb outlet. Linky. Inventory changes daily.
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Dude, you're getting a Dell. Check the hot deals forum. You'll find a deal on the Dells easy.
Hmm... and they all worked fine??
and between 4150 and 8200 which one do you recommend?
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Hmm... and they all worked fine??
and between 4150 and 8200 which one do you recommend?
Depends on your needs and intended use. If you actually plan to carry it around and don't have any need for top of the line graphics, then the 4150 is a much better choice. MUCH better battery life, and considerably lighter without really compromising on performance.
The 8200's are fuggin huge and heavy. They really offer only two advantages over the 4150 - better video cards, and allow you to use floppy and cdrom in the laptop at the same time. The 4150's require you to use a parallel cable to hook up the floppy if the cdrom is in the machine. But other than that, the money saved, and the better battery life and easier portability of the 4150's is nice.
Originally posted by: spp
hmm so how much better is the GeForce4? 440 Go than the radeon 7500? i think my gf will be doing a lot of graphic design and rendering stuff so it is importnat for her. also, is 1299 for inspiron 8200 worth it (i've also seen deals last week on this... unfortunately it expired..)
hmm so how much better is the GeForce4? 440 Go than the radeon 7500? i think my gf will be doing a lot of graphic design and rendering stuff so it is importnat for her. also, is 1299 for inspiron 8200 worth it (i've also seen deals last week on this... unfortunately it expired..)
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: spp
hmm so how much better is the GeForce4? 440 Go than the radeon 7500? i think my gf will be doing a lot of graphic design and rendering stuff so it is importnat for her. also, is 1299 for inspiron 8200 worth it (i've also seen deals last week on this... unfortunately it expired..)
It's not going to make a difference in photoshop or any other 2D design program, it'll only matter in 3D stuff.
Originally posted by: vi_edit
hmm so how much better is the GeForce4? 440 Go than the radeon 7500? i think my gf will be doing a lot of graphic design and rendering stuff so it is importnat for her. also, is 1299 for inspiron 8200 worth it (i've also seen deals last week on this... unfortunately it expired..)
No clue. I'm sure there are some comparisons out there that show the difference. Also, I really have no idea what is required for graphic design and rendering. I don't know if it's RAM, CPU, video, ect dependent. No idea what's important for it.
$1300 for an 8200 seems like a decent deal. What does it come with?