I got a HOT @$$ deal on Ebay on a laptop!

msi1337

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I have been searching for a couple days for a lappy on ebay. I was going to go with a basic Dell Inspiron 1100, but I ran across this last night. I am so stoked to get such a good deal on a powerful laptop!

Opinions on this laptop? Also, is 512mb memory enough, or should I consider upgrading to 1gb?

Specs:

US Product Number
ZE5547WM

Microprocessor
Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.66 GHz

Microprocessor Cache
512KB (L2)

Memory
512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 266MHz

Memory Max
1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB)

Video Graphics
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4X AGP and 3D architecture

Video Memory
64MB DDR SDRAM (shared)

Hard Drive
40GB enhanced-IDE hard disk drive

Multimedia Drive
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo

Display
38 cm (15.0 inch) XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display

Fax/Modem
Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11 connector)

Network Card
Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless Connectivity
Integrated 54g Wireless LAN

Sound
16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio

Internal Altec Lansing speakers

Keyboard
88-key

Pointing Device
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad

PC Card Slots
One Type I/II 16-bit with support and 32-bit card bus

External Ports
Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
One Parallel (25-pin)
One PS/2 keyboard/mouse
One headphone-out
One microphone-in
One VGA (15-pin)
One TV-Out (S-video)
One RJ-11 (modem)
One RJ -45 (LAN)
One PCI (port replicator)
One DC-in (AC adapter)
One IEEE 1394 (firewire)
One FIR

Dimensions
33 cm (12.96 inches) L x 27 cm (10.72 inches) W x 4 cm (1.79 inches) H

Weight
7.5 lbs

Security
Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password

Power
90W AC adapter (3 wire)
8-Cell Lithium-Ion (2.4 Ahr)



Software
Operating System:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition




Security and Support:

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2003 (complimentary 60 day live update), Getting Started Documentation Suite




Multimedia:

InterVideo WinDVD

Sonic MyDVD Video Suite v 4.0 (with Showbiz)

Microsoft Windows Media Player

Microsoft MovieMaker

MusicMatch Jukebox

Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator

HP PhotoSuite ToolKit includes - Arcsoft Photo Impression, Arcsoft Greeting Card Maker, Arcsoft FunHouse, HP Memories Disc, HP Photo bundle




Productivity and Finance:

Microsoft Outlook Express

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Corel Productivity Pack includes - WordPerfect 10 & Quattro Pro 10

Britannica Encyclopedia On-line

Quicken New User Edition

 

Need4Speed

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seems like a good deal to me...damn look at all those LEDs! youre gonna go blind using that on a daily basis :)
 

JmE13

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I would pay that. I think you got a pretty good deal. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best for free and 1 being over-paid & underspec-ed, I would rate somewhere around a 7 or 8.

Enjoy, it looks nice.
 

fbrdphreak

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Apr 17, 2004
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That is awesome for that price. A friend has almost the same one and it works well for a DTR. A note tho: the fan runs almost constantly and is very loud and shrill; bring your ear plugs ;)
Congrats!