Laptop for college

[hwan]

This'll be for college use plus browsing, IM'ing, and occasional movie watching, no games at all. Anything I can improve on?

Inspiron 1501 AMD Turion? 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0GHz/1MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM(s) Genuine Windows Vista? Home Premium
LCD panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife?(glossy)
MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory? (Integrated)
HARD DRIVES Size: 60GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription (Norton 30-day)
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty and Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor - Next Business Day
Internet Access Service 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included
Dell Digital Entertainment No Pre-Installed Software
Labels Windows Vista? Premium

Price +shipping/taxes: $581.18

Thanks in advance 🙂

Edit: Btw, I assume the widescreen XGA screen is 1280x800, is that right?

 

[Brainonska511]

WXGA = 1280x800, which is really big on a 15.4".

It looks fine though. I'd check the Dell Outlet out to see if you can get a better deal on a laptop (such as a better screen, bigger hard drive, etc). Of course, if you buy the one you listed, try to use a CC that doubles warranties so that you'll have a 2 year warranty on the machine (1 year through Dell, 1 year through the CC company) (This advice does not apply to Outlet machines, as "refurbished" items are usually excluded from CC extended warranties).

 

[pcgeek11]

Get at least 2 GB of RAM or you will regret it later. The X1150 will take 128 MB of the system Ram for itself!!!!!!!!!

pcgeek11

 

[zig3695]

you can add the ram later, 1gb will run vista OK. beside, i hope you arent planning on gaming too much...

i actually just bought an identical system off the bay, except mine had an 80gb harddrive. i paid $635 new, but the guy was desperate to sell. you did pretty good, ill post back on this thread when i get mine in (should have been today! now i have to wait till monday... argh)