My new Dell

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
sunzt

sunzt

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 2003
3,076
3
81
So i've been looking for a new laptop for some time now, and only seriously shopping around during the past few weeks. I looked at Dells, Acer, Lenovos, and HP's. Here's the best deal I found:

Dell Inspiron E1505

Intel® Core? Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)

Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with reinstall CD

15.4 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife?

FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm

256MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory?

Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

60GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive

Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)

85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Battery

1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support

Targus Education Bundle (EPP) - DEFCON cable lock, IBM Thinkpad backpack, retractable RJ-11/RJ-45 cord, wireless optical notebook mouse

Unit price: $1,596.00
450 off 1499+ coupon: -$450.00
4% EPP discount: - $45.84
Sub-total: $1,100.16
Tax: +$77.04

Total: $1,177.20

Free 3-5 day shipping as well.

I ordered on friday and it's shipping today already.
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
79,020
435
136
I would be all over a E1505 but it's a wee bit larger than my 700m.
 
S

SuperFreaky

Golden Member
Nov 1, 1999
1,985
0
0
There have been like 3 E1505 sales in the past month where you could get a nice one for $550! (1.6Ghz Core Duo, 512MB, 40GB, CD-R/DVD, 1yr warranty)
 
sunzt

sunzt

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 2003
3,076
3
81
Originally posted by: dquan97
I thought I saw the E1505 on sale for < $700 a month ago...
recent deal for $614: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=613613
Click to expand...

Yup, and that's a lot different from my system.

Mine has a better screen, 512mb more ram, a lot better graphics chip, an Audigy HD sound solution, 20GB more HD space, longer battery, a better wireless card, and that Targus bundle

Originally posted by: SuperFreaky
There have been like 3 E1505 sales in the past month where you could get a nice one for $550! (1.6Ghz Core Duo, 512MB, 40GB, CD-R/DVD, 1yr warranty)
Click to expand...

I know, I saw those. But, if I wanted what I wanted it would have cost me a lot more. The specs on the machine I ordered are way better than the defaults
 
P

pclstyle

Platinum Member
Apr 14, 2004
2,364
0
0
Originally posted by: sunzt
Originally posted by: dquan97
I thought I saw the E1505 on sale for < $700 a month ago...
recent deal for $614: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=613613
Click to expand...

Yup, and that's a lot different from my system.

Mine has a better screen, 512mb more ram, a lot better graphics chip, an Audigy HD sound solution, 20GB more HD space, longer battery, a better wireless card, and that Targus bundle

Originally posted by: SuperFreaky
There have been like 3 E1505 sales in the past month where you could get a nice one for $550! (1.6Ghz Core Duo, 512MB, 40GB, CD-R/DVD, 1yr warranty)
Click to expand...

I know, I saw those. But, if I wanted what I wanted it would have cost me a lot more. The specs on the machine I ordered are way better than the defaults
Click to expand...

Your is also twice as expensive. So the question is... is it twice as good? :(
 
sunzt

sunzt

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 2003
3,076
3
81
Originally posted by: pclstyle
Originally posted by: sunzt
Originally posted by: dquan97
I thought I saw the E1505 on sale for < $700 a month ago...
recent deal for $614: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=613613
Click to expand...

Yup, and that's a lot different from my system.

Mine has a better screen, 512mb more ram, a lot better graphics chip, an Audigy HD sound solution, 20GB more HD space, longer battery, a better wireless card, and that Targus bundle

Originally posted by: SuperFreaky
There have been like 3 E1505 sales in the past month where you could get a nice one for $550! (1.6Ghz Core Duo, 512MB, 40GB, CD-R/DVD, 1yr warranty)
Click to expand...

I know, I saw those. But, if I wanted what I wanted it would have cost me a lot more. The specs on the machine I ordered are way better than the defaults
Click to expand...

Your is also twice as expensive. So the question is... is it twice as good? :(
Click to expand...

lol it's like asking why a person would buy an AMD X2 vs a Pentium D or a 7900 GTX vs 7900GT.

My goal was to get the best machine at the cheapest price I could find. If you got a laptop with the same specs and accessories (sp?) as I got, it would cost a LOT more than what I paid, which was the main point I wanted to make.

I felt that paying what I paid for my system with the specs & accessories was a great deal.

Besides, I like playing games on my laptop too.
 
sunzt

sunzt

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 2003
3,076
3
81
Nothing too special, but it's gonna be better than playing with an Intel 950
 
P

pclstyle

Platinum Member
Apr 14, 2004
2,364
0
0
Originally posted by: sunzt

lol it's like asking why a person would buy an AMD X2 vs a Pentium D or a 7900 GTX vs 7900GT.

My goal was to get the best machine at the cheapest price I could find. If you got a laptop with the same specs and accessories (sp?) as I got, it would cost a LOT more than what I paid, which was the main point I wanted to make.

I felt that paying what I paid for my system with the specs & accessories was a great deal.

Besides, I like playing games on my laptop too.
Click to expand...


well, if you're so sure it's hot, why ask? :)


Then again, you did miss out on that alienware monster laptop- FREE, all you needed was 1 zillion easy referrals
 
B

Bucks

Senior member
Jun 23, 2004
923
4
81
Yeah, I got the exact laptop (same specs too, except the video card) for $849
 
Trader05

Trader05

Diamond Member
Mar 1, 2000
5,096
20
81
a little over a month ago i got an E1505 1.86ghz/1gb/100gb/DVD+-RW/X1400/SXGA+ Truelife/Intel Wireless A/B/G with Bluetooth for $997 shipped/taxed
 
sunzt

sunzt

Diamond Member
Nov 27, 2003
3,076
3
81
Originally posted by: pclstyle
Originally posted by: sunzt

lol it's like asking why a person would buy an AMD X2 vs a Pentium D or a 7900 GTX vs 7900GT.

My goal was to get the best machine at the cheapest price I could find. If you got a laptop with the same specs and accessories (sp?) as I got, it would cost a LOT more than what I paid, which was the main point I wanted to make.

I felt that paying what I paid for my system with the specs & accessories was a great deal.

Besides, I like playing games on my laptop too.
Click to expand...


well, if you're so sure it's hot, why ask? :)


Then again, you did miss out on that alienware monster laptop- FREE, all you needed was 1 zillion easy referrals
Click to expand...

I just wanted to see if other people saw it the same way I did, but it's not like it really means anything.

Originally posted by: Trader05
a little over a month ago i got an E1505 1.86ghz/1gb/100gb/DVD+-RW/X1400/SXGA+ Truelife/Intel Wireless A/B/G with Bluetooth for $997 shipped/taxed
Click to expand...

That's a nice deal. I wonder if it included the same stuff as mine. I really needed a laptop for the last year or so, and I finally had the extra money to get one this summer.

Originally posted by: Noirish
nice brick.
Click to expand...

Yup, but the backpack I ordered should help me carry it around. This laptop should last me for a while (assuming nothing dies). I'm thinking the laptop is gonna be around 8 lbs or so.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom