My brother just got his laptop stolen at college during a frat party (one week b4 his finals too :|). Now he needs to buy a new one. Right now from what I've seen it would either be a Dell Inspiron 2500 with 14.1 XGA TFT screen and dvd which would be about $1,148.00 w/o tax or shipping but theres a $100 rebate http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers/specials_3x_special06.htm
OR should I go ahead and save some money on a refurbished fujitsu (http://www.fujitsupc.com/www/products_notebooks.shtml?products/notebooks/outlet/outlet) E6541. Also, should I get the 3 year warranty if I buy from dell or fujitsu? dell charges $100+ and fujitsu $200. And does the Dell come with a video card or do I have to add it? (the default option is None for video card) Thanks for your opinions.
OR should I go ahead and save some money on a refurbished fujitsu (http://www.fujitsupc.com/www/products_notebooks.shtml?products/notebooks/outlet/outlet) E6541. Also, should I get the 3 year warranty if I buy from dell or fujitsu? dell charges $100+ and fujitsu $200. And does the Dell come with a video card or do I have to add it? (the default option is None for video card) Thanks for your opinions.