Selling my XPS710 for $800

[lOnGjOhN]

I have this HUGE tower that is virtually useless to me. I bought it when pc games consumed my life.... and now its just a major pain in the ass. I was in the market for a cheap netbook to hold me over for the semester, but I would have had to eventually buy a mac for art school next year. I really wasn't too keen on the idea on getting two laptops particulary since the netbook maket is exploding and god know's how much my netbook would resell for in 8 months... But I found a good deal for a macbook air.... though its not the best spec'd, but its small, and powerful enough to run my adobe apps.

DELL XPS710:
T6600 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo
3gb ram
160gb hdd, 80gb
7900gt 256mb
xfi
dvd burner

macbook air:
1.8ghz Core 2 Duo
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive
Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Built-in iSight Camera

I was thinking about swapping out the hdd with a ssd in a year or so when they become a bit more affordable, and using a portable external for movies, music and such in the mean time.

The kid is offering $800 for it which would pay for a large chunck of the air. The remainder will be picked up by my parents. ... fair trade? Or am I being a moron? Keep in mind this tower is like at least 50 friggin pounds. It almost brings me to tears everytime I must move that freaking refrigerator.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Sell the XPS but don't get the Air.

 

[lOnGjOhN]

1.8ghz, 2gb ram, 80gb? its good enough for me. I really need a small pc that I can slip in my bag without it being a hassle to lug around. It should suffice for some photoshop work, differently better than trying to deal with a netbook and being forced to buy a macbook in a few months. Plus the price is right.... 1100. I might be able to get 900 bucks and someone owes me 250 so its pretty much a straight trade. I'm so sick of carrying that dell's fat ass all over the place.

 

[TidusZ]

Owning a mac would hurt my pride more than the dell would hurt my shoulders lugging it around. I dunno dude, I just have a bad feeling with this.

It sounds like you're already pretty sure of what you want though. As long as you know what your getting yourself into.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: lOnGjOhN
Selling my XPS710 for $800

The kid is offering $800 for it which would pay for a large chunck of the air. The remainder will be picked up by my parents. ... fair trade?

This is a price check...

 

[lOnGjOhN]

the main point is of the thread is trading this huge 50lb beast of a dell a good deal for a macbook air? It's a refurb, so I'm gonna wait till the warranty is dead and then stick a 1.8in ssd in... hopefully prices drop significantly by that point.

But does anyone have some information about the core2duo in the air? I can't find any deep specifications, or even basic information. All I could find was that intel had teamed with apple just for this cpu for some reason....

 

[lOnGjOhN]

Do you guys think the 1.8ghz, 2gb MBA is a bit underpowered for photoshop/illustrator work? I'd for sure upgrade the ram to 4gb whenever my funds allow....

 

[vj8usa]

Do you really need that kind of mobility? Can't you just get a normal sized, normal priced laptop and stick it in a backpack or something? I use a 14.1" T61 which weighs around 5lb, and I barely notice it when it's on my back. The Air is an overpriced underperformer.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: lOnGjOhN
Do you guys think the 1.8ghz, 2gb MBA is a bit underpowered for photoshop/illustrator work? I'd for sure upgrade the ram to 4gb whenever my funds allow....

why not just get a macbook? theyre not exactly huge or heavy to start with and itll have more power (and expansion/ports) than the air for the money.

or hell, its adobe stuff, so you dont *need* a mac. new thinkpads T series start at about $900 and it would blow that air out of the water, and those are relatively thin and light (say 5lbs or so).

Originally posted by: lOnGjOhN
But does anyone have some information about the core2duo in the air? I can't find any deep specifications, or even basic information. All I could find was that intel had teamed with apple just for this cpu for some reason....

seriously? anand himself reviewed the Air. do you know where youre posting?

 

[lOnGjOhN]

Yea I need something realllly light and small. I'm not a big guy sow when I have a 5lb 15.4inch laptop on my person I'll notice. This is something thats going to be in my bag nearly constantly, so I want to be as mobile as possible. I'd also like to stick with apple since I'm more accustomed to using OSX for design work.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Just get a regular macbook then...

Wait, even 5lb is heavy?

Or perhaps a Lenovo X200 or something?

 

[Ichigo]

Or he could just get the MBA, which he clearly wants, and call it a day.

 

[imported_wired247]

Nothing wrong with getting the mac air if you don't mind spending the money. But, their hard drive is murder. SSD it immediately. I went with one of these for my notebook (3 year old toshiba with similar specs to macbook air).



http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231220


I installed windows 7, 2GB ram, and the SSD, and the performance is like a brand new machine.


Obviously you realize you're not getting bang for the buck. But it is still quite a capable machine that is ultralightweight, and a very nice form factor (i.e. not an eeePC)

 

[marmasatt]

No disrespect but if someone is giving you $ 800 for that XPS you need to run to him and deliver that system...... Then worry about this after. Even if you don't have a system for a few days while you figure it out........

 

[zerogear]

I dunno about MacBook Air but, Are there any PATA SSD drives for future upgrade?

 

[Insomniator]

Yeah just take the 800 now and figure this out after. Your system is worth like half what your getting offered.

 

[imported_wired247]

oh... excellent question... that certainly throws a wrench in the operation :disgust:

I could've sworn I've heard about mac air's with SSDs, maybe I am tripping or maybe you need a higher-end base model air?

 

[zerogear]

Well, I'm sure there is an SATA model out there, but I'm pretty sure they don't build SSD with PATA interface. Heck, why is Macbook Air using a PATA hard drive anyway?