Which laptop would you buy?

[BudAshes]

It's for buisiness with some video watching/picture viewing.

Latitude D520 - Celeron Celeron? M 430 (1.73GHz) 533Mhz Single Core
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
LCDs 14.1 inch XGA LCD Panel
Memory 512MB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
Hard Drives Free upgrade to 60GB 5400RPM
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive
AC Adapter 65W A/C Adapter
Module Bay Devices FREE! 8X DVD with Cyberlink Power DVD
Wireless LAN (802.11) Dell Wireless? 1390 802.11g Mini Card
Resource CD Resource CD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Batteries 6 Cell Primary Battery
Warranty & Service 1 Year Mail-In Economy Plan
File System NTFS File System for all Operating Systems
Miscellaneous Latitude D520 Cel
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.
OS Labels Windows XP Brand

599$ us

Vs

Inspiron 1501 Mobile AMD Sempron? 3500+ (1.8GHz/512KB)
OPERATING SYSTEM(s) Genuine Windows Vista? Home Basic
LCD panel 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
MEMORY 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory? (Integrated)
HARD DRIVES 60GB Hard Drive
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 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty & Service 1 Year Mail-in Economy Plan
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included
Miscellaneous Inspiron 1501
Media Direct Media Direct 3.0
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.
Labels Windows Vista? Basic

549$

 

[alimoalem]

i voted latitude without looking at your post...now looking at it, i'm not sure. i know the dell d620 and d820 are solid laptops but i'm not sure about the d520. i'm sure the build quality is similar but whenever i see it on the dell page, it seems to me like it's a stripped down d620. i don't like inspirons so this would be a a tough choice for me but the Latitude definitely has the better build quality

 

[programmer]

My 2c -- for BUSINESS use and not even considering the specs, I would *always* recommend any latitude over any inspiron.

I just checked the delloutlet, and the cheapest D520 there is $839.00, but that is Core2Duo with a gig of RAM.

 

[SuperNaruto]

i had the ealier dells, the d800 and inspiron 8500/8600.. the d800 has more options and features.. the inspiron series is just okay...

so i vote for a latitude also

 

[randomint]

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[corkyg]

In Dell's own parlance - Latitudes are designed for business - Inspirons for home users. Go Latitude.