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CBird28
08-19-2008, 01:03 AM
My sisters moving into her own place soon and she needs a laptop, i said id go half with her for a £400 ($742) lappy so im looking for the best 1 at that price
All she is going to be using it for is emails, facebook, storing music and pictures, sorting out her ipod ect.
Dell Inspiron 1525
Intel® Celeron Dual Core Processor T1400 (1.73Ghz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
8x DVD+/-RW Optical drive, including SW
1 Year Base Warranty
what you think about this deal on dell for £369.00 ($684)
she needs it pretty fast too, i dont wanna order 1 and having it turn up 3/4 weeks later
Jamesrt2004
08-19-2008, 05:09 AM
go into the small/home business section and get a Vostro if looking at dells ALOT better specs for the prices imo
My sisters moving into her own place soon and she needs a laptop, i said id go half with her for a £400 ($742) lappy so im looking for the best 1 at that price
All she is going to be using it for is emails, facebook, storing music and pictures, sorting out her ipod ect.
Dell Inspiron 1525
Intel® Celeron Dual Core Processor T1400 (1.73Ghz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
8x DVD+/-RW Optical drive, including SW
1 Year Base Warranty
what you think about this deal on dell for £369.00 ($684)
she needs it pretty fast too, i dont wanna order 1 and having it turn up 3/4 weeks later
Mate check at online deals as there are coupons that will make it much cheaper. Just asking : is the '' small '' cache gonna affect performance?
regards
Juan
Martijn
08-19-2008, 07:46 AM
Mate check at online deals as there are coupons that will make it much cheaper. Just asking : is the '' small '' cache gonna affect performance?
regards
Juan
Yes, if you include the standard, almost always available 10% off coupon, you can get a better CPU instead.
Knight
08-19-2008, 02:57 PM
The Studio line is great.
Coupons help a lot. http://www.deals2buy.com/delldeals.htm
:up:
Lestat
08-19-2008, 06:18 PM
what ever you do DO NOT GET A CELERON!!! period.. celeron laptops are crap,, period, i dont care if its the new or old cely,, they are crap...
($684) is HORRIBLE you can get atleast a 2ghz core2 duo for that price....
sirheck
08-19-2008, 06:23 PM
I just ordered the same but with the T57## something cpu.
And the 250gb hdd for 647 bucks.
:shrug:
Planet
08-19-2008, 10:33 PM
Pics of sister then we will help :p:
Check out some of the business class laptops like the Vostros pretty cheap yet rock solid.
CBird28
08-20-2008, 10:04 AM
too late i ordered a 1525 :( missed out on the coupen chance there damn. I would of picked the vostros myself but she wanted the pink one. Thanks for your help
TRF-Inferno
08-20-2008, 10:05 AM
The cooling fan on those Inspiron 1525s are kind of loud.
Revv23
09-18-2008, 10:08 AM
wow those vostros are sweet..... really affordable for the hardware too!
If i had a grand laying around thats what i would get for sure.