question about trading vostro 1700 for xps M1710

so this is what i got:

Vostro 1700
Intel core 2 duo 2.2ghz
160 gb hard drive
17'' WUXGA 1920x1200
Sound Blaster sound card
Nvidia 8600 GT
2gb Ram
CD/DVD-RW
9 Cell 80-WHR Lithium-Ion Battery
Wall Charger
Wireless Card N

I can trade it for a :
this is what the guy wrote

XPS M1710 with
Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz --overclockable to 3ghz----
-2Gb DDR2 ram ---Can be upgraded to 4 gb for about 65$---
-160GB High-speed SATA Hard-Drive ---great for gamin---
-CD/DVD-RW ---Can be upgraded to an integration Blu-Ray-RW for 200$ (on ebay)---
-17" WUXGA Screen (1920x1200) ---FULL 1080P High-def!----
-Geforce 7900gs with 256MB dedicated vram + 756 Mb shared
-5.1 surround-sound system built-in
-Front Music-control
-3 sets of controllable LED's (fan/Speakers/casing)
-9 Cell 80-WHR Lithium-Ion Battery.

He want to trade it with 200$ from me

My question is, would it be smart to change my vostro for this xps with almost the same configuration other than the hard drive speed and the graphic cards ??

Thank you in advance,

Jay

 

The Vostro is newer, has more advanced technologies, and the graphics card is fairly close in performance to the 7900GS. That XPS is older, has less warranty, and honestly electronics depreciate much faster than that guy wants to believe.

It is not a good deal for you.

 

ok and the 7900 gs is way better than the 8600m gt right ?

 

They perform about the same I think.

 

and how come the xps has a older technologie ? it is not the same thing that we were talking ? the only difference is the graphic card and the hd speed...?

 

up up i need to know before tomorow night :S

 

Eh, I'd say stick with your Vostro. It's true that the M1710 has the T6700G, but unless he had the 7950GTX video card you're not going to notice much of a performance difference... especially with games. I will say, however, that with the 7950 GTX that 1710 spec would outperform the lower-end 1730s... but unless you want to drop $400 on a video card right off, it's not going to be worth it.

Don't get me wrong... the 1710 is a very nice machine; I was looking at them but managed to find a 1730 in that price range... but as I'd see it the specs are a no-go.