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    Do these specs look ok...please help me with them

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by outdoorsygal, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. outdoorsygal

    outdoorsygal Notebook Geek

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    Here is what I figured for the Studio 17...What do y'all think? Should I add or take anything away? I really need help with this , this will be my first laptop! Thanks Y'all!


    My Components
    SYSTEM COLOR Plum Purple edit
    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
    DISPLAY Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch WLED display (1440x900) edit
    VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650 edit
    MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 edit
    HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
    WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card edit
    MOBILE BROADBAND Verizon Wireless built-in cellular mobile broadband (EVDO Rev A) edit
    BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0) edit
    INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
    BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
    SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi® Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
    FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
    KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard


    Starting Price $2,137

    Instant Savings $324


    Subtotal $1,813



    As low as $55/month
     
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    outdoorsygal, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. j89

    j89 Notebook Consultant

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    only change i would make is the wireless card( dell -> intel), and i wouldnt have a built in cell mobile broadband.

    as for your price, it seems a little on the expensive side. Try waiting for coupons/steep discounts to happen to the studio line (its still new). But if you can't wait. Help yourself
     
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  3. jpzsports

    jpzsports Notebook Evangelist

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    Specs look great!
    And I agree with what j89 said:
    Should be an awesome laptop - I hope you have good luck with it.
     
    jpzsports, Jul 17, 2008
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