Don't we just all love dell!

Hi everyone I have been lerking on nokebookreview.com for the last 5 months or so and I decided to join up. I have been reading up on all the reviews and looking at post on teh forums. I guess im join since I just ordered a laptop about two days ago.


Item Description
E1505 Dual Core
Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache), Genuine Windows® XP Home $1,008.00 1 $1,008.00
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)

LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
[320-4651]
Memory FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm

Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™

Hard Drive 60GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive

Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home

Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem


Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

Sound Options Integrated Audio

Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless

Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription

Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery


Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support

Free SKIN Promotion 15 - Free Promotion for 15 inch Skin

Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable

Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition re-installation CD

Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience


Save 35% Off Select Dell Home Inspiron Notebooks and Dimension Desktops over $999. - $352.80

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS
Dell Home Customers: Save 5% off orders over $599! - $32.76
Subtotal: $622.44
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Environmental Disposal Fee: $8.00
Tax Total: $49.81
Total: $680.25

Dang do i love dell due to these great deals they come up with. This will be my first laptop. I am in my 2nd year at UC santa barbara and I hope to enjoy using this laptop. I had to use my desktop my 1st year and it just doesnt cut it any more. I mean its still fast and i love it bits but its hard trying to get work done at night when your roommate is sleeping and you cant just pick up your computer and leave. So to all you college kids out there i swear a laptop is a must. The library is also a must. So in short Laptop + library = happy studying.

So im just waiting for my laptop to get here now. once it does i'll be sure to give you all my thoughts on how well it is suited for a college student.

O i do have a question though.. this should go under teh gaming secion but i'll just ask. My desktop is a P4 2.8 ghz Oc'ed to 3.2 with a ati 9800 se. I havnt been looking at vid cards in the past years so i dont know where my old card stands now a days. So i guess im asking how much will I like the X1400 over my nearly 4 year old desktop for gaming.

 

If ur putting it on the gaming point of view, u'll like ur desktop better. The X700 stands up 2 the 9800. And the X1400=X600. Therefore the X600 is not as good as the X700 so the X1400 won't stand up 2 the 9800. Juz keep gaming on ur desktop, u'll appreciate it more. Do slight but not hardout gaming on ur laptop.

Hope I made myself clear, Daniel

 

Actually I have a different point of view which involves your memory! I think you heard of ATi hypermemory tech. which uses extra ram as video memory and if you have 1GB and the game is taking up900MB w/ hypermemory active your going to hear a naughty hard drive but then again this all depends on what type of game you play but Juz_Follow_ATI is right about the difference in performance.

 

Thanks for finally joining the forums.

The 9800SE is not the best performer - unlike the normal Radeon 9800, the 9800SE has half the memory bandwidth so performance suffers. Your X1400 should be similar to it in performance.

 

O hmm i thought the new card would be better since I had the SE card. Athough its good to know that I will still be able to play all the games I play now. I don't play the newer games so i think i'm set for now. I mainly play CS:s, DOD:s, star craft, i have BF2 but i dont play it much. So i think the X1400 we do just fine. Thanks for the input.