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    E1705 ordered, trigger pulled

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by digitaltrav, Sep 7, 2006.

  1. digitaltrav

    digitaltrav Notebook Consultant

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    I want to thank everyone who helped answer my questions and bounce thoughts and ideas off of. After 2+ months of researching, reading, waiting, and learning I finally pulled the trigger.

    Here is the finaly spec sheet I decided on.

    Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core Duo Proc T2250 (1.73GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
    LCD Panel 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
    Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
    Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7900 GS
    Hard Drive 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD
    Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
    Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
    Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support

    Inspiron affiliate offer 20% off $999 (before tax, restocking fees, shipping and handling) - $270.40
    Subtotal: $1,081.60
    Shipping and Handling: $19.99
    Shipping Discount: -$19.99
    Sales Tax: $59.49

    Total: $1,141.09

    Mighty cheap for the amount of power if you ask me. The cpu was the lowest available option to keep costs down. I will upgrade to a Merom down the road when Vista is out, and there are 64bit advantages. Right now, and for the rest of this year, there won't be much of any benifit going with Core 2 Duo. I debated this quite a bit with some of you and myself. I'm standing by my decision.

    The other big decision for me was choosing the right screen. Look, the 7900 GS is an oustanding card and will perfom like a champ. I might have gotten away with good 1920x1200 gaming performance, and I may have ran into some snags. I am confident that 1440x900 will offer me some peace of mind knowing my framerates are good. It will let me run games @ native res and if I have extra gpu cycles laying around, that is what Antialiasing and Anisotropic filtering are for. Also, while the screen may not be as bright, it won't show me a reflection when I have bad lighting in the room.

    All in all I am happy with this purchase and hopefully I won't have any buyers remorse when it gets here (OH HOW I WILL COUNT DOWN THE DAYS).
     
    digitaltrav, Sep 7, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    please use this "NEW DELL COMPUTER" thread for posts like this
     
    drumfu, Sep 7, 2006
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