Final go over, any suggestions? Thanks

I posted my specs for the Studio 17 earlier today, I really need some help so I can go ahead and order this contraption lol....

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)? Is it worth the 250.00 extra dollars to add it? the other options are 5850 and 8100

Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch WLED display (1440x900) Is this a good screen or is there a better one I should ASK for?

ACCESSORIES Free Flip Video Camera this is suppose to be free with my order, why I don't know.the Full Specs are here:::::

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
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 High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard

the total price as of right now like it is

Starting Price $1,927

Instant Savings $249


Subtotal $1,678



As low as $51/month


ANY thing I should add or remove ?

 

Don't you wanna wait for a coupon before ordering? Also do you really need a T9300? I would think T8300 would be enough... How much do you save if you drop the processor to T8300, Drop the Hard Drive to 250 GB and change the wireless card to INTEL N.

Edit: OK I just looked at the configuration and there is no T8300, I would "suggest" T8100 for processor, 250 GB Hdd and since there is no intel wireless option, stick with Dell 1505. As for Ram, I would leave that at 2GB and use the 50$ you save there to get 4GB from newegg for about that price. Rest all looks good to me.

 

Coupon would be great....But apparently Dell is being slow about things, reckon they'll have a coupon within the next week?

8100 processor is good? ok thanks

Is 250 GB HD enough? lol

Thanks for your help!

 

Unless you are plannng on doing processor intensive tasks like video editing, dvd ripping etc and want all that done FAST then T9300 is good. But T8100 is also from the new Penryn family and thus runs cool. I have used the T8100 and it was awesome for my daily use browsing, word processing, light gaming, watching movies etc.

As for the HDD, that depends on what all you are going to store on it. So that you will have to decide whether you have or will have 320 GB worth of data to store... I would think 250 GB should be ok. With these 2 downgrades I think your system becomes very reasonably priced.

You could also hold out for a coupon and then max all the components.

 

If you got the coin, then you might as well pull the trigger. IF you are the type who would upgrade later however, I would save the money on the ram and HDD. You'll easily pay 50% less or more buying those on Newegg yourself. Probably run faster too.

 

outdoorgal...I think we have the same specs on our computer...I ordered the 8100 processor. I also got Office on mine.

 

Thanks y'all! Y'alls help is SO appreciated!