HELP! SO CONFUSED! Is this a good deal and a good comp?

it seems all you other guys have gotten better deals than this.....am i wrong? Im thinking of this, or maybe the dell D630 or IBM T61.,.....

what do u guys think?

im goinna be using it for law schoiol - and im not a gamer......



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Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU
Inspiron 1420 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) LT71HN [222-9479]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition VHB3E [310-9171][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6553][420-6995][420-7076][420-7244][463-2282]
System Color Jet Black BLKWC [320-5524]
Memory FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 2G2DP [466-8371]
LCD Panel High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440x900) 14XGAL [320-5521]
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 INTVID [320-5495]
Hard Drive Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) 160GB7P [466-8561]
Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0 ADOBER [412-0917]
Optical Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) 8XDVDRW [313-5277][420-6464]
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card IP3945 [430-2334]
Camera No Camera NCAMERA [320-5523]
Misc Productivity Software Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD IWRK [412-0915]
Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install) McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months VMCAF1Y [420-6591]
Battery Options 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery 6BT9ABT [312-0539][312-0542]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 2Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support S2OS [412-0360][900-8221][950-3338][960-2780][960-7191][983-3160][987-5387][987-5398]
Dell On Call No Dell On Call NODOC [986-9327]
CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection (CD Shipped Separately) LJ1 [986-3557][A0973377]
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included ERTHLNK [412-0933][412-0934][412-0935]
Digital Media Editing Software Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player SEP [412-0943]
Miscellaneous Inspiron 1420 I142002 [466-7694]
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor ICNSNB [310-9348]
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic VBN [310-8627]
DataSafe Online Backup Free 3 GB Online Backup for 1Yr

 

use the coupons this is the deal I got but i have 1 year warrenty and no lojack

 

guys

the 1520 is too heavy....im going to be carrying it round a lot and so i want something lighter....looking at the d630......

how do i get it cheaper? this is what i want......its at $1,104

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.80GHz) 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz Dual Core edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2, with media edit
LCD PANEL 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel edit
MEMORY 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS edit
HARD DRIVE 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™ edit
VIDEO CARD Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless™ 1390 802.11g Mini Card edit
FINGERPRINT READER OPTION Touchpad with UPEK® Fingerprint Reader edit
My Accessories
BATTERY 6 Cell Primary Battery edit
PRIMARY POWER OPTIONS 65W A/C Adapter edit
FLOPPY DRIVE No Floppy Drive edit
My Software
My Services & Warranties
WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year Mail-in Service edit
PURCHASE INTENT Purchase is not intended for resale. edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Ship Group US - System Documentation, Power Cord
Miscellaneous D630
OS Labels Windows XP Label
BACKUP OS DRIVERS AND SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION No System Documenation
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard

 

right now the only way to get it cheaper is through dell directly.. you could try calling to do the order and tell them you are considering dell as well as a few others and can get the same config for a bit less... or other things etc... there are no great coupons this week imo.

 

damn that sucks

 

Another way to save money is to choose the cheapest RAM option, and buy the 2 gb elsewhere and install it yourself. You will have to remove the keyboard to install the RAM on the D630, but it's not that hard and there are instruction in the service manual, and also there's a guide if you search on this website. You can get 2 gb (2x1gb) for about $80-$90 at newegg.com. So this will save you over $100 if you choose the 512 mb option from Dell.

By the way, I do agree that the Latitude D630 would be a better choice for you than the Inspiron/Vostro machines if you're not gaming and law school is your main use for it.

 

swarmer

i am buying it through the school program and it seems like its even more expensive.....

the d630 has no coupon to apply?

 

No coupons on the Latitudes.

If the school pricing is more expensive than small business pricing, then order through the small biz store.

You could also call up and haggle with them... some people here have reported getting better deals that way.

 

swarmer

sorry, i meant to say that this is the 1420 - not 1520....

do u think the 1420 would be noticeable heavier to take with me to school thatn the d630?

i may be wrong, but accotrding to the site, the 1420 is .3 lb more.....

and, considering the starting price and 300 off 1300 discount, the 1420 would seem like you can upgrade almost everything and get it for about 1k....

no?

 

I dunno... you have to decide if the extra .3 pounds or so is acceptable to you. It's also significantly thicker.

But if you're getting the 1420... have a look at the Vostro 1400 instead. Same machine except it's all black, and generally cheaper.

 

there is this for the 1400 which i put together now....seems like the original 1420 i posted about for 50$ more is a better deal....no?

$ 958.00

My System Details
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic edit
LCD PANEL 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM edit
HARD DRIVE 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card edit
WEBCAM No Camera edit
SOUND OPTION Integrated High Definition Audio edit
My Accessories
BATTERIES 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY MS Works 8.5-Eng: Basic Spreadsheet, Word Processing and Calendar Program edit
SECURITY Norton Internet Security 2007 30-day Subscription edit
ADOBE SOFTWARE Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08 edit
My Services & Warranties
WARRANTY & SERVICE 2 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service edit
DELL DATASAFE™ ONLINE BACKUP 10GB for 1yr Online Backup by Dell Datasafe edit
AUTOMATED PC TUNEUP 1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup edit
DELL NETWORK ASSISTANT PC Tune-up, 1 Year (For English OS only) edit
ON-SITE SYSTEM SETUP No Onsite System Setup edit
PURCHASE INTENT Purchase is not intended for resale. edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic
Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
MEDIA SOFTWARE No Media Software

 

Hmmm yeah it probably is.