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    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tokendog, Jun 18, 2006.

  1. tokendog

    tokendog Newbie

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    Hi, I know this has been posted a lot, but there's not quite one that fits my situation, so I thought I'd ask.

    I just ordered a Dell Inspiron E1705.
    It has the follow specs:

    T2300 Duo Processor
    60GB 7200 RPM HD
    1GB 533 RAM
    7900GS Nvidia
    2 Year At-home wrnty+accidental
    Windows XP Home + CD
    8X DVD-Writer
    17" WUXGA LCD
    Total After 30% Off Coupon (it outweighed the 750 off) - an even 1,600.00 after shipping/tax/etc.

    Okay, thats the important stuff. Now, for 200$ I can upgrade to the T2400. 280 for the T2500. Is that worth it?

    I play a lot of games. HL2, BF2, WoW. etc. + plus I encode/decode movies, music, etc. this will be replacing my desktop for the most part. I have a relatively powerful desktop, so I could do th encoding/decoding on that if I had to.. the desktop specs are as follows:

    Athlon 64 3200
    Nvidia 7800GTX
    74GB Raptor HD
    Creative X-FI soundcard
    WD 8MB Cache 200GB HD
    21" Dell Monitor
    Klipsch Promedia 5.1

    but I have a feeling that after I get this laptop, I will no longer use my desktop...lol...sad too, considering how much I put in to the desktop. So what do you guys think? Is going from 1.63 to 2.0Ghz worth 280$? There's no point in going from 1.63 to 1.8 since the increase is 200$ and for 80$ more I can get the 2Ghz, which is a 400Mhz increase over the 1.63.

    This is my first laptop + its also my first dual core.

    Sorry for asking a question that has been asked many times before...
    thanks for the responses.

    Doyle
     
    tokendog, Jun 18, 2006
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  2. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You could buy the T2500 aftermarket for that $280 and then just sell the T2300 or keep it as a backup incase something happens to the T2500.

    I also have a Athlon 64 3200+ in my desktop (but the rest of my specs aren't as good as yours) and nearly everything on my new laptop with the T2300 seems quicker. On my desktop I couldn't watch a dvd while browsing the web but now I can on my laptop without any slowdown.
     
    Unreal, Jun 18, 2006
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  3. nickster87

    nickster87 Notebook Consultant

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    There isn't a huge increase between T2400 and T2500. If you a comfortable with doing the processor replacement yourself, then it would be cheaper to do what unreal says. Really it's your decision on how much you want to spend. I have read it's about a 10% increase in performance with the T2500 over 2400, roughly.
     
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  4. dudesdudets

    dudesdudets Notebook Deity

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    Save that money for core 2 duo.
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 18, 2006
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