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    Help on Vostro Price PLEASE

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by AlexEX7, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. AlexEX7

    AlexEX7 Newbie

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    Hi guys -

    I can get the follwoing for $550 ($650 - $100 amex rewards gift card I can get). Is this a good price or does Dell usually have good deals like this and I should wait?

    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home edit
    LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Ultra Sharp Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™ *** (this is the extra $50)
    MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    HARD DRIVE 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
    VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
    WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
    SOUND OPTION High Definition Audio 2.0
     
    AlexEX7, Jul 26, 2007
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  2. Jagsfan61

    Jagsfan61 Notebook Consultant

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    Yea man thats a great deal.
     
    Jagsfan61, Jul 26, 2007
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  3. boxcar_racer821

    boxcar_racer821 Notebook Consultant

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    yea man, sick deal and you cant really guarantee with dell whether if it will decrease or increase with price, but Im pretty sure it will not get much lower than what youre paying there. Good choice with the vostro too...windows XP!!!
     
    boxcar_racer821, Jul 26, 2007
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  4. Sleepy1212

    Sleepy1212 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmmmm one thing tho. I'm not actually sure bout this but i dont think XP Home edition is able to utilize both processors. I think u might need to upgrade to XP pro if u want to use ur pc to the fullest.
     
    Sleepy1212, Jul 26, 2007
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  5. Soviet779

    Soviet779 Notebook Consultant

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    No worries XP home can use dual core just fine. Its two separate cpu sockets it cant use whereas xp pro supports multiple sockets. Both can do dual core.
     
    Soviet779, Jul 26, 2007
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  6. Sleepy1212

    Sleepy1212 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ah, my bad
     
    Sleepy1212, Jul 26, 2007
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  7. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    What kind of task do you plan to do with this notebook?
     
    Kdawgca, Jul 26, 2007
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  8. AlexEX7

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    Record Music with Pro Tools 7.3 MBox 2 Mini, Im upgrading from a P4 1.8 GHz.

    Well and all the usual tasks, plan to take it to school when I go for my MBA.
     
    AlexEX7, Jul 26, 2007
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  9. 1stStrike

    1stStrike Notebook Consultant

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    for that price, that is the best system you are going to get. the only really options for that price are laptops with crappy celeron processors. you cant even get a turion x2 for that price
     
    1stStrike, Jul 26, 2007
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  10. AlexEX7

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    The only drawback would be no dock station capability...
     
    AlexEX7, Jul 27, 2007
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  11. coolguy

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    Get xp pro. Upgrade ur wireless card to intel's.
     
    coolguy, Jul 27, 2007
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