Here's what I got...

I've been wanting a laptop, and with the 40% off coupon, I decided to just do it now. I don't think I will get that much of a better deal in the very near future.

With these specs, is there anything that I should consider adding, any accessories, etc? I chose MCE because I am really into digital photos now more than ever with my Canon G6 I got with a really good deal from dell a few weeks back. Plus I read some good reviews about MCE. I hope it's the right choice...but I didn't bother getting the remote...would that be a problem?

Also, does anybody have any recommendations on a router? I want to have the router connected to my desktop with the 9300 used wirelessly.

Thanks, and I'm real excited!

Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Qty: 1
Unit Price: $1,985.00
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
SM16HN
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Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
17UXGAS

Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
512MB2D

Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
256NV


Hard Drive 40GB Hard Drive
40GB


Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
WMCE


Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
INTNIC


Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
ADOBER


CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
8XDVDRW



Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
IP2200


Office Productivity Software Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Includes Word 2002, Streets & Trips 2005
IWORKS


Security Software No Security Subscription
NSNOR


Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
MMBASE


Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
6BAT


Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options No Extended Service, Support or Ltd Warranty
NW90N


Internet Access: Dial-Up 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
AOLDHS


Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic
DPS

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
I9300S1


Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
QBSSP


Dell Home Customers:Save 40% on select Inspiron™ notebook purchases $999 or more (before tax and shipping)! (affiliate only online offer)
Expires on 2005-07-27 10:59:59 (discount was $794)

 

i think u would save more wit the 1 GB RAM from Dell...not 2 sure tho...and if u got a larger hard drive size...then u mite b able 2 save even more 4 wat u are getting it for

 

Well it's worth considering......as for the hard drive, believe it or not, I still have 23 gb left out of 40 on my 2-year old dimension. So I didn't think I would need more than that. The 1 gig of ram would be better........but I will see how it goes and if I need more..........I guess I could buy it in the future, right???

 

yup...u could buy RAM in the future...but wit the specs u have...i dont think ur gonna buy another laptop for more than 2 years...and more and more larger programs are going to come out and u mite require more space...im jus letting u no so u dont have 2 carry an external 1 around wit u if u run out of space...that's all