How does this look possibly ordering Studio 15

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Tangerine Orange edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
HD DISPLAY Hi Resolution/Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1440x900) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 edit
HARD DRIVE Speed: 200GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0) edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Bluetooth Stereo Headset (w/built-in Mic) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition edit
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee Security 15-mo w/Annual Auto-Renew Fee of $79 (up to 3 addl yrs) This is an Automatic Billing Item & will require Terms acceptance edit
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
DESIGNED FOR DELL MICE Logitech V450 Nano Laser Cordless Mouse - Tangarine Orange edit
STORAGE & AUDIO Tangarine Orange Creative Labs EP-610 Headphones edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support edit
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr edit
PC TUNEUP 1 Year Automated PC Tune Up edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested edit
ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS Free Recycling Kit edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
LCD and Camera Hi Resolution/Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED LCD(1440x900)w/2.0M pixe
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1


WHAT ON THERE DO I NEED TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY? I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONFIGURE WHAT I NEED...I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH A LAPTOP SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT I NEED/DON'T NEED...I WILL ONLY BE WATCHING MOVIES WHEN WE GO ON VACATION AND CHECKING EAMILS AND SUCH AND THE OCCASIONAL WEB SURFING. MAY PUT A FEW PICTURES ON IT HERE AND THERE..THANKS Y'ALL

THE PRICE TOTAL WAS 2041.00

 

opps double posted!

having a GREat... day... lol

 

What country are you ordering this from because in the US there is no option for 7200rpm.

Also, you can save some money and just go with 3GB of RAM because Vista 32 bit can't make use of all 4GB.

Personally I don't think the Software is that great. You're better off with just the regular HD 2.0 Speakers.

And you seem to be getting a lot of extras like LoJack, PC Tuneup, McAfee, etc. McAfee is a hog and you can get another antivirus for free.
Personally I would ditch those and maybe upgrade the processor one notch instead.

Looks like a great notebook none the less.

 

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Canada has the option.

I would personally get the 320gb hard drive over the 200 7200rpm,

 

Seems overpriced for what you are getting... If these are US dollars you should be able to get a VERY nicely setup XPS M1530 for that price...

 

Ya, when I configed one, it was like $1500 and it was pretty stacked.

I think it's the LoJack and addons like that which cause the price to jump

 

look somewhere else dude, the price doesnt justify the quality

 

ya - you should be looking at a ~$1500 or so price tag.
Try taking off some of those extras.

 

I just built this, a much better deal!

 

Everywhere outside of USA has the 7200RPM option, though not for the 320GB I believe. Whatever the case, I'm just glad I have a 320GB 7200RPM for my M1530.

 

JPZSPORTS~~ TY for all your tips and YES the HARD DRIVE Speed: 200GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor IS in the USA...I live in Alabama!I went with the 4gb because it was a just 50 dollars more to add it! Mcaffee and the some of the other extras were included in the package I picked out!Some I didn't add..


I do NOT like the 1530..I like the look of this notebook...Reason I haven't ordered the 1530, I just don't like it! I love these new colors!


THank each and everyone of you for your tips, I asked for them and they help more than you know!

 

What would be the best screen for movies and such?

Do I need this?


256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only)

Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card

Dell Bluetooth Stereo Headset (w/built-in Mic)

Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition

 

you need the video card.

you don't need the bluray combo unless you want to watch bluray movies (im getting one on mine).

you don't need the wireless-n card, the wireless-G card will be fine.

you don't need the bluetooth stereo headset.

you don't need the sound blaster software.

remove those and repost the price, but it sounds like the XPS is a far better option, faster CPU, lighter, better video card, cheaper, etc etc.

 

well if you like the look of the Studio, then you should go for it. After all, you'll be looking at it a lot
Personally I like the Studio a lot too.

And you're right - it seems that the Studio 15 offers a 7200rpm HDD option, but not the Studio 17. hmmm....odd. Well, maybe the 17 will in the future.

Anyways,

yes - definitely a keeper

Only needed if you watch Blu-ray movies. If you just watch DVDs or downloaded movies, etc then just get the regular CD/DVD drive.

I would recommend it, but it's not necessary unless you have a draft n router.

not needed

not needed

 

Well, if your going to buy a loaded studio you might as well use this link:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&kc=&oc=DNDPUA1

It will save you about $200 or so...

 

I have seen the config options for this notebook and it dos not have the Intel Next-Gen N Card as one but it does have a newer and updated Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card from the previous Dell 1505 Wireless-N Card that the XPS or other notebooks have from Dell. How does this Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card compare to the Intel N card from a performance, compatibility and reliabilty as this is newer than the previous Dell wireless n card that Dell had.

 

Personally unless you're using the laptop to hook up to a HDTV, you don't need Bluray. Renting movies on I-Tunes at the highest quality would probably be smarter if you really need that high of a quality for movies. And even if you were going to use it only at home, you might as well just get a PS3.

 

iTunes*

And there's also BitTorrent.

 

Is it worth it to order it with the Wireless-N, since I'll keep this lappy for 1-2 years, it might be better to have the new generation, isn't it?
Thanks for any replies!

 

Well he configured it with Blu-Ray also...

 

He could just get a XPS and a PS3 instead.