I need to make a decsion in under an hour!

Hi, a business sales rep. gave me a deal on a non discount Vistro 1500 that compares to the setup I already ordered less than 24 hrs ago, but i have to make the decsion quick. The only components that are different are those in red.


Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), English Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic Edition, English
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
80G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
High Definition Audio 2.0
No Microsoft Office, English
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
10GB for 1 Year Online Data Backup by Dell DataSafe
DELL NETWORK ASSISTANT 1.7, NO INSTALL
DELL SUPPORT CENTER 1.0 NO INSTALL
DELL SUPPORT 3.4, NO INSTALL
No Dell Automated PC Tune Up Installed
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08

for $1309


---or--

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), English
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, SP2, English
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
High Definition Audio 2.0
No Microsoft Office, English
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
10GB for 1 Year Online Data Backup by Dell DataSafe
DELL NETWORK ASSISTANT 1.7
DELL SUPPORT CENTER 1.0
DELL SUPPORT 3.4
1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08

for $1269


Which should I get? I have to call back soon to get it, I live in Canada BTW. What's important to notice is that I get the non-TrueLife screen (I assume is less glare correct?), VISTA Home BAsic, and 40GB LESS for $40 more in the first setup. This is because I don't want the TrueLife screen but the discount on Vistro 1500 here only allows for TrueLife screens to be selected, and forget the difference in OS, it will be changed to XP as soon as I get it.

The reason I didn't put this thread in the "What notebook should I buy?" forum is because I am asking Dell owners if $40 more and 40GB less is worth having an anti-glare screen. And I am desperately trying to figure out if 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display is in fact the anti-glare display and whether it has any reported problems worse than glare itself.

Thanks a lot,
Mike

 

Actually, nevermind, I realize this is not the place to post this. request a delete of this thread please. thanks and sorry.

 

personally I would choose the second option because I've heard Vista Home Basic isn't good, and the hard drive seems small. But I don't know how important the screen is to you.

 

Yeah go with the second choice MUCH better

 

second option. Vista Home basic is pretty fail, and better specs for cheaper price is pretty win.

 

I canceled everything altogether. I was pushing to get he bluetooth module included for $20 instead of $80 since it is actually worth $20 and they said no, so I went to the Dell store at a mall nearby and the manager said he'll look into it and that he'll make a deal with me and worse comes to worse, even if the module is still $80, he said he'll try to get me some compensation. So I canceled my original order over the phone and my deal at $1269 is still up until August 24th.

And I am sticking to that setup, so thanks guys for knocking some sense into my head, lol, cheaper and better specs and I doubted it.

Thanks,
Mike