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    Just Ordered e1505 - How did I do?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by grape8pe, Apr 4, 2007.

  1. grape8pe

    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    I just ordered an Inspiron e1505 in the Dell Outlet. Listed below are the specs and the price. It's a scratch and dent model. Price was $879 before taxes. What does everyone think?

    Inspiron 6100/E1505 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5500 (2MB Cach/1.66Ghz/667MHz FSB)

    2GB DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHz (2 DIMMs)
    120 GB SATA HD (5400 RPM)
    256MB ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 HyperMemory
    Scratch & Dent
    8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer
    15.4 WXGA+
    Bluetooth Wireless Card 355
    Intel Pro Wireless 3945
    MS Works 8.5
    Trend Micro PC-cillin (36 months)
    6 Cell Battery
     
    grape8pe, Apr 4, 2007
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    speedking Notebook Consultant

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    you did great at that moment!
    post us when you actually get it and see whats its condition.
     
    speedking, Apr 4, 2007
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    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    It looks like a great deal - especially with 2-Gb of RAM - my only concern would be the extent of the scratches and dents!! I really liked my e1505 & only sold it to buy its Santa Rosa replacement - maybe next month. I assume that WXGA+ is the glossy version?
     
    JellyGeo, Apr 4, 2007
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    YMW Notebook Consultant

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    Wow, that looks pretty good! Did you use a coupon code?
     
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    Just as a side-note is you want to use virtual machine like VMWare you should get at least a T5600 to be able to have good performance (the 1.66GHz C2D does not have virtualization) - but if don't need that stuff, it's a very good rig. you can use the Graphical Power of X1400 to it's fullest extent using this GPU.So it's a very cost effective buy.Good Job!
     
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    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    Yes, it's the glossy version (True Life). What's the advantage of the Santa Rosa version coming out?
     
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    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    What is VMWare and what would I need it for?
     
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    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    Nope, no code. Just searched for about 3 days on the outlet website.
     
    grape8pe, Apr 4, 2007
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    mtor Notebook Deity

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    Thats a sweet deal congrats
     
    mtor, Apr 4, 2007
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    To run Linux inside Windows or vice versa.
     
    mujtaba, Apr 5, 2007
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    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    I've never really done that before, nor do I know if I would ever need to. If one day I decided too though, would it be possible or just slower since it didn't have those enhancements?
     
    grape8pe, Apr 5, 2007
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    It would be possible, just a hell of a lot slower.
     
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    grape8pe Notebook Guru

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    My e1505 came in last Thursday and I'm more than happy. It took me about 2 days to find the scratches. There are some hairline scratches next the the touch-pad as if someone wore a watch and was typing on the keyboard. They can only be seen in bright light and at a certain angle. Other than that the laptop looks brand new!

    The performance is great too. SuperPi @ 2M is 1m20s. I haven't really done any other benchmarks yet. Later this week I am going to reinstall Vista to remove the bloatware and delete the 10G backup partition. I'm glad I opted for 2GB RAM. Vista is very memory hungry in comparison to XP. Thanks for everyone's input!
     
    grape8pe, Apr 9, 2007
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