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    Just ordered a new inspiron 6000, good idea?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by evilcowseatppl, Jun 28, 2005.

  1. evilcowseatppl

    evilcowseatppl Newbie

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    i am a student who needs a notebook for internet, music and media, powerpoint presentations,chatting, and surfing the internet. nothing too major, but the notebook needs to do all of this quickly. will the following suit my needs?

    dell inspiron 6000
    intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
    15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
    512MB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimm
    Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
    40GB Hard Drive
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
    8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)

    Thanks for your comments!! :)

    George
     
    evilcowseatppl, Jun 28, 2005
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  2. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    That should fit your needs perfectly, although I would have sprung for a little bit more hard drive space and the dedicated GPU. Also, did you use a coupon code (from the top of the site)?
     
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  3. evilcowseatppl

    evilcowseatppl Newbie

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    no i didnt, it was just a really good deal and it came with alot of free things so i bought it
     
    evilcowseatppl, Jun 28, 2005
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  4. p1rana

    p1rana Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, the current deal they are running, or at least were running, combined with 12% school got me about 950 off my 6000 which came out to about 1330:

    Pentium M 1.60GHz XP Pro WSXGA+ 256MB DDR2 (will be buying some more from new egg) 60GB 7200 rpm HD X300 128MB DVD Burner 4 year warranty
     
    p1rana, Jun 29, 2005
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