Just ordered the Dell Insp. E1505

windows xp mce
1.66 ghz dual core
1gb dual channel ram (FREE UPGRADE)
128mb ati radeon x1300
60gb 5400rpm hd
8x dvd burner
15" wsxga+
sigmatel audio
dell 1390 wireless
6 cell battery
3 year at home warranty
dell nylon case

grand total $1,180.78 after tax

omgomgomg im soooo excited

 

For 100 dollars cheaper, i order my e1505 with just 512mb of ram, and bought a ram module on newegg for 40 dollars. Saved 60 dollars installing it myself

 

I probably would have done that if the ram wasnt a free upgrade from dell

 

For $70 more, you could order this:

T2500 2 GHz
1 GB DDR2 533 MHz RAM
15.4" Ultrasharp WS SXGA+
80 GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
8X DVD Burner
Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$1255



lng

 

he's paying 3 year warranty dont forget that..

 

I didn't see it. You're right.

lng

 

One disadvantage of getting 3 year warranty is that you will loose it if you decide to upgrade to core 2 duo....

 

I doubt ill upgrade the processor on my e1505, the most upgrading ill do is probably bring it to 2gb and a bigger hard drive later on, plus a friend of mine has a spare dell 350 bluetooth module he gave me so im guessing those upgrades wont void my warranty.

 

Its up to boxing now on the order status, how long does that take?

 

To bad the the e1505 didn't come with a go7600, or it would have been the perfect laptop for me.

 

3-4 days to complete

 

Congrats! My specs are similar to yours only I have just the standard intel video card - I'm no gamer so it's fine for me. The Dell 1390 card worked completely flawlessly and instantly for me with a Westel Versalink router. we've had such terrible luck with Intel 2200 card that frankly, I wanted nothing to do with intel wireless cards. My battery goes about 2.5 hours with full bright screen. I only got the WXGA withTtruelife, not the ultra sharp wUXga - my res is 1200 x 800 and I love my screen - wouldn't change it for anything. The due core is lightning fast! My processor is one step up from yours, but i be it will still be GREAT. The only things i don't like about my E1505 are the color - white trim on easily scratchable silver coating is not my first choice. Also, there is NO compatibility at this point with my husband's company-paid Verizon broadband PCIMIA Type II card. E1505 only has an Express card slot and basically NOTHING works with this slot yet. I imagine in a few months an adapter will come out that's reasonably priced without a 2 month wait list - which is the case right now. We can switch to an Express Card version of the Verizon card, because my husband company laptop only has a PCIMIA slot. Sigh. By the end of September, we plan to travel with the laptop, so I'll have to figure out something by then.

But, I really love this laptop. It's my first and I'm still a newbie. By the way, I did NOT reformat - honestly, regardless of what people say, there are plenty out there who have trouble with reformatting. I am NO computer geek/expert, so i just unistalled bloat programs and changed my startup via msconfig. Somewhere in this forum is a FABULOUS thread on what to keep and what to uninstall. Also, unistall McAffee first thing. It's awful - try something else, but not Norton and you'll notice a big difference. The unistalling process took about 40 minutes right out of the box and then you're good to go. Good luck!

 

Im goin crazy waiting for it to come lol

Anyone know if I got the bad screen or not with mine, the part number is

320-4652 15.4 Inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WSXGA+, for Inspiron 6400/E1505

on the order status page

 

Wait for your service tag, then you can see detail info in your systems pages

 

Guys, this this is a Good Deal?

Order Details
Order detail - order placed 2006-05-18 20:53:30

E1505 Dual Core
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Qty: 1
Unit Price: $2,068.00
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)

LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™

Memory FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm

Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™

Hard Drive 100GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive 100GB

Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0

Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability 8XDVDRW

Sound Card Integrated Audio

Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)

Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription

Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Hardware Warranty SAVE ($50 After Rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Svc, Warranty Support

Accidental Damage Protection (Except in Florida) Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 4Yr Lim Warranty

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

Additional Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery

Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec

Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

SAVE $50 (After mail in rebate) which includes 4Yr Limited Warranty, 4Yr At-Home Service, and 4Yr Hardware Warranty Support.
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Sub-Total $1,159.84
Shipping Discount -$49.00

Shipping $ 0.00

Tax $0.00
Total $1,159.84 (Before 50.00 mail-in Rebate)