Latitude D810

Well I am new to the forums and my question revolves around the D810. What are the general experiences with it? Do people like them, hate them?

I have put together this configuraton for myself

GROUP: 1 QUANTITY: 1 SYSTEM PRICE: $1,995.00 GROUP TOTAL: $1,995.00

Base Unit: Latitude D810, Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz) ATI X600 graphics w/128 MB Video Memory, English (221-7572)
Processor: 15.4 inch WSXGA+ LCD for Latitude D810, Factory Tied (320-4231)
Memory: 512MB, Double Data Rate 2-533 SDRAM, 1 Dimm, for Dell Latitude D, Factory Install (311-3789)
Hard Drive: 80GB Hard Drive 9.5MM, 5400RPMfor Dell Latitude D810 Factory Install (341-1457)
Floppy Disk Drive: No Floppy Drive for Latitude D-Family Notebooks (340-8854)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional, SP2 with media, for Latitude English, Factory Installed (420-4790)
Modem: Internal 56K Modem for Dell Latitude D-Family Notebooks, Factory Install (313-2613)
TBU: 90W AC Adapter for Latitude D800/810, Factory Tied (310-4224)
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: 24X CDRW/DVD for Latitude D-Family, Factory Install (463-7053)
Processor Cable: Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN (802.11b/g,54Mbps) miniPCI Card,Latitude,US,Factory Install (430-1315)
Bundled Software: Option Not Available on this System,WorkStations (461-2963)
Factory Installed Software: OMCI 7.1 Systems Management for Latitude, Factory Install (420-3905)
Software Disk Two: Resource CD for Latitude (313-2617)
Feature 9-Cell/80-WHr Primary Battery for Dell Latitude D810 FactoryInstall (310-5347)
Service: Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year (902-4800)
Service: Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 2 Year Extended (902-3422)
Service: CompleteCare Accidental DamageSvc, Lat, 3Yr , 1-800-624-9896 (980-1499)
Installation: Standard On-Site Installation Declined (900-9987)
System not eligible for hardware mail-in rebate (463-1832)
9-Cell/80-WHr Primary Spare Battery for Dell Latitude D810Tied (463-8859)
Thank you for choosing Dell (463-8911)
Purchase is NOT intended for resell (462-4506)


Any comments here?
My only thing that I wonder is if I should go to the lowest memory configuration and then just buy a memory stick from either dell.com or newegg (512mb or 1gb stick of 533mhz).

Also does anybody have any latitude coupons?

Thanks

 

Welcome to our forums. I can't really comment on the 810 itself because I haven't used it.

Based on what you posted, you have a good system (seems similar to a desktop replacement). If you plan on upgrading your memory as soon as you get your laptop, then go with the 256. If you are going to have to wait a few months to upgrade, then go with 512. XP Pro has a difficult time running on anything less than 512. Personally, I think it has problems with 512. Plus, Dell is pretty expensive when it comes to ran, and especially compared to Newegg.

Unfortunately, Dell doesn't issue latitude coupons very often. They usually give their discounts directly on their site as well as free upgrades and giveaways with the latitude series.

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Southern I agree with you about XP and 512. both of my XP computers run on a gig. Thanks for the reply.

Basically what I plan to is buy this and replace the basic 256, dell charges $98 for a single 512 mb stick and I can get this transcend GB stick for $116 about and I even checked with Transcend to make sure it works. It does. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820208024

Any other comments and does anybody have any other coupons?

Thanks

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