New E1705 Owner...

I have been lurking around this forum for some time now, and I want to say thanks for everyone's great input. I have gleaned much information on how to wisely purchase a laptop at the best price. I just placed an order on Dell Oulet for the following; tell me what you think:

Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005

AOL 9.0 ISP Software
Windows Media Player
90W AC Adapter
Hinge Cover
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) - Will upgrade to 2GB from NewEgg
Optical Drive Software
Shipping Material
Base Assembly
Documentation
24X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
Service Software
9 Cell Battery
Dell Direct Download
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
AOL ISP Software
No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Notebook Screen
Photo Album 6.0 Starter
Processor Label
AOL 8.0 ISP Software
AOL Software Documentation
AOL ISP Software
Scratch & Dent
Support Software
100 GB EIDE Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
ISP Software
Image Restore Software
Net Zero ISP
Keyboard On Notebook
Wild Tangent Gaming Client
ONLINE TRAINING
Power Cord
Music Match 10.1 Software
MEDIADIRECT Two Software
Netscape ISP Software
Shipping Material
McAfee Security Center, 90 Day
Power DVD Software
Paint Shop Pro Standard
1390 Wireless Card
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
Service Software
Insp E1705/9400 UPG: 3 Year Ltd Warranty plus 3 Year On-Site Service

I got all this for $857.00 not including tax w/free shipping.
FYI, I do not play games, but I mainly use this for seminary research work and a lot of reading online books at home--I may carry it about 5-10% of the time, if that. I am replacing my 4-year-old Dell laptop and felt it would be wise to go with the 3-year on-site warranty. Thanks again, and let me know if what you think about this deal.

Brent

 

Sounds like a great deal. Was the e1705 refurbished, scratch/dent, or previously ordered new?

 

Scratch/Dent which really did not bother me much. After reading the many threads on S and D, it seems that the majority of the time they are very small scratches that do not hinder performance in an any way. Thanks for the feedback!

 

Look out for the random beeping problem. Mine is going back very soon if a solution does not present itself. Check this forum. Lots of helpful solutions herein--unfortunately, none work.

 

Congrats on the purchase!

 

Random beeping problem?? In all of my lurking I have not heard about that.

Also, I am going with this memory x2 to upgrade my system.

Brent

 

As a follow-up, I ordered my scratch and dent laptop on a Saturday night and received it the following Wendesday. The scratch was a small nick off of the coating on the top of the notebook (opposite side of the LCD) about the size of a tip of a pencil lead -- I had to look all over to find anything. I am so glad that I saved all that money by going through Dell outlet for a tiny nick that no one will even notice!! I also received my 2GB of memory from Newegg the same day. Needless to say that I was a happy camper! I ran SuperPi on it just to see what type of number I would get; I got 1:23 for 2M. I also burned it in for over 24 hours and nothing failed. I had an online chat with Dell to order my software/OS CDs and I am now waiting for those which I expect to be here shortly. I will then follow the directions on this forum to perform a clean install. Again, many thanks to all this forum for helping with my purchase decision. For those looking at purchasing a laptop, be sure to look at Dell Outlet and do not be afraid of scratch and dent.

Another happy Dell customer,
Brent