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    Purchased 1720

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dajoip, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. dajoip

    dajoip Notebook Consultant

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    It's official! Finally ordered my Inspiron 1720. Base price of $1,554 - $300 coupon - $20 Instant Savings (adjustment for colored lids price increase) = $1,234. Also included $100 Dell dollars, free next day shipping, and the IR remote. Here are the specs:

    SYSTEM COLOR: Alpine White
    PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
    OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
    DISPLAY: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
    VIDEO CARD: 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
    MEMORY: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
    HARD DRIVE: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
    OPTICAL DRIVE: CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
    WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS: Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
    BLUETOOTH: Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Mod
    INTEGRATED WEBCAM: Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
    BATTERY OPTIONS: 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
    SOUND OPTIONS: High Definition Audio 2.0

    Estimated shipping date of 8/15/07. Quite the deal if you ask me! Let me know what you think.
     
    dajoip, Aug 2, 2007
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  2. colinger

    colinger Notebook Enthusiast

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    azntfl Notebook Evangelist

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    cool dudes.
     
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    choy Company Representative

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    dude why didn't u get the 8600m GT? no gaming huh?
     
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    dajoip Notebook Consultant

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    Not too much, no. I'm a student and use it much more for internet browsing, word processing, some CAD applications, etc. Limited gaming, but nothing worth what it costs to upgrade.
     
    dajoip, Aug 2, 2007
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