Should i wait on this?

Inspiron 6000
Date & Time: July 21,2005 9:38 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Inspiron 6000 Qty 1
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB),
Microsoft Windows XP Professional - For networking with work or school Unit Price $3,211.00
Dell Home Customers: Save 25% off Dell Inspiron 6000!
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- $802.75

Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron 6000D Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional - For networking with work or school
Display 15.4 inch UltraSharp WUXGA LCD Panel
Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
Hard Drive 80GB Hard Drive
Network Card 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 write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO 2915 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Office Productivity Software Microsoft Office Student and Teacher plus Money and Encarta Deluxe versions
Security Software New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months
Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options SAVE $100 (after rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warranty,At-Home Srvc + Nights and Weekend
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Digital Imaging Combo: Paint Shop Pro, Photo Album Premium, and Paint Shop Xtras™
QuickSnap Replaceable Color Covers Charcoal Leather QuickSnap™ Cover
Enhanced Software for CD or DVD Burner Combo: Sonic DigitalMedia and MyDVD Plus (DVD+RW only)
Additional Batteries 9-cell Lithium Ion Battery Additional Battery (80 WHr)
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional backup CD

TOTAL:$2,408.25

SHould i wait on this and if so when do you think that i should buy with these settings

 

I don't know, there are occasionally 30-35% off deals on the I6000. But jeez, you've loaded up on fluffy crap: MS Office, PSP suite, Norton Internet Security, etc. There are freeware alternatives to all of those: Use OpenOffice.org in place of MS Office; a combinationg of AVG Free Edition, Ad-Aware SE Personal, and the Windows SP2 Firewall in place of that crappy Norton thing *shudder*; and...ok, maybe there isn't a better option than PSP if you need it. Still that should save you $250 right there.

Also, the WUXGA screen is going to be squint city. That high a resolution on a 15.4" screen is inviting eyestrain. WXGA+ is fine for me on a 17" screen; WUXGA on a 15.4" is insane. Try WSXGA for a decent mix of desktop space and visibility, although even that may be a bit large...

Also, don't buy the RAM from Dell. Just get the minimum amount and upgrade it yourself. For the price of 1GB of Dell's RAM you could have 2GB of Transcend from newegg.com and $40 in your pocket.

Finally...a quicksnap cover? Come on, why now?

With all the money you save, you could upgrade the processor a couple notches, probably a good idea for graphics and DVD editing (I assume you do these things because of some of your software choices (PSP, Sonic, etc.).

 

There's no way in...well, there's no way I'd spend that kind of dough on the i6000. Don't get me wrong, it's a fine machine, but at only half that price. I don't know what you want to do with that machine, but it's probably not the best fit. Or...are those numbers in Canadian?

 

Yeah, that is what I spent on my i9300, and that is with a four year warranty. You are spending more than what the i6000 is.

 

Ok this is what i was thinking....

Inspiron 6000D Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) I figure 1.6 is a good number

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional - For networking with work or school College

Display 15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel I am going to be watching movies

Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms I don't know how to install memory and i don't know if the warenty will terminte if i add it

Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics I play a lot of games and i also edit video and photos

Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive I want some space...

Network Card 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 write capability I want to burn DVDs and have dual layer write

Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO 2915 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards (I use the internet and the bluetooth)

Office Productivity Software Microsoft Office Student and Teacher plus Money and Encarta Deluxe versions i need Powerpoint

PC-cillin Internet Security with AntiVirus and Spyware removal 15-months I can't remove that, they just give it to me..

Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic same here

Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr) I need the extra battery time

Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options SAVE $100 (after rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warranty,At-Home Srvc + Nights and Weekend I dont want any problems so i got 4 years

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

Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic free

Enhanced Software for CD or DVD Burner MyDVD Plus:Copy DVDs,Edit Video,Effects,Photo Slideshows (DVD+RW only) want to edit video's

Additional Batteries 9-cell Lithium Ion Battery Additional Battery (80 WHr) i dont want to regret it later so i got it now with the 25% discount

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial

Floppy Drive and Other Home Setup Accessories External USB Floppy Drive
Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional backup CD for 30 buck -25% i think i can handle it and its not like i wont use it

SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DELL
Roxio - Easy Media Creator 7
Unit Price $60.00 Need to make CD's and backups and also need to edit photos
Adobe Phototshop Elements
Unit Price $100.00

TOTAL:$2,426.50

 

and its american

 

You can save some money by just sticking with the 6-cell battery as your primary and buying the 9-cell as an additional battery. This will save a lot of money, because you can put the 9-cell in as your primary battery, and save the 6-cell for those times that you absolutely need it. I cannot think of many reasons why you would need 6 plus hours of batttery life. That is what I did, and between the two of them, I got 5 plus hours out of my i9300, which I got for about the same price that you are paying. Hope that this saves you some money.

 

if you want to save the money on the RAM upgrade....the memory change is easy to do. You only have to remove two screws and remove the old sticks, insert new sticks. We can give you advice on what type to get etc. as well as directions is on Dell's website. And it does not void your warranty.

just an idea...
SG

 

Even if you do want all that crap, 25% off is not a good deal. Wait for one of the 30% or 35% coupons.

35% off should knock another $350 off or so. But wow, that's still $2050 or so for a 6000.

 

something seems really off with that config...

i got the same machine, but with 512 ram, the 7.2k 60 hd, and an extra 9 cel battery for 1275 including tax and shipping to california