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    Soon to be ordered

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by burkle25, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    Model: Dell 1720
    Color: Alpine White
    Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
    OS: Home Premium
    Display: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
    Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
    Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
    Hard Drive: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
    Optical Drive: CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
    Wireless Card: Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
    Bluetooth
    Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with Creative EP-630 earbuds
    6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
    ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi® Xtreme Audio Sound Card ... is this worth buying?
    Dell Travel Remote Control, maybe with a TV TUNER
    3 or 4 years Dell Protection with ADP
    15months Norton Antivirus
    Notebook Sleeve
    Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Midnight Blue

    Other software I am adding (the important ones):
    Vista Ultimate
    Photoshop CS3
    Nero Extended
    The Sims 2 :D

    .... sorry for more posts about the same thing ... kinda bored :)
     
    burkle25, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. chuudat

    chuudat Notebook Enthusiast

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    how much is the audio sound card?
     
    chuudat, Aug 18, 2007
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    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    High Definition Audio 2.0 [Included in Price]
    Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition [add $25]
    ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi® Xtreme Audio Sound Card [add $75]
     
    burkle25, Aug 18, 2007
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  4. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    looks nice!
     
    nizzy1115, Aug 18, 2007
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    i heard they were discontinuing the alpine while color though? that it was too hard to manufacture. are they still making it?
     
    nizzy1115, Aug 18, 2007
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    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    The audio card is $65 if you order it from the site and not as an upgrade.
     
    xScorp1on, Aug 18, 2007
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    Daimyo68 Newbie

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    I read somewhere here on the forums that the Audigy card did not come with the breakout connector.

    You may want to comfirm that before spending the money here.

    You can also order it from newegg for $65, Complete.
     
    Daimyo68, Aug 18, 2007
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    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    On Newegg? I couldn't find it on Newegg.. I'll try looking again.

    But I do know for sure that Dell has it for $65 if you order it as a single purchase.
     
    xScorp1on, Aug 18, 2007
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  9. chelet

    chelet Notebook Deity

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    I think that was only for the XPS M1330, where the white had a Microsatin finish.
     
    chelet, Aug 18, 2007
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    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    the only thing I read about the white was with the XPS 1330 and that was about 2-3 weeks ago. Hopefully not with the 1720 also. I don't want black and blue takes too long to ship.

    I'll add the soundcard later then.
     
    burkle25, Aug 18, 2007
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