Thinking about buying a Studio 17

Hi all,
I am new here and thinking about buying a new laptop. The main one I am looking at is the Dell Studio 17 with these specs.:
SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
DISPLAY Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650 edit
MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
My Software & Accessories
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE DellCare Plus edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months FREE EarthLink Internet Access edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and Camera (non-displayed / transparent to cus Glossy widescreen 17.0" LCD (1440 x900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Labels (non-displayed / transparent to customer) Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding (non-displayed / transparent to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE I chose the promotional security package with service)


I will be using the laptop for school and gaming. I was wondering if the computer will be good enough for WoW and maybe some upcoming games. Thanks

 

wait few days new stuff is just around the corner,
call again after the 15th, you will get better value for your money.

 

the dell 17 look really nice. That setup should be okay for WOW, and some new games, probably not all of them. It's a middle of the road graphics card, but it should work just fine. I'm not sure what you're planning to do in school, but it's a bit bulky as compared to 15in notebooks so it might not be all that easy to be carrying around all over the place.

 

wait til Centrino 2 comes out Monday

 

I am also looking to buy a studio 17 in the next week. Can you please provide me with more info on the new stuff or provide a link? Thank you!

 

is this suposed to be available today? I didn't see it while custumizing mine today. Is there any more info on this? I want to order a studio 17 soon, but want to make sure I don't miss on any features that will be available soon. Thanks again.

 

Montevina is supposed to be out today and the Studio will soon receive flush-mount glass screens which is worth waiting for alone.

 

:bump: Anyone know anything about the new options that will be available, or know where I can find out? Thanks again.

 

Thanks, what is special about that screen and when will it be available? Thanks

 

supposedly the screen will not have the bezel around it and be the entire top of the computer. date available is not known.

 

Where did you hear about this new screen?

 

sounds cool, can you please provide a link? Thanks

 

any word on this? why isnt is available yet?

 

http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-inspiron-1435-1535-and-1735-leaked/795015/