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    Trying to puchase Dell Vostro 1500 online

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by V_Ven, Apr 27, 2008.

  1. V_Ven

    V_Ven Notebook Enthusiast

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    and it asks me for the business name. is this necessary for the purchase or can I just make something up :confused: Im a university student
     
    V_Ven, Apr 27, 2008
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    i just wrote "student business" (im a student too) and they accepted it. It honestly doesn't matter
     
    j89, Apr 28, 2008
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    Just use your University Name, the only place that it shows up is on the shipping label and carriers only look at addresses anyway.
     
    Bchen06, Apr 28, 2008
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  4. V_Ven

    V_Ven Notebook Enthusiast

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    ahh cool thx for ur help :]

    im getting:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
    [for $813]

    seems like a really really amazing deal :) cant wait. what specs is urs and how does it perform? pros/cons?
     
    V_Ven, Apr 28, 2008
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  5. Pai

    Pai Notebook Evangelist

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    Sweet, I have the exact same spec roughly, +/- the 9-cell battery, and I am pleased with my purchase. If you multitask alot, an aftermarket upgrade with the CPU will make the machine even better. :)
    Btw, my price came out to be around 820 dollar as well.
     
    Pai, Apr 28, 2008
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  6. V_Ven

    V_Ven Notebook Enthusiast

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    eh 9 cell--- im only getting 6cell. looks like u got a better deal than me! im jealous :D .

    by the way long does the 9 cell battery last [and 6 if u have any idea]? there's no info @ the dell site
     
    V_Ven, Apr 28, 2008
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  7. Pai

    Pai Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't have experience with 6-Cell, but I uses my 9-cell without any specific tweak for power consumption and I get roughly 4 hours or so just browsing website, listening to music, and uses word to type up essays, and startup/shutdown.
     
    Pai, Apr 28, 2008
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    Only 4? I got mine pushing 7
     
    X2P, Apr 28, 2008
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    #1 rule of buying from Dell: Never, ever, upgrade your RAM from them. I paid $76 for 4 GB on Newegg.
    #2 rule of buying from Dell: Unless it's a cheap upgrade (My 160 GB was only $40 more), upgrade your hard drive from Newegg
     
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  10. Pai

    Pai Notebook Evangelist

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    I didn't do any tweaks though, I was running with High Performance profile. :p

    I don't use my laptop on batteries all that often, so going through the hassle of tweaking the system is not worth my time. But wow 7 hours, that's pretty amazing. :eek: ;)
     
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    thx for the advice. I just went back and checked and the harddrive and RAM are the standard ;) but ill keep this in mind for any future purchases

    seems like i should be able to get 2-2.5 hours out of my 6cell. 9cell would be nice but its $100+ and im already pushing my budget. maybe later on
     
    V_Ven, Apr 28, 2008
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    It's a great machine, see my sig.
     
    deputc26, Apr 28, 2008
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  13. Rodster

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    Sweet deal. Enjoy your Vostro, they are really nice laptops for the money. I recently bought a Vostro 1700 when they had the $500 off sale. I was so impressed I bought another Vostro this time a 1500 from the DeLL Outlet Store for $479.

    It comes with:
    T5270 1.4GHZ 2MB L2/800mhz
    2GB RAM 667MHZ
    nVidia 8400 GS 128meg
    160GB HDD
    Dual Layer DVD
    9 Cell Battery
    Windows XP Home.
     
    Rodster, Apr 28, 2008
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