Which Dell 710 Configuration would you get?

Inspiron 710m Pentium Intel® Pentium® M Processor 755 (2.0GHz), 12.1 inch WXGA
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
Memory 2GB DDR SDRAM 2 Dimms
Hard Drive 100GB 7200rpm Hard Drive

Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel
Primary Battery 65 WHr 8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Additional Battery 8-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (65 WHr)

TOTAL:$1,634.82

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Inspiron 710m Pentium Intel® Pentium® M Processor 755 (2.0GHz), 12.1 inch WXGA
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
Memory 2GB DDR SDRAM 2 Dimms
Hard Drive 120GB 5400rpm Hard Drive

Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)

Primary Battery 65 WHr 8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Additional Battery 8-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (65 WHr)

TOTAL:$1,516.02

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Would you choose the faster hard drive potentially sacrificing battery life and smaller storage (20 GBs) or get the slower hard drive with more space?

 

Thats way too much for the 710m. I payed $940~ shipped for mine. 1.7ghz 512mb ram 60gb 5400 HDD. You must have missed the sale on the 710m.. people were getting them for $755 shipped. I would wait for another coupon to come out.. however long that may take .

 

Agreed on the coupon. Also buy the memory elsewhere.

 

Another thing to consider is that the 710 is likely near end of life... its the last of the inspiron 500/600/700 series notebooks... and there are rumors circulating about an e1405 coming down the line. If you need a notebook now, and get a good deal like those above then its an option... but no way should you play over $1000 for one of these IMO.

 

Inspiron 710m Pentium Intel® Pentium® M Processor 755 (2.0GHz), 12.1 inch WXGA
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
Memory 1GB DDR SDRAM 2 Dimms
Hard Drive 120GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Primary Battery 65 WHr 8-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Additional Battery 8-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (65 WHr)

TOTAL:$1,272.00
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How is this configuration? I do want a large HD, a 2 Ghz processor, the DVD burner, and the two 8 cell batteries : Each of these options add $100 for each increment.

 

I would get the least amount of memory you can then buy some after you get it.

 

How many years has the 700m been out now?? I can't believe Dell is still selling this notebook, and for one heck of a price!! No way would I get that, I would see the What Should I Buy thread and ask for some other options. There are quite a few excellent 12inch notebooks out there, and this sure isn't one of them.

If you insist on buying it though, I agree with waiting for a coupon. That is just too much to spend for such an old machine

 

I paid $890 for mines with 1g ram

 

Thanks for the input. I ordered the D620, in the last second.

With the amount of money that I had configured, I decided to get something with a little more durability and solid feel.

 

Had to pay $89.00 for shipping and $39.00 tax ( I live in Hawaii) ...

I ordered the z5500 from zipzoomfly and they charged me LESS to have it shipped.. thats Dell for you.