e1405 - Drafting on one.

Inspiron E1405 Dual Core Qty 1
Intel® Core™ processor Duo T2500 (2MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,080.00
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Catalog Number: 29
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Inspiron E1405 Intel® Core™ processor Duo T2500 (2MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
Video Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drive 100GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 Mini Card (802.11 a/g, 54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhance Data Rate)
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD
Media Center Enhancements Remote Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

TOTAL:$1,330.00

I'm waiting for this laptop to get an expected dedicated graphics option, but other than that I think it is great for the price- I am a student who will be going overseas later this year and I need a laptop not only to draft on, Cad/Inventor, but I also do digital audio work, and play high end games such as WOW. Now, until the dedicated graphics card is implemented, playing games is out of the question- but (correct me if i'm wrong) Cad, is 80-90% cpu based and not gpu based, so on this system speced above, I would think it would do great. What do you guys think?

 

There is a 100 dollar off 2000 or more coupon floating around you should be able to use for that.

 

That computer looks good. Should be good for what you are using it for.

I don't know how good of a graphics card it is going to get, due to the small size it will have cooling issues, but who knows.

 

didn't find a 100$ off 2000$+ coupon-

 

If you want CAD, maybe a D620/D820 with an NVS Quadro would be a better choice.

I strongly doubt that anything 3D, even CAD, would be only 10% GPU-based. Otherwise nobody would sell those $3000 workstations.

 

Save money, take off the Audigy option. It's just a software addon you can download any time. If you've ordered already, just call in, they can change it (that's what I did.)

 

whoa, your saying the integrated audigy is just a software addon? I was under the impression from dell that it was actually a better integrated card.

 

According to the numerous threads concerning this topic, yeah it's the same hardware (sigmatell 9200 chip), but with just a different sound software to emulate an audigy. In fact you can buy/download this audigy package anytime from Dell which proves it's not a change in hardware.

Of course this doesn't mean it doesn't make your notebook sound better. That's still under dispute. What it does mean, though, is that you should probably not buy the option. When you get your laptop, decide if it the sound is good enough. If it's not, THEN you should get the software package. Save yourself some money that way.

Personally I use an integrated sound for my desktop PC and it sounds great. Plus I hear the e1405/1505 has great speakers anyway, and the Audigy package will probbaly increase memory/cpu load.