e1505 and d820 prices and specs

thinking of buying one of the two computers.
I know the d820 is better built but the price difference is a bit much

If you wouldn't mind posting how much you paid for your system and what the specs of it are.
I've heard good things about both computers. and i hear the battery life is pretty good

 

I can't help with the questions you asked, but I just wanted to say I love the WUXGA option on the D820. I just wished they offered a better video card, and of course, a lower price.

 

I paid $1180 for an E1505, with 1.6ghz core duo, wsxga+, 1gb ram, 60gb hd, dvd burner, ati x1300, dell wireless, a 3 year warranty, plus a dell nylon carrying case

 

i paid $1,733.78
E1505 Dual Core
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MBCache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)

15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM

256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™Go 7300 TurboCache

100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive


Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability


Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition

Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards


Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
3Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Service, 30Day DOC, PC Training, 2Yr Antivirus Suite
Windows Vista™ Capable

 

Paid $1349.23 for the E1505 specs in my sig.

 

Did anyone call dell to "bargain" a price?

How much did you save?

 

I just used a "$750 off $1999+" but it's been said that some people have had varying degrees of success with haggling. It'll depend on the rep you get, if there've been some kind of price changes in components, etc etc. I'd imagine some people have been trying it this week for the E1505 since the weekly coupons haven't been working since Thurs and people have had to phone in their orders to get the coupon used. Then they might try to get something thrown in fr the hassle/inconvenience of the website not working, etc.

 

I have a D820 WUXGA, T2600, 100GB 7200RPM, 2GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM, nVidia 120m 512MB turbocache, DVD-RW DL drive, 9-cell battery (I get 4 hours watching videos on my HD, like 3:45 watching DVDs, and up to 5.5 hours just doing office, internet, chatting stuff with wi-fi on), Intel Wireless card, Bluetooth built in, XP pro WITH MEDIA, and a Dell USB optical scroll mouse for $1874 after shipping. And I believe that the 120m 512MB is better than the x1400 in 3Dmark05 I got 2020, in another review I saw of an e1505 with an x1400 it only got 1791 so this is actually better than the x1400, and also it scores better than a 7400go (the 120m is based on that GPU)

 

PS: The WUGXA is awesome if you end up getting the D820, I would 100% reccomend it! and I used a 30% off coupon, so keep your eyes peeled as they are rare on the Latitudes

 

sig...

i love it

 

personally I would go with the e1505

 

because of price?