game and money

for about US $1000.00 ...

... from where do I start

building in Dell for gaming

 

well thats gonna be hard unless you have some pretty sweet coupons. a good ideal gaming dell laptop is probably gonna cost you more than a $1000

 

XPS 1330 for the win

 

Look at the Dell Vostro 1500 or Inspiron 1520. Use the Dell coupons to lower the price.

 

Listen to this man.

The vostro 1500 or inspiron 1520 is where your going to need to look for that price range.

Hcw must be on the juice because theres no way in hell you'll be able to build a m1330 worth gaming on for $1000.

 

-an inspiron 1520
-get the 8600GT for sure
-lower the ram to 1GB and just 2GB sticks off newegg
-find coupons
-talk to them to minimize price
-for gaming: graphic card > ram > processor > hard drive
-processor try to get a 1.8 or 2.0 but im not sure exactly what you would be able to upgrade with $1000... again call them =)

 

Guess that I am in hell cause I got my 1330's for that price

 

Whoops, anyway, got the my priorities straight,

with the coupons it come to US $1033.00 ... ... mission accomplished !!!

Great advises

Inspiron 1520
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition
Edit Item
$1,323.00
Value of $150!
Limited Time Offer! View Details
-$0.00
Value of $125!
Limited Time Offer! View Details
-$0.00
Save $300 on select Inspiron notebook purchases of $1299 or more
Expires Thursday, August 09, 2007 View Details Remove Coupon
-$300.00
Catalog Number: 29 DNCWKA1
Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU
Inspiron 1520 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache) CT730HN [222-9008]
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition VHB3E [310-9093][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6553][420-6995][420-7024][420-7244][463-2282]
System Color Jet Black BLK [313-5395]
Memory FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 2G2DP [466-8372]
LCD Panel Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) 15XGA [320-5459]
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT 256AC [320-5639]
Hard Drive FREE! 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 160GBP [466-8377]
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08 ADOBER [412-0917]
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) 24COMBO [313-5196][420-6464]
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card TM1390 [430-2307]
Camera No Webcam Option DNCAMER [320-5692]
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD IWRK [412-0915]
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription (30-day trial) VNSNT [412-0940]
Battery Options 9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery 9BT9ABT [312-0526][312-0528]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service ST111RR [950-3337][950-9057][960-2780][983-3090][987-5437]
Dell On Call No Dell On Call NODOC [986-9327]
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested NISPFSS [461-3063]
Miscellaneous Inspiron 1520 I152001 [466-7698]
Doms Camera Module Jet Black color w/o Camera DBLKNC [320-5841]
Processor Branding Intel® Core™2 Duo Label IC2DNB [310-8319]
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic VBN [310-8627]
DataSafe Online Backup Free 3 GB Online Backup for 1Yr

 

I'll play a bit with different combinations

and wait (cool) to place my order on Monday

did I build the right (very best) combination

 

i hate how the US has massive coupons AND free upgrades lol =/ canada the max coupon is $150 or $200 (and remember that $1 american > $1 cdn) and little to no free upgrades... in canada the same specs would probably be $1500 at best =/

 

oh, don't forget the ridiculous 14% VAT in Canada as opposed to 5% in US

 

Oh and don't forget the free healthcare americans get.

No wait, thats you guys.

Whiny canadians

 

Then move the F**K out of Canada. I hate these whiners complain about this or that but yet does nothing.

 

Do Dell has a 512MB Graphic on the horizon,

just wondering, you won't see me waiting

 

US $1094 for a 17 inches 1720

($1044 without the yellow lid)

Do I get 2.2GHz and no yellow

no game require 2.2GHz right ...

SYSTEM COLOR Sunshine Yellow edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition edit
DISPLAY Anti-glare, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT edit
MEMORY FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE FREE! 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0