gurus....pros/cons these two

i just built these two notebooks... tell me what u prefer...

i wonder if i should on the D820 pay for intell WIFI or stick to dells??
and which GFX card is better?

DELL D820

Intel® Core™ Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media, English Unit Price $2,369.00
You have qualified for savings of 15% with your online purchase.
Expires April 21, 2006
- $355.35

Catalog Number: 70703
Module Description Show Details
Latitude D820 Intel® Core™ Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media, English
LCDs 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel
Memory 1.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
Graphics 512MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 120M
Hard Drives 100GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Touchpad Options Standard Touchpad
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 350 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter
Module Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW w/Sonic Digital Media™ and Cyberlink Power DVD™
Wireless Networking Card Dell Wireless™ 1390 802.11a/g WLAN MINI Card
Resource CD Resource CD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Primary Battery 6 Cell Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Years Next Business Day Onsite
Hardware Installation Services DECLINE INSTALL
File System NTFS File System for all Operating Systems
Reference Guide Quick Reference Guide
TOTAL:$2,013.65

the INSPIRON 6400

Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Professional, English Unit Price $2,399.00
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Expires April 21, 2006
- $430.00
Catalog Number: 70703
Module Description Show Details
Processor - Inspiron 6400 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Professional, English
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 100GB Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Burner FREE Upgrade to 8x CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) - $100 Value
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software Microsoft Office Basic- Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Click below to view Security Software options! McAfee Security Center w/ VirusScan, Firewall and Privacy, 90-day trial
Click below to view Primary Battery options! 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Carrying Cases Dell Leather Carrying Case


of course both these qualify for $650 CNDN off up to April 21st

what would u choose
D820 is $1364
6400 is $1319

D820 has faster HD and RAM, better monitor..shock absorbs...etc

 

My vote goes to the D820. I like the graphics card. I want one.
Tim

 

The Dell D820 configuration is superior, in my opinion.

 

thats what i am thinking...is this easier...lol

 

hmmm i might look into this d820.. im pretty new to the notebook scene and was a heartbeat away from getting the 6400, but from the looks of what you just posted you can squeeze out better value for the money with the d820. my budget is also about the same as yours as well. anything good or bad to we need to know about this laptop? i'm also curious where you are finding this $650 CDN off until april 21... as far as I was aware the only deal like that was $650 off until april 27 (found here: http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/affiliates_notebooks?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs) and I don't see that notebook listed. thx for your time.

 

I fought long and hard for weeks looking over everything out there, even cancelled 2 previous orders after a last minute mind change. There were a couple other brand laptops I liked the look of better, but they didn't come with the options I was after. The D820 scored perfectly on every single aspect of what I was after and looking for with it's options.

As far as the WiFi cards go, from specs and pictures I've seen the Dell card and the Intel card your talking about are the exact same card, just with a different brand name associated to them. Myself, I opted to not go with the dual band card because I don't know of a single place still using the old short range 802.11a that has even shorter range if your trying to pass it through walls or a smoke filled room. Just about everyone is using 802.11g exclusively except for maybe some old hotspots you find once in a great while who are using 802.11b still. If you have a 802.11g card though it will work with the older 802.11b systems still.

802.11a and 802.11b both came out at the same time, but the a's never really caught on despite being faster than the b's (a and g are the same speed though), it's because of the very limited range the a's had and trouble getting the signal to pass through anything but purified air.

I did go with the Blue Tooth option as well. Mainly because I have a Pocket PC cell phone that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and Verizon EVDO Wireless Broadband Service built into the phone. I'm hoping sometime soon this year somebody will get the ability for this to be used as a wireless modem for my laptop via Blue Tooth to actually work.

I didn't go with the EVDO built into the laptop though because 2 years from now I hope to still be using the laptop and something newer and better than EVDO will likely be out by then (not that there's anything wrong with EVDO, I love it, but it'll be easier to update my phone than my laptop in 2 years when the technology changes as it always does).

 

this was posted in my other inquiery
canada dell deals
http://www.fatwallet.com/store.php?store=956

im glad i could help u.....im driving myself crazy!!!

wanted to wait till july/august...but may have to jump on this deal, unless others think they will go lower?

i know i didnt see the D820 on the deals either?? maybe this is only applicable to the Inspiron line?

 

Hmmm... I think your probably right that it is only applicable to the inspiron line, at least that is the impression I was always under. I believe the way they phrase it, "Save an additional $650 on the following systems" would suggest this. If this is indeed the case, than the d820 works out to be significantly more expensive then the 6400. Dang!

 

Overlooked that one detail about the memory you selected, you went with the 1 Gig of memory split between 2 seperate DIMM's (so you'll actually have 2 seperate 512Mb DIMM's taking up both your available memory slots).

It's only a $10 difference to instead go with the 1Gig Single DIMM, an option well worth the $10 difference in price for seemingly the same thing.

The benifit though in having just a single 1Gig DIMM is with the thoughts of future upgrades. You'll still have a free slot you could use down the road to add a second 1Gig DIMM giving you a total of 2Gig of RAM split between the 2 cards.

With that 512Mb Video Card, your going to want to add another Gig of RAM to this system down the road (no need to add it now though, just leave yourself the ability to do it later by freeing up your second available DIMM slot now.)

 

not impressed either!!!!!!

so back to the 6400 and the ACER 5672

or maybe if we know anyone that works at Dell we can get sweet deal?

 

There's an automatic $400 off from Dell right now on the Latitude models (includes the Latitude D820) that you don't need a coupon for, once you completely total up your order, or add it to your wish list they automaticly toss in the $400 off deal. You won't see the $400 off though while your building the system, it shows up later. It also expires this Thursday the 20th.

You'll find once you total the 2 up, the cost is about the same in the end, but your getting much better features with the D820.

 

Thanks for the tip.

 

D820 is not TrueLife, so it is not as bright as other Dell models...

 

are u sure the there is another $400 off at closing?? we are canadian EH!!
there was an instant $355, but you are saying ANOTHER $400 at the end?

i would consider spending the extra for the much better build and faster HD and 3yr onsite bla bla bla

 

yea I'm not seeing the extra $400 off at the end, only the 15% I also was considering what bran said; to me the TrueLife bright, glossy screens are alot nicer than the traditional matte, but its a feature I guess I'm willing to discard for increased performance.