spec differences

i have an inspiron 1525 with the built in webcam and an intel core 2 duo processor with speed of 2 ghz and 3 gb memory and 250 gb hard drive...i paid $599. My question is this.....should i return this 1525 for another 1525 with an intel pentium dual core processor with speed of 1.86 ghz and 2 gb of memory and 160 gb hard drive and no webcam for $499? I will basically be using my laptop for paying bills, a lil my spacing, listenin to music via i tunes library or cd, a lil on line shopping and emailing and sharing/storing pictures. Am i better off downgrading and saving that $100 or better yet applying that 100 toward the extended warranty thru the geek squad at best buy? How will not only the different processor but the speed difference of it as well affect me and the same for the 1gb differnce in memory and smaller hard drive..what would i lose....is it worth downgrading? i dont know crap bout computers and would appreciate any and all answers to direct me in decidng// thank you in advance

 

You'll notice a pretty big difference. More so if you're running several programs at once (internet, itunes, importing pictures). Vista will still run well with 2gigs, but you'll notice a lot more hicups and slowdowns than with 3gigs. The bigger hard drive, ram and cpu are worth more than 100$ anyway, if you were to purchase them separately. I say keep it as it is.

 

alright thanks ...that helps cause i do tend to open up many tabs at once which i dont think is the same as what you meant by programs but just itunes and internet with like 4-5 tabs should account for something wont it? have you heard anything bout the geek squad...is it worth it to get the extended warranty...its $199 for 2 years and includes accidental drop and spills

 

Keep it.

You got a good deal. And don't get that extended warranty thru bestbuy.

Complete waste of money.

 

yo homie....where the f... did you get that burger....sharing is caring bro....haha...thats cool...so is that rite bout best buy warranty....whats wrong with it

 

The problem with the warranty is that they tend not to honor it. If you actually read the fine print, you'll notice that it really covers nothing, and the things it does cover are all up to interpretation . . not by you of course.

If electronics are going to fail, 90% of the time it will occur within the first month anyway. This is because of the so-called "burn-in" process. My advice is to skip warranties and benchmark the crap out of it for a few days, stressing all the different components.