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    woot got my 9300

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tehguardian, Dec 1, 2005.

  1. tehguardian

    tehguardian Notebook Geek

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    i got my 9300 few hours ago , so far its very good !

    it came 6 days earlier than the estimated shipping date!

    total = $1282 (including tax and shipping)

    i think it was a pretty sweet deal for this laptop ! lol ive been spending past few hours formatting and installing my own windows!

    Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
    SS17HN
    [222-0461]

    Display 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
    17XGAL
    [320-4539]

    Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
    1GB2D
    [311-3732]

    Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
    256NV
    [320-4185]

    Hard Drive 60GB 5400rpmHard Drive
    60GBS
    [341-2803]

    Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    WMCE
    [463-2282]
    [412-0689]
    [420-4830]
    [420-4928]
    [420-5755]
    [420-5460]
    [420-5476]
    [420-5598]

    Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    INTNIC
    [430-0493]

    Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
    ADOBER
    [430-1048]

    CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
    24COMBO
    [313-2580]
    [420-5111]

    Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
    IP2915
    [430-1391]
     
    tehguardian, Dec 1, 2005
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  2. jhwyung

    jhwyung Notebook Consultant

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    i am jealous. can't wait for my 9300 in the mail. is the Dell OS really bad? I mean do I realyl need to format and use my own copy of XP in there?
     
    jhwyung, Dec 1, 2005
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  3. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    To sum it up...yes it is pretty bad. You don't have to do a clean install, but I would recommend it. Its better to get it done now because if you wait, eventually your system will slow down that you'll have to do a format and lose everything. There is just a ton of junk ware on there.

    They have a spare partition that is worthless IMO. If you do a clean install, the spare partition becomes invalid. The spare partition takes up at least 5 gb by itself.

    Its up to you if you want to use your own copy of XP. If it is the same version as what you order, then use it and enter the product code which is located on the bottom of your laptop for the license.

    SG
     
    Amber, Dec 1, 2005
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  4. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Amber, Dec 5, 2005
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