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    Vostro 1500

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by titan2900, Sep 15, 2007.

  1. titan2900

    titan2900 Newbie

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    I've heard about this laptop and checked it out on the dell website, came up with these specs for $1018 w/o warrenty:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
    LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
    MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    HARD DRIVE 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
    VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
    WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

    Other then the 5400rpm drive (They dont offer a 7200), I think it looks ok. Any suggestions on this?
     
    titan2900, Sep 15, 2007
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Looks very good to me! 5400rpm is fine....... i used to have 4200 :(lol
     
    Johnny T, Sep 15, 2007
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  3. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

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    1. check
    2. get a refund if u don't like vista(got me 100 bux)
    3. check, i got 1280*800, absolutely in love with it
    4. memory, get 1gb, save some money and buy 2gigs from newegg for $125
    5. hard drive, hmm...it's whatever u feel secure with, get an external if u want more space
    6. check
    7.check. get new drivers from laptopvideo2go.com, etiher .44 or .67
    8. check

    good deal, man, i think
     
    Mimino, Sep 15, 2007
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  4. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Yup, that's a good Gaming laptop. Especially at that price.
     
    fabarati, Sep 15, 2007
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  5. wundergreg

    wundergreg Notebook Enthusiast

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    about the same as mine that i'm getting this week. i'm pretty excited too seeing how i'm upgrading from 512 ram and an intel intergrated graphics card.
     
    wundergreg, Sep 15, 2007
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