Looking at getting the Compal IFL90

Do I really need all of this that the Customer Service Individual recommended. I understand that it is important to have back up, but $115.00 is chunk of $$$. Would I be alright w/o the 2.0ghz?


PowerPro J 10:15 SUPRA
Display: 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) LCD w/PCI-e nVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT w/512MB (Shipping Late -July)
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz Processor w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
System Memory: 2,048MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA 3Gb/s Seagate Momentus 7200.2 Hard Drive at 7,200 RPM
One Touch Backup Hard Drive Enclosure: One Touch Hard Drive Enclosure w/80GB Ultra ATA HDD at 5,400 RPM
CD/DVD Read/Writer: Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/Softwares
Memory Card Reader: 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader (MS/MSPRO/SD/MMC)
Wireless Networking: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11a/g/n
Battery for WXGA & WXGA+ Screen: Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell) - (WXGA & WXGA+ Screen Only)
Battery for WSXGA+ Screen: Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell) - (WSXGA+ Screen Only)
Operating System: Windows Vista Premium - 32-Bit
"Medialess" Microsoft Office Software: Microsoft Office 2007 Basic Edition - (Word, Excel, Outlook)
AC Adapter: Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
PowerPro 3-Year Warranty: 3 Year Warranty - Next Business Day Shipping - Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Tech Support

Regular price: $2,013.95
Cash discounted price: $1,953.53

 

I think a 2.0 ghz would be more than alright considering the rest of the specs and save you $$.
I just ordered the PowerPro /IFL90 after considering the Asus G1s. It sealed it when I got to see an Asus G series at Best Buy.
Those flashing green lights are not my style and the panel had a flex distortion that the HP and Sony sitting next to it did not have when I moved the panel a bit-- So ,, after talking extensively with Ron at PNB a couple times, I feel confident in my decision to go with Compal.
Thanks to you guys here on the forum for suggesting this brand. I look forward to my first laptop

P.s I'm a former Dell customer from years ago, and I heard their support is worse now, than then -- I can tell you it was really, really bad back then. Usually if you didn't have a software problem when you called, you did before you hung up... Also, because of Dell support inadequacy, I learned on my own how to change out HDD's, graphics cards and optical drives. Not bad for a 43 yr old mom with no electronic or technical experience whatsoever.

 

i personally didnt get the backup drive. dont think its worth it...but just me
2.0ghz is very fine. hard to see a difference in the real world between 2.0ghz and 2.2ghz. especially since you have 2gigs and 7200rpm drive.

 

Go to powernotebooks.com, there you can get the same specs your looking at for much cheaper! just click custom built on the site and then powerpro j 10:15.

 

isnt that what he got?

 

This is what I was quoted while speaking with the help there. I believe I'm going to drop the MS Word and get it cheaper elsewhere. I will be dropping the BackUP and maybe getting a smaller hard drive. We'll see. Thanks for the comments.