Dell laptops.. Worth the price...

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

well i dont think the link works.. heres what i added

dv9000t series PC

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66 GHz

17.0" WXGA+ Ultra BrightView Widescreen (1440x900)

512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600

1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)

120 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

System Recovery DVD w/Windows XP Media Center

2-year HP Accidental Damage Protection with Express Repair extended service plan

It came to 1800 .. i wanted to spend 3-400 Less is there anything i wouldnt need on there ( other than for vista in the future)

 

[kngadrok 10+ year member]

well i dont think the link works.. heres what i added
dv9000t series PC

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66 GHz

17.0" WXGA+ Ultra BrightView Widescreen (1440x900)

512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600

1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)

120 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

System Recovery DVD w/Windows XP Media Center

2-year HP Accidental Damage Protection with Express Repair extended service plan

It came to 1800 .. i wanted to spend 3-400 Less is there anything i wouldnt need on there ( other than for vista in the future)

PM

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

PM

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pm //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.. problem solved i hope

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&oc=D80909G&s=dhs

 

[kngadrok 10+ year member]

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&oc=D80909G&s=dhs

Trying to build this one up to what the 1705(i think that's the #) is, would end up being way more in the end.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

i think im just going to step down from the 17" screen and xtra (hd) and graphics card a bit and just do something a lil cheaper... basic..

80 GB hd

512-1GB ram

nice vid card

cd/dvd burner

On the hp dv5000z i m coming to around $800 .. Its just easier i guess than dumping $2000 into a laptop when ill be buying a new desktop in a year or 2.. so now the under 1000 options are open again.. I really do appreciate everyones help tho,.. Leardned quite a bit .. Even tho its not showing at the moment

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

but it was cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

im almost 100% on what im going with now.. I'll make sure my desktop is top notch when i get a new one in the next year or two.. I got so excited about getting a new toy i just wanted to go a lil overboard with it.. But heres what im leaning towards

HP dv5000z

Windows Xp MC

AMD Turion™ 64 ML-34 (1.8GHz/1MB L2 Cache

FREE Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen

32MB ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M

FREE Upgrade to 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)!!!

FREE Upgrade from 60 GB 4200 RPM to 80 GB 5400 RPM

LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer

FREE Upgrade to 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN

12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition Backup CD

$753.99 shipped

Hows it look???

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

but it was cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

it was but half the computer i just mentioned .. I think at least ...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Or the new model one step up...

HP dv6000t

Genuine Windows XP Media Center

Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2050 (1.60 GHz)

Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 - Core-OR-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 FOR $50---

HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam

FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB

FREE Upgrade from 60 GB 5400 RPM to 80 GB 5400 RPM ----( SAME AS 5000 I BELIEVE)----

LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer

802.11b/g WLAN

12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

System Recovery DVD w/Windows XP Media Center

$991.99

Now, which one looks like " more bang for the buck i guess??

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Get 1 GB of RAM ... 512 MB is borderline useless these days ...

Something I can totally agree with... unless running Linux or keeping a well tuned PC. I could play FEAR with 512, but I upgraded to a gig anyway, it thrashed like crazy. Still does with a gig, something I'm really curious about.

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

Get 1 GB of RAM ... 512 MB is borderline useless these days ...

That 750 laptop is MORE than capible of doing anything you need it to, sans gaming - just so long as you don't run macafee or Norton, but who in their right minds would runs those bloted pieces anyway? A bump up to 512mb would make it a fairly decent machine, again, sans gaming.

Hell, one could EASILY get away with using a 1.6ghz p4 with 256mb of ram still.

Besides gaming, what are you using that could be that much of a requirement?

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Like i said im not using it for much other than movies, Internet, music, Downloading, and Termlab for the most part-- Which is why im buying one in the first place //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif .. And whats wrong with the norton and macafee

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Sorry for quoting myself but .. of these 2 which onewould i need.. Why? and is there anything between the 2 thats better or worse...

HP dv5000z

Windows Xp MC

AMD Turion™ 64 ML-34 (1.8GHz/1MB L2 Cache

FREE Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen

32MB ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M

FREE Upgrade to 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)!!!

FREE Upgrade from 60 GB 4200 RPM to 80 GB 5400 RPM

LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer

FREE Upgrade to 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN

12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition Backup CD

$753.99 shipped

or

HP dv6000t

Genuine Windows XP Media Center

Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2050 (1.60 GHz)

Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 - Core-OR-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 FOR $50---

HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam

FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB

FREE Upgrade from 60 GB 5400 RPM to 80 GB 5400 RPM ----( SAME AS 5000 I BELIEVE)----

LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer

802.11b/g WLAN

12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

System Recovery DVD w/Windows XP Media Center

$991.99 shipped ( also would be $50 less with the core solo, if it matters that much )

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

Go with the 990 one with the core duo. The Pentium M chip walks all over the turion line of processors. It's no contest. Other than that, they look the same.

Oh, and Mcafee and Norton **** becase they are resource hogs and are ineffective and provide lots of services that nobody really needs.

edit: typo on the price