I cant pick a laptop! Help me choose

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Ok out of these which do you think I should get? I am having such a hard time deciding

This new studio 15

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DNDWUA3&s=dhs

Or one of these from the dell outlet

XPS M1530

(System Identifier: 09ETF76V)

XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 (2MB cache/1.83GHz/667Mhz FSB)

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

System Price : $829.00

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Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

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Memory

3 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)

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Hard Disk Drive

250 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

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Video

128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

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Media Bay

8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

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Certified Refurbished

Certified Refurbished

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Base

XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 (2MB cache/1.83GHz/667Mhz FSB)

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Web Camera

Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera

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Software Upgrade

Microsoft Works 8.5

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Hardware Upgrade

9 Cell Primary Battery

90W AC Adapter

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System Color

Tuxedo Black

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Laptop Screen

15.4 inch WXGA Laptop Screen

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Network Interface Card

1490 Wireless Card

Or this one

XPS M1530

(System Identifier: 04MKLP6K)

XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

System Price : $869.00

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Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

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Memory

2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)

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Hard Disk Drive

160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

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Video

128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

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Web Camera

Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera

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Certified Refurbished

Certified Refurbished

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Base

XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)

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Media Bay

8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

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Software Upgrade

Microsoft Works 8.5 with MS Office Trial Version Software

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Hardware Upgrade

9 Cell Primary Battery

90W AC Adapter

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System Color

Tuxedo Black

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Laptop Screen

15.4 inch WXGA Laptop Screen

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Network Interface Card

1490 Wireless Card

Or

XPS M1330

(System Identifier: 09R0YP81)

XPS M1330 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

System Price : $1,019.00

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Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

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Memory

4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)

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Hard Disk Drive

250 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

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Video

128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

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Web Camera

Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera

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Software Upgrade

Microsoft Works 8.5

Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software Edition

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Base

XPS M1330 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)

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Media Bay

8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

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Network Interface Card

Dell 1395 802.11G Wireless Mini Card

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Hardware Upgrade

Fingerprint Reader Touchpad

Dell Travel Remote Control

90W AC Adapter

6 Cell Primary Battery

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System Color

Tuxedo Black

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Certified Refurbished

Certified Refurbished

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Laptop Screen

13.3 inch WXGA Standard Display

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[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

DO NOT get a Dell. We have an office full of them, and 2 laptops from them. They ****. We're fighting with Dell now to replace one of the laptops.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

DO NOT get a Dell. We have an office full of them, and 2 laptops from them. They ****. We're fighting with Dell now to replace one of the laptops.

x2 stay away from dell

the ones ive had always start fvcking up as soon as the warranty is up

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

x2 stay away from dellthe ones ive had always start fvcking up as soon as the warranty is up

Yep, my mom's keeps freezing and shit. They sold her a backup hard drive for like $250, and that still didn't stop it from getting overloaded and freezing.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I dont know I was kind of set on dell

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Dell's high end computers have treated me really well. My friends have base model Dells and they run quite nicely after I toy with them a bit. If I were you I would look into the Dell Precision series laptops. They are well-built machines with beefy components and cases, and all come with a standard 3-year fully transferrable accidental protection warranty.

They have good prices on eBay.

 

[Scott15 10+ year member]

Yep, my mom's keeps freezing and shit. They sold her a backup hard drive for like $250, and that still didn't stop it from getting overloaded and freezing.

that's probably because you download too much shemale ****... that might fvck it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

We have about 250-300 dells here, I love the servers a lot but the desktop stuff and low end laptops are kind of cheesy but for $500 bucks I do not expect too much //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Most of the issues have been with the CRT's and hard drives dying, other than that no real issues other than the occasional power supply or dead dvd drive.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

I'm also not sure how an extra hard drive is supposed to keep it from "freezing and shit."

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

We have about 250-300 dells here, I love the servers a lot but the desktop stuff and low end laptops are kind of cheesy but for $500 bucks I do not expect too much //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Most of the issues have been with the CRT's and hard drives dying, other than that no real issues other than the occasional power supply or dead dvd drive.

Well the XPS's are pretty good from what I hear. I really like the design and size as well

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

that's probably because you download too much shemale ****... that might fvck it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

I have my own computer for all your mother's movies. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I'm also not sure how an extra hard drive is supposed to keep it from "freezing and shit."

It's a business computer, and has alot of files and stuff for the company. They said if we transfered all the stuff to it, the computer will run alot faster.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Get the m1330.

People who think dells **** probably **** at using computers.

If you're too stupid to wipe it and start fresh the first day you get it, you deserve a comp that runs shitty.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Get the m1330.
People who think dells **** probably **** at using computers.

If you're too stupid to wipe it and start fresh the first day you get it, you deserve a comp that runs shitty.

Think that will be to small? I kind of like the idea of it being small though actually

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

It's a business computer, and has alot of files and stuff for the company. They said if we transfered all the stuff to it, the computer will run alot faster.

Who told you that Poonjab Mukajeree at the Dell technical support line? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh:

Chances are it is all the loaded bullshit dell installs on your PC that are causing it to be so slow. Get a fresh non-dell OS install and I bet it will speed it up without free AOL and all that other shit on it.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

picking a laptop is very dependant on what you will use it for