Laptop Advice Quick!

[mofish]

Yeah its an emergency.

Not really, but I want to get it ordered today. Im not that versed in laptop brands and stuff.

Looking to spend 1500 or less. Mostly will be used to run powerpoint slideshows at math conferences. And WoW and EQ2.

HP making good laptops these days? Any other brands anyone suggests?
Doesnt have to be a monster machine. 1 Gig of RAM should be enough.

[Donnel]

You can get a stellar machine from dell for 1500.

[Harrison]

Dell's aren't too bad, my ex had one I used to use at her house to post here.

[Donnel]

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# Latitude D820


Date 5/5/2006 2:31:44 PM Central Standard Time
Catalog Number 4 Retail 04
Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id
Latitude D820:
Intel® Core™ Duo T2300 (1.67GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core D8216D [222-1261] 1
Operating Systems:
Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media XPPRO29 [465-2039] 11
LCDs:
15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA LCD Panel 15WUX [320-4611] 2
Graphics:
512MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache™ NVS120M [320-4613] 6
Memory:
1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS 1G2D5 [311-5677] 3
Hard Drives:
80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM 80D54 [341-2979] 8
Optical Drive - Modular:
24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVDâ„¢ 24CMBO [313-3881] 16
Wireless LAN (802.11):
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card IPW3945 [430-1481] 19
Floppy Drive:
No Floppy Drive NFD [340-8854] 10
Fingerprint Reader for Added Security:
Standard Touchpad TPAD [310-7418] 9
Batteries:
6 Cell Primary Battery 6C [312-0389] 27
AC Adapter:
90W A/C Adapter 90AC [310-7284] 15
Internal Keyboard:
Internal English Keyboard ENG [310-7270] 4
Purchase Intent:
Purchase is not intended for resale. NOT4SEL [462-4506] 138
Miscellaneous:
Latitude D820 02D820D [465-1387] 82
Hardware Support Services:
3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan T3YRR [983-2207][983-2217][950-8540][950-8542][982-5768] 29
Security Software:
McAfee ® SecurityCenter 15 Month Subscription MCFE15E [410-0811] 38
Resource CD:
No Resource CD NORCD [313-3673] 26


This would play wow better then most desktops you see people use today.

[mofish]

Nice guys thanks. She has a bottom of the line dell laptop now. It runs, but its just too slow for the presentations.

[Lyion]

Mo, PM me your email. I'll send you the 1/3 off Inspiron coupon I received today.

[Donnel]

Yeah I know that was a little higher then what you said, but if you go and customize em you can pick the next step down and keep pretty much everything except the windows xp pro (if you want) and drop it below 1500 most likely.

Maybe a slightly slower processor or get the 256 mb video card instead of the 512.

[Tikker]

dual core ftw

[Donnel]

Mo, PM me your email. I'll send you the 1/3 off Inspiron coupon I received today.

I wonder if that will stack with the other discounts?

If so awesome, if not you'd be better off with the coupon for true.

[mofish]

Think this is gonna be it.

$1606

Inspiron 9400 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB) edit
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition re-installation CD edit
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeâ„¢ edit
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz edit
Hard Drive 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
Great Deals on Dell Printers None edit
External Hard Drive None edit
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800 edit
Sound Card Integrated Audio edit
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
Spare Power Adapter None edit
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps) edit
Wireless Personal Networking Card None edit
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.

[mofish]

Yeah I know that was a little higher then what you said, but if you go and customize em you can pick the next step down and keep pretty much everything except the windows xp pro (if you want) and drop it below 1500 most likely.

Maybe a slightly slower processor or get the 256 mb video card instead of the 512.

Its not a big deal. Not her money, its grant money. But the way it works is we have to pay for it, then wait a month for reimbursement. Its BS. Who the hell has that kind of cash laying around to wait for a reimbursal.

[Donnel]

Nice, I should have looked harder, that's a gooder one :P

[Lyion]

Inspiron E1705
Date & Time: May 05,2006 2:49 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Inspiron E1705 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,070.00
Dell EPP/FSS customers: Save 1/3 off Inspiron notebooks $1399 or more
Expires Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Remove Coupon
- $691.38

Catalog Number: 23
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
Memory FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
Hard Drive 60GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Separate Photo & Music Software Musicmatch Plus by Yahoo! Music- Music Player. Included in Deluxe and Prem
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

TOTAL:$1,378.62

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[mofish]

Mo, PM me your email. I'll send you the 1/3 off Inspiron coupon I received today.

There is a 1/3 off Inspiron notebooks and free 1GB mem upgrade all over the site today. Is that the same thing? Or do you think itll stack?

PM sent~

[Lyion]

Same thing, probably. I sent you my coupon just in case. G luck with it.

[mofish]

So how does Office licensing work anyway?

She owns a teacher's edition version. Can that be installed on multiple PCs? Or should we go ahead and order yet another copy of Office?

And while Im on software, what is the deal with Media Edition? Is it worth the upgrade from Home? She definitely doesnt need Professional.

[Donnel]

Teacher is only good for one machine.

I hate media edition but then again I use my monitor and not tv as my screen.

[Lyion]

Nah, I'd wait and see if its valid on different PCs.

Media Edition has some neat things. Since it offers more than Home, I'd get it.

[Donnel]

I was giving the IT answer.

Yes you can only install it on one machine. If you try and install on multiple machines, angry green gremlins will jump out of your computer and feast on your ears.

[mofish]

Gremlins scare me. Especially Stripe. That one was a bad dude.

[Gidan]

I picked up a Dell e1505 dual core, 1G ram, 60G sata, x1300 video card, DVD+-RW. $900

[Hatak]

I used to do tech support for Toshiba laptops. They're not bad but they always seem to be a bit behind in technology.

Didn't help any when a few years ago when Pentium 4 came out and they released a laptop with the desktop P4 in it to get a jump on the competition. It kept overheating and it would shut itself down randomly.

[Captain Insano]

Yeah its an emergency.

Not really, but I want to get it ordered today. Im not that versed in laptop brands and stuff.

Looking to spend 1500 or less. Mostly will be used to run powerpoint slideshows at math conferences. And WoW and EQ2.

HP making good laptops these days? Any other brands anyone suggests?
Doesnt have to be a monster machine. 1 Gig of RAM should be enough.

NOO no no. Dell Latitude's are overpriced pieces of fucking SHIT. The new latitudes got horrible ratings too. They are meant for business/road warriors anyways. Get this: its the same thing as the Inspiron 6400 which used to be the Inspiron 6000. Later on down the road you might want to put 2gb of ram in it which you can buy from Newegg for dirt cheap.

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

E1505 Dual Core Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $1,708.00
Dell Home Customers: Save 20% off Dell Inspiron E1505!
Limited Time Offer!
- $341.60
Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
Memory FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Separate Photo and Music Software Musicmatch Plus by Yahoo! Music- Music Player. Included in Deluxe and Prem
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience
ACCESSORIES
Belkin 2-Outlet Travel Surge Protector Qty 1
Unit Price $14.00
TOTAL:$1,380.40

[Captain Insano]

So how does Office licensing work anyway?

She owns a teacher's edition version. Can that be installed on multiple PCs? Or should we go ahead and order yet another copy of Office?

And while Im on software, what is the deal with Media Edition? Is it worth the upgrade from Home? She definitely doesnt need Professional.

Teacher's edition of MS Office can be used on 3 machines. After that Microsquashes l337 ninja piracy squads hunt you down like a dog. j/k

Get media edition... Its a nice interface and if you buy from Dell's home section its the default operating system. XP Home blows.

[Captain Insano]

I was giving the IT answer.

Yes you can only install it on one machine. If you try and install on multiple machines, angry green gremlins will jump out of your computer and feast on your ears.

Not true... Most MS Office and Teacher editions sold are good for use on 3 machines.