Help buying a laptop: is this good?

prometheus66 · 07-28-2006, 05:11 AM

I was interested in buying a laptop for school. I was planning on spending around 800$ and will be using for word/excel and possibly some CAD software like wildfire or solidworks. Ive been looking around and have found this inspiron 1405:

1.86ghz dual core
1 gig ram
80 gig hd
dvd burner
2 yr warranty
for 800 with tax when applying some coupons

Is this a good choice? Should i get this one, or maybe a different brand, or wait a little longer for the merom chip? Also, I was wondering what people's opinions were of laptop screens with truelife? Are they a good choice or are they glarey?

jp198780 · 07-28-2006, 02:15 PM

sounds good 2 me.

aaronsimo · 07-29-2006, 10:40 PM

id pay bout 600

jameswaske · 07-30-2006, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prometheus66

I was interested in buying a laptop for school. I was planning on spending around 800$ and will be using for word/excel and possibly some CAD software like wildfire or solidworks. Ive been looking around and have found this inspiron 1405:

1.86ghz dual core
1 gig ram
80 gig hd
dvd burner
2 yr warranty
for 800 with tax when applying some coupons

Is this a good choice? Should i get this one, or maybe a different brand, or wait a little longer for the merom chip? Also, I was wondering what people's opinions were of laptop screens with truelife? Are they a good choice or are they glarey?

stay with 1.66...you will definitely not need the extra power when youve already got a dual core. I doubt the 1 gig of ram is necessary either. True life is a good idea.

And how exactly do you get that for 800? The base price for their cheapest dual core is already 1058...so how can you possible add $64 for the 1.86 and the $55 for the extra 512 ram, and still keep it so low, especially with tax??? Arent you just using the 30% off 999+ coupon?

And why arent you wanting longer battery life? Will you always be plugged in?

prometheus66 · 07-31-2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jameswaske

stay with 1.66...you will definitely not need the extra power when youve already got a dual core. I doubt the 1 gig of ram is necessary either. True life is a good idea.

And how exactly do you get that for 800? The base price for their cheapest dual core is already 1058...so how can you possible add $64 for the 1.86 and the $55 for the extra 512 ram, and still keep it so low, especially with tax??? Arent you just using the 30% off 999+ coupon?

And why arent you wanting longer battery life? Will you always be plugged in?

well, i get that price with an epp discount. The gig of ram is a free upgrade. so is the dvd burner. Im not really sure if i will need the extra battery life for another 90$

ckfordy · 07-31-2006, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jameswaske

stay with 1.66...you will definitely not need the extra power when youve already got a dual core. I doubt the 1 gig of ram is necessary either. True life is a good idea.

And how exactly do you get that for 800? The base price for their cheapest dual core is already 1058...so how can you possible add $64 for the 1.86 and the $55 for the extra 512 ram, and still keep it so low, especially with tax??? Arent you just using the 30% off 999+ coupon?

And why arent you wanting longer battery life? Will you always be plugged in?

I would go with the 1.86 cause it will be much faster and he aint paying much more for it and keep the 1 GB of ram cause the laptop will run much faster with it.

jameswaske · 08-01-2006, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckfordy

I would go with the 1.86 cause it will be much faster and he aint paying much more for it and keep the 1 GB of ram cause the laptop will run much faster with it.

a difference of 1.66 to 1.86 will be MUCH faster for what? CAD??? ...no

jameswaske · 08-01-2006, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prometheus66

well, i get that price with an epp discount. The gig of ram is a free upgrade. so is the dvd burner. Im not really sure if i will need the extra battery life for another 90$

whats epp?

Cooper · 08-05-2006, 04:12 PM

Just a tip if you aren't very particular about the brand. Get to know the basics of how to buy a laptop first. You will be better prepared to buy one when you do.

robina_80 · 08-05-2006, 04:26 PM

i would get it

07-28-2006, 05:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
prometheus66 New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 6	Help buying a laptop: is this good? I was interested in buying a laptop for school. I was planning on spending around 800$ and will be using for word/excel and possibly some CAD software like wildfire or solidworks. Ive been looking around and have found this inspiron 1405: 1.86ghz dual core 1 gig ram 80 gig hd dvd burner 2 yr warranty for 800 with tax when applying some coupons Is this a good choice? Should i get this one, or maybe a different brand, or wait a little longer for the merom chip? Also, I was wondering what people's opinions were of laptop screens with truelife? Are they a good choice or are they glarey?

07-28-2006, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	sounds good 2 me. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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Cooper New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Just a tip if you aren't very particular about the brand. Get to know the basics of how to buy a laptop first. You will be better prepared to buy one when you do.