Laptop for College

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swimmerxc

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So which of these do you guys think is the best bang for the buck for all around gaming, music, and videos... and survive college for 4 years.... and all of them will give me a Windows Vista Premium for free, also im not worried about the HD since i can always buy another external one or just burn everything on CD's
Only American companys... had bad customer experience with my Toshiba

they all come around $1200-1300

HP 15.4 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

HP 17 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T5200 (1.60 GHz)
512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
100 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

HP 14.1 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
128MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Alienware Sentia™ m3450
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Windows® XP Media Center Edition
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
60GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Intel® GMA 950 Extreme Graphics

Alienware Area-51® m5550
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Windows® XP Media Center Edition
512MB Single Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz
80GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 6600

XPS M1210
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.86GHz/667MHz/2MB)
indows® XP Media Center Edition
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Driv
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Dell Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7400 (4MB Cache/2.16GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIM
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™

Dell Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™

Also is it better to get a good video card etc 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600 or more RAM? Which one do you think it would be better in the long run (4-5 years)?

Thanks
 
Before I give you my suggestion, do you prefer to have a light laptop or a bit of a heavy one because the bigger the screen, the more heaver it is going to be.
 
soccerdude said:
Before I give you my suggestion, do you prefer to have a light laptop or a bit of a heavy one because the bigger the screen, the more heaver it is going to be.
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im not going to be lugging it around to class everyday.... :D
i might just take it to the library from time to time, but most of the time it will be stuck in my room..
 
Might I suggest that you look at a Acer? There is a bunch of labtop for the money... I use one everyday at my job and school... I haven't had one problem with it... But I can only give you a suggestion on the Acer because I haven't had to buy any others.... Good luck with which ever you buy!
 
I have a dell 6400 which is business class for the e1505, i love it, it runs awesome and is well under spec'd compare to what put...my mom dad sister and aunt all have dell lappys and are working great. I would say go with the last lappy u specd up...
 
Yeah thanks I think I got it narrowed down to Dell E1505 or HP Dv6000t
I been reading mixed reviews on both laptops and can't decide which I should get
Dell: they said all the adware stuff Dell sticks in there and the customer service
HP: battery life and screen adn their quality

Here's the basic specs of both

Dell E1505
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

HP Dv6000t
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam
2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM
8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
 
My uncle is having this Dell Inspiron E1505
and he has been singing praises of it ever since. It looks more promising and better suited for how you plan to use it. I used uncle's laptop few times and its really cool! And the price also is reasonable...:rolleyes: I think.
 
I'd say the HP because the graphics card on the Dell feeds off the system memory. However, I'm not 100% sure if the 7400 is independent, but since it doesn't have TurboCache or HyperMemory, it probably is. Otherwise, they're pretty much the same so the HP gets my vote.
Also, you get the microphone and webcam which would be good for something like skype if you wanted to phone someone online.
 
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