is it worth it now?

goosy22

goosy22

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i'm going off to college soon for electrical/computer engineering... i want a laptop but i figure after i finish college i'll buy either a desktop or another powerful laptop... keep in mind i'll probably finish college in 4.5-5 years... i'm just curious if i should shell out 1000 bucks for a dell e1505 or just buy a cheapy barebone ? the cheapy barebone would be based on amd's turion platform i think...
 
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I believe that a well eqiupped Dell Inspiron E1505 will last quite a while. They have a coupon as we speak that takes $750 off the price.
 
so you think it's a good idea to go with the e1505? the only reason i like amd is because it's 64 bit compatible... i guess it's still a ways off but i don't plan to buy a new computer every year... and do i really need the 2.0 or even the 1.83 Ghz processor? i will be doing some autocad i spose but that's more graphically intensive than processor intensive, not? and yes i plan on doing some gaming but far below what people on this forum considers regular gaming...

Inspiron E1505:
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display 15XGA
FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
60GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability 8XDVDRW
Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
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total comes to $1057 and change... what you think? the one change i would see is getting xp pro... but i can get it cheaper than dell sells it...
 
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