Need Labtop, cant decide, dell gateway

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gibbs6

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dell inspiron 9300 $2,066.00

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
100GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
xp home

Gateway M460Eb $1,900

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
100GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive
15.4" WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
Modular 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer
ATI Radeon X600 128MB Graphics
Integrated 802.11b/g wireless networking card
xp professional

gateway m250x $1,469.99

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2.00GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
100GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive
Integrated 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW)
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
xp home

well there are 3 models i have been looking at, btw i am a college student and it will be carried around with me to certain classes, so size is an issue, but i will be doing some video editing and dowloading on it, with some gaming also, i have up to $2200 to spend

with that being said, the m250x could be modded more with more memory, and so could the others justa little bit

just give me some opinions, thanks
 
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alanuofm

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gibbs6 said:
dell inspiron 9300 $2,066.00

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
100GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
xp home

Gateway M460Eb $1,900

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
100GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive
15.4" WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
Modular 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer
ATI Radeon X600 128MB Graphics
Integrated 802.11b/g wireless networking card
xp professional

gateway m250x $1,469.99

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2.00GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
100GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive
Integrated 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW)
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
xp home

well there are 3 models i have been looking at, btw i am a college student and it will be carried around with me to certain classes, so size is an issue, but i will be doing some video editing and dowloading on it, with some gaming also, i have up to $2200 to spend

with that being said, the m250x could be modded more with more memory, and so could the others justa little bit

just give me some opinions, thanks
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since size is an issue the 9300 is 7.85 pounds and a large 17inch screen. however i was able to get the price of the exact specs you have listed and threw in the 9 cell instead of the 6 cell down to $1,680.25.

for portability reasons i suggest the inspiron 6000 with the following specs:
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
100GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,478.10

with the last laptop i listed the gateway should not be considered at all.
 
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gibbs6

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how did u go about getting the price down?? as much i as i try i come out with a higher price..., will the 6000 compare with the 9300 in speed and gaming? how much of a difference would getting 2gb of memory make?
 
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alanuofm

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gibbs6 said:
how did u go about getting the price down?? as much i as i try i come out with a higher price..., will the 6000 compare with the 9300 in speed and gaming? how much of a difference would getting 2gb of memory make?
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i have some online coupons. the 6000 has a smaller screen, lighter, and the video card isnt as good. the 9300 has the geforce 6800 which is a 12 pipeline video card. the x300 is a 4 pipeline video card which can run most games fairly well on lower-middle settings.

1 gb should be fine unless you plan to run a million programs at once.
 
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gibbs6

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I think I am going to go with this one you suggested...

Inspiron 6000
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
100GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,478.10

How would I be able to get a hold of an online discount, to get the price down to the one you shown? Thanks
 
age123

age123

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i dont like delll laptops the cd rom drive frezzes and u have 2 turn it off and that is painfull after do a load of work
 
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alanuofm

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gibbs6 said:
I think I am going to go with this one you suggested...

Inspiron 6000
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
100GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,478.10

How would I be able to get a hold of an online discount, to get the price down to the one you shown? Thanks
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if the size is of no concern then try one of these coupon codes that expire today.

?M1T$NG7GWRK2D $750 off purchase of Inspiron $1899+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)
28WR3BP9QMLT0F $600 off purchase of Inspiron $1499+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)
NKN5W3H8BS?RVB 35% off purchase of Inspiron $999+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)

forgot which one i used.
 
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alanuofm

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age123 said:
i dont like delll laptops the cd rom drive frezzes and u have 2 turn it off and that is painfull after do a load of work
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the cd rom drive freezes? theres warranty. get it fixed.
 
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