would this work for engineering?

[goosy22]

i just happened to look at dell's business section, and i spose there must be a minimum order put through to buy it or maybe not (i didn't look), and this computer caught my eye... it seems to be the best choice for programs like autoCAD and such because of it's video card.. here are the specs:

BASE SYSTEM OPTIONS

Dell Precision M65 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (1.67GHz/667MHz)
LCDs 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media
File System NTFS File System
Memory 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM

STORAGE AND DRIVES

Hard Drives 80GB Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Module Bay Devices 24X max/10X min CD-ROM Drive

MONITORS AND MULTI-MEDIA

Graphics NVIDIA® Quadro FX 350M 512MB Turbocache, OpenGL

NETWORKING AND INTERNET OPTIONS

Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-band Mini-Card

_____________________
it came out to about 1700USD... is it a good deal?

 

[mrbagrat]

NO.










Buying a pre-built is a rip off. I'm sure anyone on the forums can agree with me. Build your own, you could do that for ~600$.

 

[tweaker]

i just happened to look at dell's business section, and i spose there must be a minimum order put through to buy it or maybe not (i didn't look), and this computer caught my eye... it seems to be the best choice for programs like autoCAD and such because of it's video card.. here are the specs:

BASE SYSTEM OPTIONS

Dell Precision M65 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (1.67GHz/667MHz)
LCDs 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media
File System NTFS File System
Memory 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM

STORAGE AND DRIVES

Hard Drives 80GB Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Module Bay Devices 24X max/10X min CD-ROM Drive

MONITORS AND MULTI-MEDIA

Graphics NVIDIA® Quadro FX 350M 512MB Turbocache, OpenGL

NETWORKING AND INTERNET OPTIONS

Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-band Mini-Card

_____________________
it came out to about 1700USD... is it a good deal?

Yep, it'l get the work done.

NO.










Buying a pre-built is a rip off. I'm sure anyone on the forums can agree with me. Build your own, you could do that for ~600$.

ehh..? You really should read the posts...

 

[CodyJohnson117]

Yes It would work because Dell is mostly for Business Group or whatever. At my school, we all have Dell and we current have AutoCAD 2005 and going to have AutoCAD 2006 soon. It went working pretty well, but the problem is the video/graphic card is needed to add to make it extremely perfect.

Cody J. §

 

[goosy22]

NO.










Buying a pre-built is a rip off. I'm sure anyone on the forums can agree with me. Build your own, you could do that for ~600$.

i'm trying to buy a notebook... sorry if i didn't get that across right away... and thanks for all the other opinions...

can i buy just one or does dell require multiple orders for their small-medium business computers? anybody know?

 

[LaptopExtreme]

Anybody can buy from the Small Business section. There's no problem. They're just asking what you're using it for so you can get different products and sometimes things at different prices than the other sections.

 

[suprasteve]

i'm trying to buy a notebook... sorry if i didn't get that across right away... and thanks for all the other opinions...

most of us figured that out, probably on account of the core duo processor...

 

[goosy22]

most of us figured that out, probably on account of the core duo processor...

yeah i know... but i was trying to make it clear to mrbagrat... it seems to me that he thought i was buying a desktop... i don't know of many laptops configured for running autoCAD for around 600USD...

and thanks laptopextreme for the info... i'll seriously consider putting in that order...

one other thing, do you guys think i should just buy the base model and upgrade with components bought at newegg?... i think it'll come out cheaper...

 

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

I just skimmed through this and thought id add in.

Building a laptop is completly different from building a PC. The IDE cords are like ribbon, and everything is much more delicate and has to be in place strategically, unlike a desktop tower where you can litterally throw everything together. (sorry if this has already been mentioned, im lazy)

Im about to go off to college (Georgia tech, and computer engineering, so our interests are atleast related...somewhat) and I just ordered a Dell Inspiron 6400, which sounds like what you are getting.

But a couple of suggestions. I would definately upgrade to the 1.83 ghz, and atleast. The graphics card is great, the one I put in my order is only a 256, but hopefully enough to run all the games and whatnot that I want

and one last thing, the hard drive. 80 gigs should be good. any extra I would suggest an external usb hard drive, which can be expensive, so if you want to be cheap like me, buy a normal computer hard drive, and put it into a 20$ hard drive enclosure.

 

[goosy22]

my biggest question is what GPU is in your graphics card?

even better... could you post your complete specs and exactly what you paid for it? it would be much appreciated

 

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

This is copied and pasted from the confimation email thing...it came out to be 1799...but keep in mind I had some extra's like a 300$ extended warranty, where if it drops, breaks, or anything, even if I break it, they will fix it. And I got a lot of extra's like a docking bay thing, to basically make it like a desktop when I have it at home and stuff. So I dunno, 1400 ish?

Also keep in mind some of these things on here dell added for free...like the netzero thing...id never pay for anything like that, lol

[465-1421] Inspiron 6400, Intel Core Duo processor T2400 (2MB/1.83GHz/667MHz)
[320-4652] 15.4 Inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WSXGA+, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[465-1989] 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[320-4655] 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[341-3108] 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[420-5449] PC Backup, 90-day Trial English, for Inspiron
[412-0689] Image Restore
[420-4770] Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
[463-2282] Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
[420-4830] DELL SUPPORT 3.0
[412-0706] Dell Media Experience,v2.1
[420-5477] Dell Direct Download
[420-5769] Internet Search and Portal
[430-0493] Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
[430-1048] Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
[313-3959] 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[420-5775] CyberLink PowerDVD v5.7 Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives
[420-5901] Sonic Digital Media, v7.0, My DVD, for Inspiron
[430-1627] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps), for for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[465-1661] Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR) for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[412-0850] Network Associates McAfee 7.0,English,90-day Trial
[412-0813] Music Match 10.1 Basic with 7 days OnDemand
[312-0404] 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
[412-0586] AOL BSD/SMB
[420-3224] Broadband Icon for Inspiron
[412-0687] NETZERO ISP
[412-0845] Paint Shop Photo Album 6.0 Starter Edition
[412-0803] Corel WordPerfect 12 plus Trial of Quartro Pro and Presentations
[412-0357] Soft Contracts - Business Complete Care
[960-1937] CompleteCare Accidental DamageService, Inspiron, 3 Year
[950-5442] Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
[981-4257] Thank you for choosing 3yr Mobility Plan
[960-6910] Warranty Support,Initial Year
[412-0359] Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
[983-7579] Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
[950-0912] Type 3 Contract - NextBusiness Day Parts and LaborOn-Site Response, 2YR Extended
[983-7578] Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
[950-9330] Type 3 Contract - NextBusiness Day Parts and LaborOn-Site Response, Initial Year
[310-6845] Backup media for XP Pro
[462-4506] Purchase is NOT intended for resell
[464-9939] Thank you for choosing Dell
[420-5136] Quickbooks 2005 Special SimpleStart Edition
[80370972] Kensington Notebook Expansion Dock w/ Stand, Factory Install
[465-0505] No Broadband Expresscard technology currently available
[463-0742] Special Pricing Applied

 

[goosy22]

ok... that would work for me but i got a general question for anybody... isn't the radeon chipset (his gfx card - 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory) set more towards gaming? wouldn't i benefit more from the dell M65 notebook i posted earlier? with the quadro card...