Legit Reviews

...and bought a Dell laptop. For "work." But....

- Intel Core Duo Processor T2250 (2MB/1.73GHz/533MHz)
- 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 DIMM Dual Channel
- 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300 HyperMemory (better than GMA950...)
- 60GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD
- Integrated High Definition Audio
- 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (hope it doesn't blow up, wanted 4hr battery instead of 2...)
- Windows XP MCE 2005

Total: $902.40 including taxes and shipping. E-Value codes and Student Discounts FTW!

How'd I do? Keep in mind that I have my desktop (Opteron 170 @ 2.6, 2GB RAM, 7900GTX SLI) for "difficult work" (aka games).

looks like you did pretty good... can't beat that for work!

Sovereign wrote:...and bought a Dell laptop. For "work." But....

- Intel Core Duo Processor T2250 (2MB/1.73GHz/533MHz)
- 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 DIMM Dual Channel
- 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300 HyperMemory (better than GMA950...)
- 60GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD
- Integrated High Definition Audio
- 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (hope it doesn't blow up, wanted 4hr battery instead of 2...)
- Windows XP MCE 2005

Total: $902.40 including taxes and shipping. E-Value codes and Student Discounts FTW!

How'd I do? Keep in mind that I have my desktop (Opteron 170 @ 2.6, 2GB RAM, 7900GTX SLI) for "difficult work" (aka games).

Well you did good for the price. Gig of memory is always a plus. Graphics are fine for work. I would have liked a 7200RPM HD and Windows XP not all the Crap of MCE, but nevertheless good job.

The 7200 isn't necessary for the games I plan on using (Halo and Republic Commando, they're both rather dated) or Microsoft Office/Trillian. And it just sucks battery anyhow... XP Home wasn't even an option, it was MCE or Pro for $140 more (I could get an OEM copy off NewEgg for a price similar to that...)

Apoptosis wrote:looks like you did pretty good... can't beat that for work!

It gets here today (yay) so I get to test it out...

Dell offers student discounts?

Yes.... http://www.dell.com/education is where to start.