Dell Inspiron 1300 £299 Inc VAT & Delivery (merged)

babiebeany

We have got our laptop today and our son is well pleased with it. He has already got his games running perfectly OK on it.

Just a quick question as I don't know much about computer specs - how can I tell from the actual laptop what facilities it has. The chap at Dell told me it did not have a sound card and it most definitely has - glad I didn't fall for that one! But what about the wifi (whatever that is) and the DVD drive that everyone is talking about - how can I find out what is actually on/in the laptop?

sockpuppetuk

Go to control panel/System/Hardware and click on device manager.

Mr_Squiddy

babiebeany wrote:

how can I find out what is actually on/in the laptop?

start -> run -> msinfo32

1jim

Hi
I received my laptop yesterday, ordered it on saturday so not bad delivery time
I can confirm that the laptop ordered over the weekend for £299 does come wifi enabled, i am using it that way now :-)
jim

Kilty_2

:eek: Hope this offer comes back, its now £379 online, with 512mb RAM not 256. £339 base no longer available :eek:

Dack

If you put an 'a' after the quick code for the offer - i.e. 1111-N03135a

You can get the option of the minimum spec version with CDWriter, No Wireless card and 256 Ram for £299

Derek_Duval

Dack wrote:

If you put an 'a' after the quick code for the offer - i.e. 1111-N03135a

You can get the option of the minimum spec version with CDWriter, No Wireless card and 256 Ram for £299

At last, you can order it in the net! It's a shame it costs another £82.25 to get the same spec as the first machine! £35.25 for the wifi & £47 for the dvd writer.
You could always use a usb wifi dongle instead (around £14), but it does poke out. As the laptop only has an express slot, not a pc card slot, you couldn't add wifi that way.
But if you don't want wifi & a dvd writer, it's still a good buy, without the hassle of indian call centres putting the phone down & lying.

terrierlady

would this suit a new user? thought it might suit my sister who is just learning at night school and has no room for a large machine she will only want to surf and perhaps use word etc.

biglugs

would this suit a new user? thought it might suit my sister who is just learning at night school and has no room for a large machine she will only want to surf and perhaps use word etc.

These laptops should be great for new users - you only really need a lot of power if you're going to be playing 3D games, or doing lots of video or photo editing.

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

biglugs wrote:

These laptops should be great for new users - you only really need a lot of power if you're going to be playing 3D games, or doing lots of video or photo editing.

I agree, these laptops are great, having just bought 1 for myself! If you do want to make them even faster for £25, you can do what I did and add 512 MB of RAM!

http://www.lowestonweb.com/Products/DisplayInfoMain.asp?e=E42351D9-AB2C-478A-9F01-36CA17D9469D&td=1 :j