Dell laptop - best for price? double memory and h/d

Karenc9923

I am after a new laptop and have found this on the Dell website, is this the best I could get for the money do you think? (beofre I buy one!).

It says double memory, double h/d and half price delivery.

Specs and price below....


N08646 Inspiron 6400


SYSTEM COMPONENTS
N08646 Inspiron 6400 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2250 (1.73 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2 (incl Symantec PC Restore Recovery) Unit Price Incl. VAT £589.00
Catalog Number: 202 N08646
Module Description Show Details
Base Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2250 (1.73 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2 (incl Symantec PC Restore Recovery)
Memory 1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Video Card Intel® Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Up to 256MB shared graphics memory
Hard Drive 120GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
Floppy Drives No Floppy Drive Option
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
CD/DVD Drives Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software
Sound Cards Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD™ Audio- Trial Version
Wireless Local Area Networking Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card for Duo Processors
Shipping Documents System Documentation
Gedis Bundle Reference List N08646 - DHS 6400 (2)
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
Standard Warranty 1-Year Collect and Return service
Cover It with Dell Support Services No service upgrade selected - 1-Year Collect and Return service only
AntiVirus & Security Software No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
Power Supply 65W AC Adapter
Digital Photography Combo: Paint Shop® Pro and Photo Album® Trial
Order Information Inspiron Order - UK
Primary Battery 6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Carrying Cases No Carrycase
Dell System Media Kit No Resource CD
Ghost 10 Ghost 10 - 90 Day Trial
Colour Choice No Snap on LCD Back Cover
Dell Media Experience Dell™ Media Experience 3.0 Basic
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 6.0 - English
Promotions Hidden Option Class Memory Upgrade from 512MB to 1024MB
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Network assistant Network Assist - 90 Day Trial
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display

TOTAL Incl. VAT:£589.00

Anyone know of a better offer anywhere for the same(ish) money?

Or is this a good offer with all the double deals?

dazza32

hi there dude all i can say is that this model your thinking of buying is a good model as ive got one that i bought about 2 months back and well i reckon there superb value for money and i surfed the net and this laptop was the best i could find for the money ..........................................

Nesima

Duo processor, a gig of RAM, DVD Writer, Wireless, 15.4" screen, 1 years warranty and 120Gb disk for £589 delivered.

It's a good deal.

I bought the cheaper Dell Inspiron 1300 back in February, very pleased, good build quality and no problems.

Roger_Rampant

Dell do special offers every Thursday and every weekend, and you could spend your whole life waiting for the perfect deal

I have bought 5 Dell PCs to date, and have been really pleased with all of them, but you can be sure it will come up cheaper shortly after you've bought it

Kilty_2

It's a great deal if you need that kind of spec

I bought the cheapie Inspiron 1300 with a great deal of hesitation (I belonged to the "Dell Hater" crowd).

Will never look back, love it

Wouldn't buy one of their desktops, but as far as laptops go they are excellent both for quality and value.

Eyesparky

I ordered one a couple of days ago as it is a pretty good offer. Just to clarify the price is currently £619 including VAT and half price shipping (offer period until 9/8/2006). The £589 excludes shipping. I did alot of research at the time and could not find a core duo laptop approaching this specification at anywhere near this price.

smashed

The first question you need to answer is..
Did you have a budget (i.e. £600) and tried to find the best laptop for the money? Or did you have a minimum spec that you require?
If you only intend to use it for basic things (net, word etc) then you could probably drop spec and moneysave

Kilty_2

Forgot about that TARGA laptop in Lidl actually.

TBH I'd need to see it running to tell if I'd be able to use it. It runs at 1280x800 on a 12.1" screen. This laptop runs at 1280x800 on a 15.4" screen. Not sure how it would affect the eyes.

Also there is the issue with all of these unknown brand laptops, where do you buy spare/replacement batteries from?!

timbellina

I picked up a six thousand series Dell a few months back, and a basic Inspiron for a friend. Mine has the 17" widescreen, his has the 15". All I can say is, his is a perfectly good laptop. Mine is genuinely a desktop in a laptop case. I may be old (46!) but I like a screen I can work on, and a sensible size keyboard, and the 17" Dell has both of those. Best deal I ever got (and I got three of those £188 Dells a couple of years back; all of which are still going strong).

Tim

bluesru5

You may also want to consider this from comet;

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/572_325481.html

lokks a good spec.

Kilty_2

Oh!

I am sorry, I'm in Scotland and the Lidl stores here have a 12.1" one in at the moment, Targa, for £499.

Similar (almost identical) specification (Well, I didnt read your post that thoroughly, turns out its quite a bit different )

TARGA Traveller Notebook 812 MT30

* Specifications:
* ATI Integrated graphic solution
* With chipset ATI RS48 2M
* Mobile AMD Turion64® MT30 processor
* 1.6Ghz, 1024Kb cache
* 60Gb hard drive
* 5400rpm
* Super fast DVD & CD burner
* Multi-norm & dual-layer-technology with RAM support
* Writes: 8x DVD+R
* Reads: 24x CD ROM
* 512Mb SO-DIMM DDR 333MHz
* Features:
* - Analogue TV tuner and DVB-T, FM radio tuner
* - Integrated touch pad with 2 mouse buttons & scroll function
* Connections:
* 3x USB 2.0, 1x Firewire, 1x Microphone In, 1 x Headphone Out (inclusive adaptor for SPDIF-digital Audio-Out), 1x VGA, 1x RJ11 modem, 1x RJ45 network, 1x S-Video In, 1x Audio In, 1x Digital TV In, 1x Composite In
* High-end equpiment:
* - 4 in 1 card reader writes and reads: Compact Flash 1, Compact Flash II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
* - Realtek ALC 655 with integrated stereo speakers
* - Integrated 56k analogue V90 modem
* Supplied with:
* Infrared remote control, headset with microphone, TV tuner card, huge OEM Software Package, instructions and much more.
* 3 year manufacturer's warranty
* price per item
* was £699.00
* *compared to last year

499.00