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Laptop Buying Advice!
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afroahmed89
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Need one for uni, a few questions:
ComponentsIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 Processor (2.0GHz,800MHz,4MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Alpine White with Gloss Finish & Int. 2.0 mp web camera
17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
£931.24Includes VAT & Shipping
- The setup below is the laptop i want, is there something better for a cheaper price?
- Do dell.co.uk offer any student discount?
- How long will it take to arrive?
ComponentsIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 Processor (2.0GHz,800MHz,4MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Alpine White with Gloss Finish & Int. 2.0 mp web camera
17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
£931.24Includes VAT & Shipping
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They usually come in a week or so, but Dell and others are experiencing a few delays atm.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/dell_colour_laptops_delays/
If you want to save some money, you can get a decent Dell laptop for less than half that price, depends whether you need all that spec. If you are a gamer, then it might be necessary, otherwise it's a bit OTT
http://www.dmxdimension.com/
True life screens are shiny, not everyone likes them because of the mirror effectEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0 -
Yes I do need those specs, although i am a gamer... im not expecting good gaming performance due to the graphics card... but i do like my multimedia and need those kind of specs... do those dell delays apply to the uk as well? thats quite worrying ... i wanted a white one0
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I assume so
a £400 one is perfectly capable of MMedia
for gaming, desktops are betterEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0 -
I know, i have a gaming rig
.. but thats staying at home.
Thanks for helping though... i wonder if i would get it in time for uni0 -
Anyone got any discount codes / student offers for dell?0
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You could buy it through QUIDCO. You get about 5% cashback0
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Oh ok, will try0
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