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    by Jun 21, '10
    I am about to place an order for a laptop and I have decided to go with a dell. Can anyone (who knows about features) take a look at this and tell me what you think for the price? I am ONLY using this for school. I will not be playing games or downloading massive amounts of pictures. My desktop is my main computer. Anyway, I will just be writing papers and researching that way I will not be glued to my desktop and I will also be taking this to school if I need to. I will also be using the web came if that matters. The total without tax and shipping is $641 and this includes my student discount.

    PROCESSORS NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-350M 2.26GHz (3M cache

    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

    MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz

    HARD DRIVE 500GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM

    WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Basic Service Plan

    VIDEO CARD Intel® HD Graphics

    HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera

    WIRELESS CARDSDell 1501 Wireless-N

    KEYBOARDBack-lit Keyboard

    OPTICAL DRIVE
    8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive

    SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.2

    OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office Starter 2010

    SECURITY SOFTWAREMcAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months

    PROCESSORStudio 15 Laptop

    BATTERY OPTIONS85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell

    INTEGRATED WEBCAMNo Touch Software

    Adobe ReaderAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
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  4. Jun 21, '10 by
    Sounds like a good deal to me--although I would shop around before purchasing. Have you checked out woot.com? They offer laptops frequently, and while some are refurbished, many of them are under $600.
  5. Jun 21, '10 by
    You might want to look at netbooks. They'll do everything you need for less. They don't have CD/DVD drives but you can get a cheap one for less than $50.
  6. Jun 21, '10 by
    Quote from trailerparkmedic
    You might want to look at netbooks. They'll do everything you need for less. They don't have CD/DVD drives but you can get a cheap one for less than $50.
    Do the drives just plug into the netbooks?
  7. Jun 21, '10 by
    I'd say $529-599 for the specs...pretty sick laptop if you're just using it for school. I wouldn't get any that didn't have at least an i3 processor and 4 gigs on ram since its running 64 bit windows 7. I wouldn't go for a net-book unless you're using it solely for web browsing, checking email, etc. Typing a paper on one of those is probably doable but would be a pain. But since you have a desktop as well, a net book would be a pretty good idea. And I think external cd drives just hook up to one of your usb ports.
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  8. Jun 21, '10 by
    Yup, most drives you just plug in and go.
    Netbooks are smaller than regular laptops. This could be a plus or a minus--more portable, smaller screen, more compact keyboard. Play around with them at Best Buy to get a feel for them. You do get used to the smaller size. My work laptop is close to a netbook size and it works very well for me.

    I do want to say that I dislike Dell brand stuff because I've had bad luck with them. That's just my opinion.

    Also, don't rely on McAfee for the antivirus. You certainly shouldn't pay for it. Get some free programs, like AVG and Malware Bites.
  9. Jun 21, '10 by
    Other than the i3 processor, but I think that for your needs, you are good to go
  10. Jun 21, '10 by
    Quote from That Guy
    Other than the i3 processor, but I think that for your needs, you are good to go
    Would the i5 be better?
  11. Jun 22, '10 by
    I think for your needs you really dont need to up it to that if all you are gonna do is the basics. I always always bump up my processor though as I keep my computers for a long time and I know I will want that extra horsepower a few years out.
  12. Jun 22, '10 by
    Are you going to be carting this thing to class or just using it at home? If you are taking it in, I would opt for a netbook, much less to carry along with all the books which get pretty heavy.

    Seems like a good machine but I can't say the price kills me. Dell has their outlet store and they routinely run 15% off sales with free shipping to boot. The refurbs look and run like brand new and come with a full warranty. The last laptop I got for my wife was a refurb Inspiron 1545 which is there entry model but still quite well endowed for about 350 out the door. It also came with a 250gig HD, 3 gigs of ram, camera, etc. Woot had one with similar specs not too long ago for about the same price. So no, unless you have other plans for it, I think you can do better.