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March 19th, 2005, 09:46 PM
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I am going to buy a laptop in the near future and I am wondering if you think this is a good deal for the price. I am going to use it as an entertainment center as well as a word processor.
Dell Inspiron 9300 $1400 Pentium® M 730 Processor (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
256MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 1 Dimm
64MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300
60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
2915 Internal Wireless802.11 a/b/g,54Mbps
6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support I'm not too worried about low RAM for movies because I plan on buying more for it anyway.
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March 19th, 2005, 10:13 PM
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i dont think that laptop worth the money.. lol... look at the ram and look at the graphics... there are better ones out there
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March 19th, 2005, 10:15 PM
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Im not looking to game on it though so I dont need a great graphics card, but I do want to watch movies on it. as for the RAM, I am planning to buy more from 3rd party anyway. | |
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March 19th, 2005, 10:17 PM
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Thats a pretty expensive portable DVD player... | |
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March 19th, 2005, 10:19 PM
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Well I want it to do a lot of stuff not just watch DVDs. I want to watch DVDs, record DVDs, watch TV, record TV and do all other stuff like internet, word process etc...
That price is also after tax and everything including shipping | |
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March 19th, 2005, 10:34 PM
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You realize that you won't be able to record TV or watch TV without a seperate USB TV tuner right? That card doesn't have Video-in of any kind, just output.
I see that dell offers a USB TV-tuner for 150 dollars.. but you could find one cheaper from a third party. | |
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March 19th, 2005, 10:39 PM
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so if I got that comp I wouldnt be able to get a tuner for it bc the graphics card wouldnt support it?
couldnt I get a USB unit that could take care of the Video-in?
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March 19th, 2005, 11:18 PM
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Yes, the USB unit will work. I was simply pointing out that the system specs you listed above wouldn't have Video-in, and that you will need the additional USB device.
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March 19th, 2005, 11:27 PM
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