Where can I find this?

[Ty44ler]

I need a laptop within the next week and I am thinking of an I9300 with these features but I am not sure if I should pull the trigger just yet.


Im looking for a

Pentium M Processor 1.6 533MHZ or above

15"+ high quality monitor

DVD RW combo drive

60GB 7200 or higher HD

128MB Video card

802.11 b/g

good warranty

Does anybody have an idea of where I could find all this for around $1400?

I dont really mind low RAM bc I can always buy more...

[Ty44ler]

Im really stuck choosing a laptop. I'll think that I found the one I want, then I find out that its really not a good deal. so does anyone have any sort of advice as to which laptop I should get? even just a brand woud help!

[ArcticFox]

www.buyabs.com see if you can get something like that in your budget, they are pretty cheap.

[Ty44ler]

thats just a wee bit out of my price range

[Underclocked]

Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M 730 Processor (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)

Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+

Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 512MB2D

Video Card 128MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300 128ATI

Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive 60GB

Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

Wireless Networking Cards FREE UPGD!Intel®PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless802.11 a/b/g,54Mbps

Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)

Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support

Bundled Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect®, Internet Access: Dial-Up 6 Months of America Online Membership Included Digital Imaging Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album™ Starter Edition DPS Financial Software QuickBooks® Simple Start Special Edition

TOTAL: $1,334.00

That is using coupon code found at GotApex.com

[Ty44ler]

wow thanks thats perfect. do you think that is a pretty good deal for the specs?

[Underclocked]

That coupon is 750 off. I've not seen the 9300s and I'm no laptop expert, but I've worked on an 8600 that was very nice. My guess is that is quite a decent deal. Go check it out.

[Ty44ler]

Do you think that the monitor and graphics card would be a good fit if I wanted to watch/record TV and watch/burn DVD's?

also is there very much difference between a 60GB HD and a 60GB 7200rpm HD?

that coupon is really quite handy!

[Underclocked]

The 7200RPM drive would probably have a wee bit faster reponse. If you click the "Help me choose" text for the drives category, then details, it will explain the differences. The 7200 RPM drive has a slightly faster seek time but has 8MB vs 2MB cache. Real world....not a huge difference.

So far as watching and recording TV, I believe you would need additional hardware unless you mean internet accessed TV programs. Yes on the DVD use though.

[Ty44ler]

yeah i figured id need an external tv tuner and stuff, but I wanted to know if the graphics card and screen were good enough quality to play tv and movies without any trouble or loss of quality

I wasnt too sure if Dell just wanted me to buy the upgrade (Help me choose) so I figured Id ask the forums about it