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post #1 of 14
4/19/06 at 4:20pm
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I'm more than likely going to be ordering this beauty of a laptop this week, and I have most everything figured out already but I have a few things that I need to straighten out still. My configuration as of now looks like this...
Intel Core Duo processor T2500
XP Media Center
15.4 Wide Screen SXGA+ with TrueLife
Free 1GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533 MHz
ATI X1400
80 GB 5400
8X CD/DVD Burner
Intel PRO 3945 and Dell Bluetooth
85 WHr 9-cdll battery
1 Yr at home service warranty
Remote for XP Media Center (to put me over $1999)

All that for $1280.98 shipped to my door. I think it's a pretty good deal, and should cover my needs very well. However I wanted to double check a few things. First off, of those people out there with this screen how many have problems with graphics being distorted and pixelated? And number two...what are the differences between XP Media Center and XP Home?

Any suggestions are always welcome. Thanks
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post #2 of 14
4/19/06 at 5:07pm
F1shy,

the distorted/pixellated graphics problems people have been having are (generally) the result of a DPI setting. this can be corrected in display properties. i never had this problem personally, because i never used the default installation. easy fix, anyhow.

XP MCE is essentially an enhanced version of XP Pro, with media center software. it's pretty good, actually.

also, don't forget to use the stackable $100 coupon: 43shs371z9m09r
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post #3 of 14
4/19/06 at 5:20pm
Order detail - order placed 2006-04-19 18:13:34E1505 Dual Core
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005Qty: 1
Unit Price: $2,002.00Inspiron E1505Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
KD2HN
[222-1328]
 LCD Panel15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
15SXGAS
[320-4652]
 MemoryFREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
1G2DP
[465-0929]
 Video Card256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
256ATI
[320-4655]
 Hard Drive80GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
80GB72
[341-3111]
 Operating System (Office software not included)Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
WMCE
[412-0689]
 [420-4830]
 [420-4928]
 [420-5460]
 [420-5476]
 [420-5755]
 [463-2282]
 Network Card and ModemIntegrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
INTNIC
[430-0493]
 Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
ADOBER
[430-1048]
 Combo/DVD+RW Drives8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
8XDVDRW
[313-3959]
 [420-5775]
 [420-5901]
 Wireless Networking CardsDell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
TM1390
[430-1628]
 Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
ICOREL
[412-0803]
 Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)No Security Subscription
TMNO
[420-5642]
 Primary Battery85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
9BAT
[312-0403]
 Hardware Warranty1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
ST111RR
[950-3337]
 [950-9057]
 [950-9410]
 [960-6910]
 [983-7607]
 Dial-Up Internet Access6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
AOLDHS
[412-0687]
 [412-0787]
 [420-3224]
 [420-5256]
 Mobile BroadbandNo Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
NOBB
[465-0505]
 Operating System Re-Installation CDPC Restore recovery system by Symantec
PCR
[464-5503]
 Dell Digital EntertainmentStarter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience
SEP
[412-0856]
 [412-0865]



Save $750 off select $1999 Inspiron notebooks (before shipping, tax, restocking fees, and handling) Affiliates only!
Expires on 2006-04-20 10:59:00- $750.00


ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping on Dell Inspiron System orders!
Expires on 2006-04-20 11:59:59- $49.00
Dell Home Customers: Save $100 off orders over $2000!
Expires on 2006-05-01 04:59:59- $100.00Sub-Total$1,152.00Shipping Discount-$49.00
Shipping$0.00
Estimated Tax$72.01Total$1,224.01
It kinda does not seem worth it for the @ home service, but to each his own. If you opted not to you could get the 80 gig 7200.

I also used fatwallet.com and got another $42 off after they gave me $5 for igning up and 3% of my order. So my total was

$1182 shipped

imo pretty rediculous considering this thing is jammed packed to the gills. I doubt I would find a better deal for a few months or so. Oh and total was like %45 off with the fatwallet figured in. Good luck with your purchase, I am already highley anticipating mine.

btw the $35 off $300 does NOT stack if you use the $100 off $2,000 or more. just an FYI as I purchased it off ebay for $1.
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post #4 of 14
4/19/06 at 6:56pm
you could build one nearly identical to mine for a good price:

Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Remote Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition

TOTAL : $1,250.00
Additional Discounts and Coupons
Dell Home Customers: Save $100 off orders over $2000! -$100.00
FREE GROUND SHIPPING!

Total Price
Sub-total $1,150.00
Shipping & Handling $49.00
Shipping & Handling Discount -$49.00
Tax $80.50
Total Price $1,230.50

before discounts, this puts the system at exactly $2000. for my own system, i went with the 120gb 5400 rather than the 100gb 7200 not only for the extra 20gb, but also for the extra battery life. i could've opted for the GMA950 for even more battery life, but i do want to be able to play some games.
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post #5 of 14
4/19/06 at 8:56pm
^^^^

not bad but i definitely feel and notice that laptop hard drives are a HUGE bottle neck. thefore I prefer the 7200 rpm drive even if it does eat up a tad but more battery everything feels a lot faster imo. but yeah that is a nice config that I acutally considered ( the remote and 3945/bluetooth) but in the end decided I didn't want to waste my time doing the hard drive upgrade etc.. when I got over 40% off the total anyways.
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post #6 of 14
4/20/06 at 12:12am
Thread Starter 

I ordered!

Just ordered the following configuration. Thanks to you guys I got the $100 coupon that I had never seen or heard of. I decided to go with the 80 GB 7200 drive, and keep the operating system the standard XP Media Center. Now I just have to wait for it all to ship (estimated shipping date is April 27th) and then start the fun of making all the bloatware go away...hmmm to format or not to format! I choose format!!!

Order detail - order placed 2006-04-20 01:34:47

E1505 Dual Core
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Qty: 1
Unit Price: $2,111.00
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™ 256ATI
Hard Drive 80GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive 80GB72
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Carrying Cases Swiss Gear MAXXUM Backpack - Red Fits Notebooks Up to 15.4-inch
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

Save $750 off select $1999 Inspiron notebooks (before shipping, tax, restocking fees, and handling) Affiliates only!
Expires on 2006-04-20 10:59:00 - $750.00

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping on Dell Inspiron System orders!
Expires on 2006-04-20 11:59:59 - $49.00

Dell Home Customers: Save $100 off orders over $2000!
Expires on 2006-05-01 04:59:59 - $100.00

Sub-Total $1,261.00
Shipping Discount -$49.00

Shipping $ 0.00

Tax $92.05
Total $1,353.05

What do you think?
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post #7 of 14
4/20/06 at 10:21am
How is your price $1353 out the door? The carrying case and the on board wireless bumped you up that much?? That's over $100 for both of those huh? But yeah it looks nice, identical to mine cept you got the on board wireless and bluetooth. Good selection of items!!
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post #8 of 14
4/20/06 at 1:09pm
Nice. And as far as the WSXGA screen, mine is absolutely gorgeous! No light leakage, no pixelation or screen door effect, it's just perfect and bright. If you get one with a LG you'll love it, not sure how the Samsungs are on the E1505. Good luck, I'm sure your system will be there soon, I got mine in 7 days from order.

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post #9 of 14
4/20/06 at 1:12pm
good config, definitely format.

hell, partition like i did if you don't care about mediadirect. (get those extra few gigs back!)
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post #10 of 14
4/20/06 at 1:24pm
Thread Starter 
Well the wireless card bumped it up $49, and the bag was another $50, add in the fact that your tax rate is probably different for your state, and that it was at a lesser value to begin with, and it's pretty much the exact same configuration, just I added a few things. Also I didn't mess with fatwallet discount so that was another $42 that you got off the price that I didn't. That's where our differences are! Where's your laptop in the production process...mine already says boxing!
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post #11 of 14
4/22/06 at 12:29am
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Originally Posted by F1shy
Well the wireless card bumped it up $49, and the bag was another $50, add in the fact that your tax rate is probably different for your state, and that it was at a lesser value to begin with, and it's pretty much the exact same configuration, just I added a few things. Also I didn't mess with fatwallet discount so that was another $42 that you got off the price that I didn't. That's where our differences are! Where's your laptop in the production process...mine already says boxing!
damn yours is already at BOXING stage?? mine is

Delivery Estimate: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - Thursday, May 04, 2006
This information is current as of Friday, April 21, 2006.

Order Processing: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Pre-production: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
In Production:
Kitting
Build
Testing
Boxing
Shipping Prep: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Estimated Ship Date: Thursday, April 27, 2006

mine has a check all the way to testing, so I guess boxing is next!

When did you order yours? And whoever got theirs in 7 total days when did you place your oder?
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post #12 of 14
4/22/06 at 3:30am
got this yesterday from dell epp for 550 bucks (with min specs), will be a nice laptop for my gf
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post #13 of 14
4/22/06 at 12:07pm
Damn, you got a E1505 for $550? That's nice, even for min specs!
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post #14 of 14
4/22/06 at 12:14pm
wooot mine has SHIPPED!!! Should be here sometime next week. I can't wait!!
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