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How does my E1505 look?

post #1 of 23
7/14/06 at 5:35pm
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I just ordered an Inspiron E1505 notebook yesterday. Here's my system. I'll be using it for everyday internet use, pictures, music, movies, and some light gaming. How does it look?

nspiron E1505, Intel Core Solo T1350 (2MB/1.86GHz/533MHz)
15.4 Inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WSXGA+, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 6400/E1505
256MB Ge Force 7300 Graphics card for Inspiron 6400/E1505
120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505
PC Backup, 90-day Trial English, for Inspiron
Image Restore
Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron
Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
Windows Media Player 10
DELL SUPPORT 3.0
Dell Media Experience,v2.1
Complimentary courses: Look for EU icon
Dell Direct Download
Internet Search and Portal
Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
24X Combo CD-RW/DVD for Inspiron 6400/E1505
CyberLink PowerDVD v5.7 Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives
Sonic Digital Media, v7.0, forInspiron
Integrated High Definition Audio, for XPS M1710
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps), for Inspiron 6400/E1505
Network Associates McAfee 7.0,English, 15-Month Subscription
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
Corel WordPerfect 12 plus Trial of Quartro Pro and Presentations
3 Year Limited Warranty
Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
Warranty Support,Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
PC Restore Recovery System by Symantec

Using a 30% off coupon, it ended up being about $1250 with tax, free ground shipping, and three year warranty. How did I do?
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post #2 of 23
7/14/06 at 7:42pm
Dell's 10 Days of Deals? pretty good IMO, shoulda got a DVD Burner tho
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post #3 of 23
7/14/06 at 9:09pm
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I considered it, but I had a DVD burner on my old desktop, and I never used it. Thanks for the input.
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post #4 of 23
7/14/06 at 9:10pm
i picked out mostly the same thing, except i have a 100gig 5400hdd, a Dual Core 1.83ghz, and a spare 9cell battery, but only 1 year warrenty for $1205.00 There was no coupon avaliable. =(
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post #5 of 23
7/14/06 at 9:22pm
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What kind of difference does a Dual Core make over Solo core? Am I going to regret not shelling out a bit more money for the dual?
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post #6 of 23
7/14/06 at 9:33pm
i've gone from single to dual and vice versa and i hated having single core

i multi-task a lot so it's very beneficial, i would definitely push for dual core
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post #7 of 23
7/14/06 at 11:23pm
Personaly, I would choose the X1400, but if you don't play games, the nVIDIA chip will be very nice.
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post #8 of 23
7/14/06 at 11:36pm
why the 7300? it costs more and is slower than the x1400
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post #9 of 23
7/15/06 at 3:35pm
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I didn't know the nVidia was worse. Damn. I do plan on playing some games. I hope it works out ok.
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post #10 of 23
7/15/06 at 4:36pm
If it still possible, cancel your order and re-order one with the ATi X1400 ( if it costs nothing, of course ) because the X1400 is more powerful than the 7300 in games ...
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post #11 of 23
7/15/06 at 4:41pm
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The coupon I used to order my computer has already been used the maximum 4000 times. So it would appear I'm stuck with the nVidia. Is it really that much worse?
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post #12 of 23
7/15/06 at 5:15pm
you should read up next time not just assume nvidia is the better card =]
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post #13 of 23
7/15/06 at 5:21pm
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Yeah, I just called Dell and tried to change my order, but the coupon is expired now so I'm stuck with this one. I also could have had the dual core for about the same price, because that one had free upgrades. Dammit. I guess I should have done a bit more research but I wanted to hurry up and buy it before the coupon was used the maximum number of times.
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post #14 of 23
7/15/06 at 6:22pm
ouchies. you would definitely have benefitted from having gotten dual core, not just performance/mult-tasking, but you're resale value :\ by the time you wanna get a new laptop and choose to sell that one, most ppl are gonna want dual cores.
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post #15 of 23
7/15/06 at 11:29pm
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Well, I have since realized that the free upgrades would be cancelled out by the coupon, so it would have been more expensive. Now I don't feel so bad.
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post #16 of 23
7/15/06 at 11:46pm
The Geforce is still a perfectly good video card. It's not spectacular, but the X1400 isn't all that good either - if you want a real gaming video card, you need to go for the E1705/9400.

From what I've seen (largely based on 3dMark scores), the X1400 definitely beats the Geforce Go 7300 in new games - but in old ones the Geforce is quite a bit quicker.


The system looks good. Just keep the Core Solo for now and upgrade it to a Merom CPU when they're available. You can also upgrade the RAM easily, and if you're desperate then you can upgrade the video card.
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post #17 of 23
7/16/06 at 2:47pm
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Well thanks for the input, everyone. Maybe I could have gotten a slightly better deal, but I think I did ok for the amount of money I spent. Now, I ordered on Thursday, and it says it's in preproduction as of Thursday. My estimated ship date is July 25th, with the 3-5 day ground shipping. It seems like a lot of people get theirs sooner, though, so when can I really expect to get mine?
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post #18 of 23
7/16/06 at 2:49pm
i ordered mine last sunday and i got it friday pretty damn good
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post #19 of 23
7/16/06 at 7:26pm
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Yeah it is. Which shipping did you choose?
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post #20 of 23
7/16/06 at 8:46pm
Where does everyone get these 30% off coupons?
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