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S96J vs E1505

post #1 of 17
7/16/06 at 7:05pm
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I'm leaning heavily toward the 96J, but the deal with Dell is making me hesitant to order. Budget is ~ $1500.

Dell specs:

Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Home
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) I chose McAfee included with the Starter, Silver, Gold or Platinum Package.
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 4Yr LtdWarr, At-Home,CompleteCare,30Day DOC,PC Training, 2Yr AntivirusSuite
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition re-installation CD
Dell Digital Entertainment Deluxe Entertainment Pack - Starter plus a total Music and Photo package

$2468.00
- $863.80 (35% off)
- $194.06 (12% off)
- $150.00 (mail in rebate)
= $1387.76 including shipping + tax


Asus specs:

2.0 Ghz Core Duo
1 stick 1 Gb RAM
80 Gig 5400 SATA
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g
3rd Year GenTech Limited Warranty
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800 Color Shine (Glare)
ATI Mobility X1600 256MB PCI Express
8 x DVD-RW Dual Layer Super Multi
6-cell battery
Built-in Camera
XP Home CD

Total: $1569.62

As I said, I prefer the ASUS in looks, hardware (X1600), and build quality, but I wouldn't mind being stuck with the Dell. Any opinions?
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post #2 of 17
7/16/06 at 7:25pm
The X1600 on the asus blows the x1400 on the Dell away...
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post #3 of 17
7/16/06 at 7:34pm
Its a good deal but the 1600 is a better buy then the 1400. btw, invest in 2gb of ram.. its worth it
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post #4 of 17
7/16/06 at 10:14pm
The 1600 is soooo much better then the 1400. I too had a similar laptop configred from dell, but the graphics card and the fact that I wanted a 14 in screen drove me away from it, I instead invested in a a8jm.
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post #5 of 17
7/17/06 at 12:33am
With both notebooks, the performance difference between 2.0 and 1.83 are pretty close, so if you really need more power, go with the T2500.
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post #6 of 17
7/17/06 at 3:20am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the advice guys! Just ordered from GenTech today. Upgraded to 2 Gig RAM as well.
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post #7 of 17
7/17/06 at 9:28am
Nice! The s96j > the e1505!

I was considering it as well but then took the s96j over it
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post #8 of 17
7/17/06 at 10:41am
wy the hell do you have pc training?

s96 all the way
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post #9 of 17
7/17/06 at 3:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Madius
Thanks for the advice guys! Just ordered from GenTech today. Upgraded to 2 Gig RAM as well.

congrads! enjoy your flawless gaming
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post #10 of 17
7/17/06 at 3:50pm
good, dells dont hold a candle to asus
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post #11 of 17
7/17/06 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by doggie96
wy the hell do you have pc training?

s96 all the way

Dell bundles PC training into their warranty automatically if you're buying off the EPP student program. I'd like to ask the very same question of them...but happily I'm not doing business with them!
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post #12 of 17
7/18/06 at 6:53am
This is quite easy.

Asus quality vs. Dell quality: Asus wins.
X1600 vs. X1400: X1600/Asus wins.

Second, the Asus has an integrated webcam (doesn't matter that much, but hey, it's there). I believe the Dell has a high resolution screen, so if that one satisfies you more than the normal 1280*800, you might wanna check out the Z96J instead.
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post #13 of 17
7/18/06 at 8:28am
ok, as long as you dont pay for "pc training"

if you are on nbf, you prolly dont need it
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post #14 of 17
7/19/06 at 1:59am
from someone thats been a dell lappy fan boy to an ASUS lappy fan boy and now im a dell laptop owner i would say... get the ASUS.

I bought a dell 9300 from my original ASUS Z71V because the dell had the faster 6800 GO and Dell has a great upgrade path for the 9300 not officially but with hacks it will run any 3d card the XPS will run because they are essentially the same laptop.

Anyways extra 3d power aside ASUS has much much much better build quality if you compare the size and weight of the notebooks and base that on portability it isnt enough. The ASUS laptops just feel so much more solid it gives you a lot more confidence while bringing them around... Dells by contrast... im scared to take my 9300 out of my house. It feels a lot more flimsy. Im sure a dell user wouldnt notice this unless he used a lot of other laptops in his lifetime...like i have.

Dells advantages are they are a huge company and because of that they have a better upgrade path for their 3d cards then ASUS or the entire MXM standard! Dells own 3d card standard lets you upgrade from ATI to nvidia! No one has ever pulled that off to my knowledge. But because of Dells buying power both cards meantfor the 9300 the bottom of the bin ATI X300 and the next up nVidia 6800Go share the same interface... along with the 6800 Go Ultra and the 7800GTX both found on the XPS M170.

Anyways sorry if im confusing. If the price difference is only a few hundred and the specs are the same...i'd go with ASUS everytime!
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post #15 of 17
7/19/06 at 2:09am
for me its the fact that i wont go anything lower than WSXGA resolution
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post #16 of 17
7/19/06 at 9:58am
Clevo has pulled off the ATI to NVIDIA upgrade too
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post #17 of 17
7/19/06 at 11:44pm
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Originally Posted by kpxgq
for me its the fact that i wont go anything lower than WSXGA resolution

Then get the Z96J. It's the same as the S96 but with a WSXGA screen.
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