Just ordered E1705; I iz happy.

After years of wanting a laptop I decided on this... couple of questions though.
- When should I expect to receive this? I ordered this 7/25 around 1:00 AM.
- How will games play on this?
- Really HOW much crap do they install on this? Is a full reformat neccessary?

Anyways, check it out!


Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2500 (2GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

All totaled out with tax to be: $1,570.27


Thoughts? Feelings?

Thanks for the responses!

Swordmazter:
I got the default warantee, whatever that is. I decided on that because there's already 4 Dell's in this house.. never a problem.

And also, it's a good thing I payed 10 extra bucks for that Windows recovery CD! So I plan to burn my wireless network drivers to cd or put on jumpdrive, then reformat with recovery cd, install wireless drivers, then download other necessary drivers (BIOS, video, etc.) Correct?

Hkgreg: I don't see how you ended up paying more than me.. honestly. But that's what I payed and I find it a steal. Post your specs for me and we'll compare real quick.

dave-p: I have been reading around, and I hear you can add complete care after you buy it? I'll do that with a paycheck I get after I get the laptop because I do NOT want to have to buy a new screen.

EDIT: And wow, it's already on the boxing stage and I ordered it about 12 hours ago.. is that typical?

dave-p: thanks for the advice! I'll be adding CC as soon as it gets here. I'll make a phone call today with some questions I have about it.

Greg: I

Inspiron E1705
Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2500 (2GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 $2,336.00 1 $2,336.00
Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2500 (2GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)

LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™

Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz

Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS

Hard Drive 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Network Card 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 Internal Wireless

Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription

Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support


Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support

Free SKIN Promotion 17 - Free Promotion for 17 inch Skin

Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable

Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD

Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience


Save $60 on 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM - $60.00
$750 off Inspiron $1999+ (before tax, restocking fees, shipping and handling) - $750.00
Subtotal: $1,526.00
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Tax Total: $44.27
Total: $1,570.27




I'm not sure what it could be, bro... Any ideas?

Good find jeev!

What's up with those taxes, greg? Where do you live?

Well congrats greg!

Stay in touch with me on details on how your system turns out, bro!