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Alienware M5500 vs Dell E1505 - need help deciding

post #1 of 6
1/23/09 at 2:55am
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Hey, I need help deciding which laptop to buy. I have a limited budget of about $250-300 (note: the Dell comes without a HDD, that extra $ drop isn't very pleasing), which is what the Dell sells for on eBay (where I'm shopping).

 The Dell specs:
 Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz
 1GB RAM
 ATI X1400 256MB
 No HDD

 The Alienware specs:
 Pentium M Centrino 2GHz
 1GB RAM
 ATI X1600 256mb
80GB HDD

So the determining factor of my choice is gaming. Yes, I know, they both suck for gaming, but I don't mean today's latest, greatest games. Plus I'm fine with low resolutions.

Anyways, the Dell's processor is a lot better, but the Alienware's graphics card is a lot better. I've researched them both extensively. I also plan on eventually upgrading the Alienware's graphics card to the 8600M GS (which is possible).

I think I already know the answer, but I'm not sure. I think that today's latest, greatest games rely on the processor a lot more then they used to. Because of that, I shouldn't need the core 2 duo, right? (Plus I really like the Alienware symbol )

Oh, I'll also be running Window 7 and probably Ubuntu (laptop version) and upgrading the RAM in whichever laptop.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 6
1/23/09 at 3:35am
Go with the Alienware then. Are you sure about the 25ß-300$ that you are about to dole out for the machine?

cheers ...
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post #3 of 6
1/23/09 at 9:30am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Go with the Alienware then. Are you sure about the 25ß-300$ that you are about to dole out for the machine?

cheers ...
Yeah, I'm sure about the Dell, but not so sure about the Alienware.

My original plan was to get an MSI Wind for $349 on newegg, but I didn't want a GMA 950.
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post #4 of 6
1/23/09 at 9:47am
Fair enough.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 6
1/23/09 at 7:13pm
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Anyone else have an opinion? The bidding ends on one of the laptops tomorrow..
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post #6 of 6
1/28/09 at 1:10am
I would go with the alienware if it was me.
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