Gettin a 9300 hopefully tonight, need final advice - Page 2

I haven't even thought about that yet. I still have to wait for my stuff to arrive first. It might not even come because I purchased it from www.memory4less.com when they had the Kingston 1GB stick for $127 for one night only. Some how, I think its a price mistake and it will never come. We'll just have to see! However, they have already charged my credit card, so its beginning to look a little more promising.

No problem man! I do this all the time for my family, friends and colleagues. I have probably overseen over 20 or even 30 Dell orders in the past few years. Perhaps I should talk to Dell about getting some commission.

Seems like a killer deal to me! Enjoy your 9300!

Joseyu - as cheesy as it sounds, it's just good to see someone acting like a human being. Too often in these forums people ignore help requests and fly off the handle at each other. I must be getting old... Hang on, I'm only 30!

Faith in human nature restored, time for bed.

Just want to point out that the regular WXGA display at 1440x900 looks like viewing 1280x1024 on a normal crt monitor (using normal font size). The text is not as big as people would think on a 17" widescreen. This is probably why dell doesn't offer a WSXGA resolution in-betweeen.

i'm planning on jumping on this 9300 boat as well. my requirements are the same as the orginal poster. Big dvd watcher, small gamer. I speced out everything and i do play on getting the a 1gb stick on putting it myself cause thats how i am. but how about the HD. are those easy swaps as well. Something in the lines of a desktop type? i can do the ram for sure.

Right now. i'm planning on running the 1.7ghz, 256mb, maybe the 80gb if i can't swap out the HD. possible dvd burner. and the 128mb x300. my range is 1400$. but thats tax and everythign.

*sorry to steal your thread but i figure it might help you too. talking about replaceing HD as well.

The HD is pretty easy to swap too....probably a 5 min job. How about this system?

Inspiron 9300
Date & Time: April 11, 2005 6:28:28 PM

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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Inspiron 9300 Qty 1
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Unit Price $2,061.00
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Module Description Product Code Sku Id
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) SM17HN [221-7307] 1
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP [420-4766][463-2282][412-0689][420-4928][412-0706][420-4830] 11
Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ 17UXGAS [320-4256] 2
Memory 256MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 1 Dimm 256MB1D [311-3719] 3
Video Card 128MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300 128ATI [320-4184] 6
Hard Drive 80GB Hard Drive 80GB [341-1808] 8
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493] 13
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER [430-1048] 15
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability 8XDVDRW [313-3082][420-5111] 16
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) IP2200 [430-0996] 19
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) WordPerfect® 12 - Word processor only ICORELM [412-0714] 22
Security Software No Security Subscription NS [412-0755] 25
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software MMBASE [412-0741] 26
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr) 6BAT [312-0285] 27
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options No Extended Service, Support or Ltd Warranty NW111N [950-9057][950-3337][950-3550][412-0361][960-2780] 29
Internet Access: Dial-Up 6 Months of America Online Membership Included AOLDHS [412-0585][412-0625][420-3224][412-0687] 37
Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic DPS [412-0744] 38
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial QBSSP [420-5139] 83
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This is as close to the base as you can get for using the 800 off coupon.. came out to be $1137 after $30 dell bucks coupon and then 3% fatcash (www.fatcash.com don't forget to use the link from them, it's money and it's real). I opted for the video card (better resale later and I'm a gamer), and the better screen since it's been compared to the wsxga+ of the 9100's 15.4" screen (and i love that screen).

Order Group Quantity Item Description

1 1 221-7304 I9300,PM 730(1.60GHZ)
1 1 320-4256 17 INCH TRUE LIFE,WUXGA,GWVA,I9300
1 1 311-3730 512MB,DDR2,533MHZ,2 DIMM,I9300
1 1 320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,I9300
1 1 341-1805 60GB HARD DRIVE,I9300 (5400RPM)
1 1 420-4766 WINDOWS XP HOME,SP2,ENG,INSP
1 1 313-2579 8X DVD DRIVE,I9200
1 1 430-0996 INTEL PRO/WIRELESS 2200 INTERNAL WIRELES
1 1 312-0285 53 WHR,6-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT,I9200
1 1 950-9057 NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(1-1-1RTD)
1 1 950-3337 1YR LIMITED WARRANTY
1 1 950-3550 RTD,INSP,SOL,INIT YR,DHS(LOW-2)
1 1 412-0361 SOFT CONTRACTS - DHS HOME SALES

Nope, I don't. However, I would suggest that you choose the WUXGA display. Many have said that the WXGA does not have high enough resolution for the 17" display. If you are worried about the glossy screen, it was a little wierd in the beginning but I have gotten use to it and I can't stand anything without. As far as light leakage and sparkling goes, the K9922 Samsung is the better one from different polls, but others seem to like the LG. Getting a LCD replacement for one or the other seems to be getting harder, but it is not immpossible.

those configs are almost what i'm wanting. but now i can't pick. i might just get everything there but drop that 80gb and get the 40gb later on if needed i'll swap out a bigger one. and with that money lefted over i'll just pick up the 1gb ram instead. therefore i'll be a lot more happy with the comp out the box. i like your thinking joseyu . any idea how long this thing is going to last.

shipping would be free correct.


edit.

1.73ghz
truelife
1gb
128 ati
40gb
8x burner

totals to 1557.26 after tax.

I'm thinking of droping the CPU down to the 1.6ghz to save $100. would that be worth it. everything else i know i want. but the truelife and the CPU. i wouldn't really notice the speed diffrences would I

Truelife is the way to go.I am very picky when it comes to screens.That was the only reason I left Dell as far as laptops go.I could not resist the Sont,Toshiba,and HP's glossy screens.

Well I have no problems reading text on the native resolution.If you leave the DPI at 120 it will cause some if not most webpages to have a funky/weird display.If you are a constant web surfer this may bother you.I am pretty sure your orderering tonight but if not go yo local Circuit City,Best Buy,COMPUSA or whatever chain is in your area and check out Sony's Vaio A690 as it has 1920x1200 resolution.