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Finally Decided

post #1 of 17
5/31/05 at 7:46pm
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After a long debate between the Apple PB, IBM T43, Ferrari 4000, XPS GEN 2, and the I9300. I have finally decided to get the:.......

Dell Inspiron 9300
Pentium M Processor 750 - 1.86 GHz
XP Home
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA
512 MB Ram
60 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
8x DVD/CD Burner
256 MB GeForce Go
6 Cell Battery
Additional 9 Cell Battery with free 64MB USB Memory Key
Free Color Printer

Total with Free Two Day Shipping and Tax: 1785
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post #2 of 17
5/31/05 at 7:48pm
You should be happy with your decision! Welcome to the club!
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post #3 of 17
5/31/05 at 7:50pm
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post #4 of 17
5/31/05 at 8:18pm
Sounds like a nice combo to me
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post #5 of 17
5/31/05 at 10:03pm
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Where is the best place to get reliable cheap ram. Is it worth upgrading to 2gb's or is 1gb enough?
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post #6 of 17
5/31/05 at 10:18pm
Many people have used NewEgg. I used MemoryForLess and got reliable Kingston 2gigs. 1gig should be plenty.
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post #7 of 17
5/31/05 at 10:43pm
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Is crucial good?
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post #8 of 17
5/31/05 at 10:46pm
Yes crucial is very good.
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post #9 of 17
5/31/05 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by mjcxp
Is crucial good?
Thats what I ordered.
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post #10 of 17
5/31/05 at 11:10pm
You have chosen wisely. I am confident you will not be disappointed. Your customizing shows that you have researched your purchase. Good Luck with your new machine.
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post #11 of 17
5/31/05 at 11:13pm
I remember paying that much for my old gateway solo 9100. 6 GIG drive, 14.1 inch screen, LS-120 Drive, CD-Rom. no USB, no Firewire, no network and no modem. I must have been crazy!!!
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post #12 of 17
5/31/05 at 11:41pm
crucial makes great ram and they are very reliable...also ship pretty quickly.
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post #13 of 17
5/31/05 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by TREV21
I remember paying that much for my old gateway solo 9100. 6 GIG drive, 14.1 inch screen, LS-120 Drive, CD-Rom. no USB, no Firewire, no network and no modem. I must have been crazy!!!
Yeah man, my six year old sager was something like $1400, P2 500mhz, 128mb ram, 16mb video card, 6 gig hdd, 14.1" screen, floppy. Had to get internet via a PCMCIA card. I ended up selling it on eBay about 7 months ago. Strangely enough someone bought it for $400.

The best part about that laptop is that the screen didn't shut off when you closed it One time my girlfriend left it closed overnight and it burnt off the plastic that covered the LEDs.
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post #14 of 17
6/1/05 at 1:21pm
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Some quick questions.

Is it necessy to reformat the computer to remove the dell crap?

Should I of gotten the internal bluetooth card?

Also, if a better deal such as a 35% on a XPS Gen 2 comes out in 2 weeks can you send the 9300 back and reorder the Gen 2?
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post #15 of 17
6/1/05 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by mjcxp
Some quick questions.

Is it necessy to reformat the computer to remove the dell crap?

Should I of gotten the internal bluetooth card?

Also, if a better deal such as a 35% on a XPS Gen 2 comes out in 2 weeks can you send the 9300 back and reorder the Gen 2?
1. No you don't have to reformat. I would just go into add/remove programs and delete the ones you don't want and then use a cleaning program to clean up the remains. I'm not sure what program to use maybe someone else on here knows.

2. Only if you have/plan on using any BlueTooth devices (mice, PDA, etc)

3. I don't believe that the performance difference is worth the extra price of the XPS2, and I don't like the black on gray of the XPS2. I like the artic silver look of the i9300, but if you do thats your own choice.
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post #16 of 17
6/1/05 at 2:20pm
When you configure the Lappy the Bluetooth is $49, but in spare parts it's ~$14 I heard. Do a search On Bluetooth; there are loads of threads detailing it.

If a 35% Coupon comes out in the next while or so, you can always RMA it.
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post #17 of 17
6/1/05 at 2:23pm
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Thanks
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