Debating between two laptops, as mentioned in the title of the thread. Going to be using in college, so mobility is important, as is battery life. Will be playing some games, watching movies, etc. Also want this to last a few years, so if 64 bit processor is major, than that could be a factor. However, I dont want to pay a lot for the Ferrari for it not to matter. Dell is certainly cheaper, but I love Ferrari look. Any comments would be really appreciated.
Dell Inspiron 6000 (w/ 34% off) $1768 + $250 for ram upgrade
-Pent M 2.0 GHZ 760 (2mb cache), Microsoft XP PRO, WUXGA ultrasharp 15.4, 2 GB Ram (upgrading via crucial.com), ATI x300 128 mb graphics card, 60 gb 7200 rpm HD, bluetooth 2915 Intel pro w/ bluetooth, 8x dvd burner, 2 year warranty with accidental care (which will be doubled via creditcard), 9 cell + 6 cell battery
Acer Ferrari 4000 ~$2200 pending availability
-(all approximate) 1.8 ghz Mobile AMD turion 64 (1mb cache), XP Pro, 1 gb ram (havent checked out upgrade prices), 100 gb 5400 rpm HD, ATI radeon x700 graphics 128 mb, 5 in 1 reader, 15.4 wsxga+, integrated super multi drive
basically paying more for a worse computer, but maybe will be better in future? the ferrari look is worth a lot to me, but if Dell is signicantly better its not. any thoughts, im sure many are debating same stuff.
Dell Inspiron 6000 (w/ 34% off) $1768 + $250 for ram upgrade
-Pent M 2.0 GHZ 760 (2mb cache), Microsoft XP PRO, WUXGA ultrasharp 15.4, 2 GB Ram (upgrading via crucial.com), ATI x300 128 mb graphics card, 60 gb 7200 rpm HD, bluetooth 2915 Intel pro w/ bluetooth, 8x dvd burner, 2 year warranty with accidental care (which will be doubled via creditcard), 9 cell + 6 cell battery
Acer Ferrari 4000 ~$2200 pending availability
-(all approximate) 1.8 ghz Mobile AMD turion 64 (1mb cache), XP Pro, 1 gb ram (havent checked out upgrade prices), 100 gb 5400 rpm HD, ATI radeon x700 graphics 128 mb, 5 in 1 reader, 15.4 wsxga+, integrated super multi drive
basically paying more for a worse computer, but maybe will be better in future? the ferrari look is worth a lot to me, but if Dell is signicantly better its not. any thoughts, im sure many are debating same stuff.
