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StarWolf

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I've been going back and forth for days and weeks, constantly on Dell's site looking at laptops.

I finally just bit the bullet. I hope I don't get burned. Here's the highlights;

Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
9 Cell Battery
Windows XP Media Center 2005
8x DVD +/- RW
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800

Not my 'ideal' system but the price was.

$889.00
$62.21 Tax

$951.21

The only thing that really worries me is that it's a scratch and dent.

What do ya think?
 
Not a bad deal. I am typing from a similar laptop I bought from Dell about a month ago. I got the same one with a 7900GS new for $1250. I think they go for around $1100 now.
 
Blinkme323 said:
same one with a 7900GS
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Yeah that's what I would have liked to get, but never could find one paired with a UXGA Display with TrueLife (in the outlet anyway) for less than $400 or $500 more.

How is the Go 7800 for gaming? Anyone know? I can't find any reviews on it.
 
lol .. already shows a ship date of today and delivery Wed.-Friday. Guess I'll soon see if it was worth it.

I've just been reading about a lot of the Go 7800's had heat issues. *crosses fingers*
 
A friend liked my 7900GS so much that he complained to Dell that his 7800Go was overheating. They came to his house and gave him a free upgrade. You'll love that screen by the way. I am using my lappy over my desktop now. I do recommend a fresh install of XP (or Vista) to get rid of all the junk Dell puts on.
 
Blinkme323 said:
I do recommend a fresh install of XP (or Vista) to get rid of all the junk Dell puts on.
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Yeah that's definitely at the top of my list. This thing is loaded with crap. I don't understand why companies can't just offer this stuff on CD's instead of bloating the system.
 
Blinkme323 said:
A friend liked my 7900GS so much that he complained to Dell that his 7800Go was overheating. They came to his house and gave him a free upgrade. You'll love that screen by the way. I am using my lappy over my desktop now. I do recommend a fresh install of XP (or Vista) to get rid of all the junk Dell puts on.
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As tempting as things like this are, please refrain from making goods more expensive for everyone else
 
StarWolf said:
Yeah that's definitely at the top of my list. This thing is loaded with crap. I don't understand why companies can't just offer this stuff on CD's instead of bloating the system.
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Some companies are. I just got an HP nc8430, and it had a clean install of xp pro, a quick button management tool, the recovery tool, instructions on the fingerprint scanner, and nothing more (that i could tell).

It did come with a Software Setup link, that gave me a nice slick menu of things i could install if i wanted. The folder was about 2.2 gig on the system partition, but that doesnt bother me. Below is a chopped image of everything in the installer.

SoftSet1.jpg
 
LucasG said:
Does dell ship to mailboxes?
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I'm not sure what you mean? Wherever it is someone has to be there to sign for it according to my email. If you mean a P.O. Box, I don't think so.
 
What is the deal with Dell and their tracking numbers?! My tracking page still shows it is in transit to the local carrier and when I got home UPS had already tried to deliver it.

A tracking number is generated as soon as a package is picked up by the carrier. Why does Dell say it takes 1-3 days to get one?

And then doesn't give you one?! :confused: :mad:
 
Bless the UPS man. At almost 8pm he decided to drop back by with my E1705. If I was gay I would have slipped him some tongue.

It's supposed to be a scratch and dent but I see nothing wrong so far. Not a scratch or stuck pixel. This thing is beautiful.

The only thing I will have to get used to is the viewing angle. Unless I am directly in front of what I'm looking at it slightly 'greys' out. Is it like that with all laptops?

This thing is too quiet. I'm not sure I can live without 7 fans running. :D
 
heh. Mine was "in transit to carrier" while sitting at the apartment office, delivered.
LCDs have specific viewing angles, some are better than others. Its still a nice screen.
Damn. Thats a nice system for only a grand. Youd better enjoy it.
 
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