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ceilos456

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A college student with his own small business on ebay
i burn a lot of DVDs though and Also Use Bit-Torrent To download and convert avi to dvd files in order to burn them
I do not play any computer games and would like if it had a wireless card built in

would u guys recomment a dell or hp? what would u guys recommend in the $1000 or less range
 
size? weight?

already, i recommend either the e1405 or the e1505 from dell


what do you do on eBay? The fact that you said you burn DVD's alot, and sell stuff on eBay is kind of...sketchy...;)
 
i sell cell phones and video game accessories on ebay

no illegal stuff, dvds just a hobby :)
 
rayman2k2 said:
size? weight?

already, i recommend either the e1405 or the e1505 from dell


what do you do on eBay? The fact that you said you burn DVD's alot, and sell stuff on eBay is kind of...sketchy...;)
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i actuall called dell and they recommended the e1405
how is the speed on it? would u say it will be fine for my goals

Intel® Core™ Proc Solo T1350 (1.86GHz/533MHz/1 X 2MB L2 Cache)

Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
OPTIONAL: 4.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife™ [add $20 or $1/month1]

1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
OPTIONAL: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM [add $185 or $6/month1]

80GB Sata Hard Drive
OPTIONAL: 80GB 7200RPM Sata Hard Drive [add $140 or $4/month1]

8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Integrated Audio
OPTIONAL: Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition [add $25 or $1/month1]

DO you recommend any upgrades?
Its 824.00 + 39.00 for the case
 
Considering you're a College student, first check what kind of deals your school can get you. My school (Western Washington University) had deals with Dell, HP and Apple. I went the Apple Route and turned down much higher powered larger notebooks for portability and functionality. I absolutely love my macbook but it is a bit out of your price range, and I doubt you want to give OS X a try so I really reccomend the E1405 then. Guy next door to my dorm has an E1505 and that thing is WAY too big... Oh man... My roommate also has a Macbook, and then my E1505 guy's roommate has a macbook as well.
 
Optional87 said:
Considering you're a College student, first check what kind of deals your school can get you. My school (Western Washington University) had deals with Dell, HP and Apple. I went the Apple Route and turned down much higher powered larger notebooks for portability and functionality. I absolutely love my macbook but it is a bit out of your price range, and I doubt you want to give OS X a try so I really reccomend the E1405 then. Guy next door to my dorm has an E1505 and that thing is WAY too big... Oh man... My roommate also has a Macbook, and then my E1505 guy's roommate has a macbook as well.
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will talk to my school this week!

also would u recommend the 4 year warranty? price is $290
 
ceilos456 said:
will talk to my school this week!

also would u recommend the 4 year warranty? price is $290
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yeah, it would be good as long as you get the CompleteCare - they'll cover drops and what not.


furthermore, I think you might want to look at Core Duo rather than Core Solo, the dualcore will do you wonders...


also, look at your university's Office of Information Technology website for deals on computers...
 
rayman2k2 said:
yeah, it would be good as long as you get the CompleteCare - they'll cover drops and what not.


furthermore, I think you might want to look at Core Duo rather than Core Solo, the dualcore will do you wonders...


also, look at your university's Office of Information Technology website for deals on computers...
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all the Dell's sold by my school came with 3 year complete care warranty's standard and you couldn't remove them. Obviously they wanted us to have full coverage. We have a Dell/HP/Apple support store/team on campus though, pretty nice here.

Seriously though, don't go for something too big, you'll regret it. Try for under 6lb's and able to fit nicely in a standard backpack, otherwise it's just a hastle to take it around campus. I have a sleeve for my macbook and I just put in my backpack between my books and it works just fine.. awesome for surfing the web in my math class which is too easy for me...

yup. go for upgraded battery if you can too, but my school also has those fully upgraded and won't let you downgrade them, they want to make sure their students get the real deal. something functional.
 
ceilos456 said:
would you recommend 3 years or 4 years warranty?
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as long as you think you'll keep the laptop.

Oh, and try to spring for a dual core processor, it's a really nice upgrade, definitely worth the price.

1gig of ram is a nice match too but for under 1grand you should be fine with 512.
 
Optional87 said:
all the Dell's sold by my school came with 3 year complete care warranty's standard and you couldn't remove them. Obviously they wanted us to have full coverage. We have a Dell/HP/Apple support store/team on campus though, pretty nice here.

Seriously though, don't go for something too big, you'll regret it. Try for under 6lb's and able to fit nicely in a standard backpack, otherwise it's just a hastle to take it around campus. I have a sleeve for my macbook and I just put in my backpack between my books and it works just fine.. awesome for surfing the web in my math class which is too easy for me...

yup. go for upgraded battery if you can too, but my school also has those fully upgraded and won't let you downgrade them, they want to make sure their students get the real deal. something functional.
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yeah, that's a good point. I take back the e1505 recommendation. They're pretty damn heavy at 6.5lbs

what I recommend now is looking at the D620 from www.dell4biz.com or even the D420 if you can swing an external dvd-burner.
 
rayman2k2 said:
yeah, that's a good point. I take back the e1505 recommendation. They're pretty damn heavy at 6.5lbs

what I recommend now is looking at the D620 from www.dell4biz.com or even the D420 if you can swing an external dvd-burner.
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You probably can if you're proficient with disc images and want true portability. Good idea for the OP. Hopefully you aren't burning on the go either, that destroys battery life.

Anyway yeah, light, and functional for YOU is what you're looking for.

E1505 from a college student perspective is too big, 14" and smaller screen is the best for on the go for college.
 
Dell D620, i am typing on one now, excellent value at or around $1000, surprisingly quick and a good three hours on battery

Intel Core Duo T2300 CPU
1 Gig DDR2 667Mhz memory
integrated WiFi (with a WiFi catcher switch that is very useful)
WXGA 14" 16:9 wide screen display
80Gig HDD
Intel integrated graphics
Win XP Pro
magnesium alloy housing with steel hinges and shock mounted HDD
4.5lbs +/-

etc...etc...

http://www.dell.com/content/product...0?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~section=specs#tabtop

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1105215
 
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