What's your opinion on this dell?

callmescratch

i'm very new to laptops but want to get one to use in college in september.

budgets about a grand, give or take
i worked out this dell, and might buy it, but i wanted some informed opinions

what do ye think? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Inspiron 640M

€1,121

Base:
Intel(r) Core™ Duo Processor T2300E (1.66 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

Microsoft Operating System:
Genuine Windows(r) XP Media Center Edition 2005 (incl Operating System
Re-Installation CD)

Cover It with Dell Support Services:
No service upgrade selected - 1-Year Collect and Return service only

LCD:
14.1" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WSXGA (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™

Memory:
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)

Hard Drive:
120GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive

CD/DVD Drives:
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software

Primary Battery:
9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

majiktripp

http://cgi.ebay.ie/DELL-PC-Laptop-LCD-Inspiron-640M-Scratched-J2YK82J_W0QQitemZ270014796023QQihZ017QQcategoryZ177QQcmdZViewItem

Looky looky here,Dell Ebay outlet-good dells!!!

BlackWizard

How come that is on ebay? Would it be in the outlet store also?

majiktripp

Probably not,they have an ebay store online where they sell outlet stuff aswell,generally goes for cheaper than on offical dell website too...

AnTyKz

that lappys grand providing youre not intending on doing any type of serious gaming.

callmescratch

yeah don't think ill be doing much gaming at all on it. some light multimedia work, mainly involving photos, watching and burning dvds, the usual college coursework etc. mobility is important for lugging to the library and all that.

i'll probably go for it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

it just lacks graphics and a memory card reader, which would have been nice

xha1r

http://www.pcsmart.ie/product.php?intProductID=759

I've been looking at that, seems a bit better than the Dell and is cheaper.

callmescratch

yeah i like the sound of that.
widescreen, graphics and card reader

i would like smaller than 15.4" though
and battery's not too great, 2.5hrs.
that'd put me off a bit

i'll have to give it some more thought

AnTyKz

yeh also check out the computer from mesh i posted under great offer or something just a few threads below
little dearer but an unbelievable spec for the price. The Dell rival costs over 500euro more

Asus A6T

Calhoun

i was thinking of getting the same laptop. Outlet have some nice deals for much cheaper.

callmescratch

i was expecting outlet to be cheaper to be honest, but some good stuff there all right. i was a bit too picky though and outlet didn't have the exact specs i wanted.

i ordered an inspiron 6400 in the end yesterday. slightly cheaper than the 640m i picked out. it has a larger screen which i didn't really want, but has a graphics card and a slightly faster processor.

of course if i was that picky i would have went to the effort to find some great non-dell lappy

myownslave

callmescratch wrote:

yeah don't think ill be doing much gaming at all on it. some light multimedia work, mainly involving photos, watching and burning dvds, the usual college coursework etc. mobility is important for lugging to the library and all that.

i'll probably go for it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

it just lacks graphics and a memory card reader, which would have been nice

What's a memory card reader, excuse my ignorance! I use a usb memory stick, I wouldn't need a memory card reader for that, would I?

tman

myownslave wrote:

What's a memory card reader, excuse my ignorance! I use a usb memory stick, I wouldn't need a memory card reader for that, would I?

it's just something used to read photos and stuff from a digital camera's memory card.
you'll be able to use your usb memory stick no problems without one.