Does this seem expensive?

DoesNotCompute

I'm looking at buying a Laptop as I'll be working abroad for the next few years, I'll be using it for work, internet surfing, multimedia and gaming. This is what I've got from Dell. It's slightly cheaper than a similar model from Alienware (customised Aurora m9700). What does everyone think of the price?


SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Inspiron 9400

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Video Card 256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics card
Hard Drive 200GB (4,200 rpm) Hard Drive
No Floppy Drive Option
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
CD/DVD Drives Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Core 2 Duo Processor)
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Hardware Support Basic Package, 2 Year At-Home Service
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
Power Supply 90W AC Adapter
No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software
Primary Battery 9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
No Carry Case
Money Off Savings Save Euro 120 inc vat
Dell System Media Kit Inspiron Resource DVD - Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)
No Snap on LCD Back Cover
LCD 17" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900)TFT display with TrueLife™

TOTAL Incl. VAT:€ 1,772.81

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nialo

DoesNotCompute wrote:

What does everyone think of the price?

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Yup seems expensive.

jessy

it seems resonable to me!

although i if ya look at the dell website now you get 2gig of ram instead of your one and came to a total of €1468.32 you get a very good gxf card and a decent chip loads of ram, nice screen, i think you would be hard pushed to find another laptop of the same spec for araound that price, get rid of the 3 year support, very expensive!!!!

BASEIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - ct & Return, 1 Year Service only ServiceLCD17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT DisplayMEMORY2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)HARD DRIVE160GB (5,400 rpm) Sata Hard DriveOPTICAL DRIVEFixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including softwareGRAPHICS CARD256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics cardPRIMARY BATTERY9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

petes

jessy wrote:

it seems resonable to me!

although i if ya look at the dell website now you get 2gig of ram instead of your one and came to a total of €1468.32 you get a very good gxf card and a decent chip loads of ram, nice screen, i think you would be hard pushed to find another laptop of the same spec for araound that price, get rid of the 3 year support, very expensive!!!!

BASEIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - ct & Return, 1 Year Service only ServiceLCD17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT DisplayMEMORY2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)HARD DRIVE160GB (5,400 rpm) Sata Hard DriveOPTICAL DRIVEFixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including softwareGRAPHICS CARD256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics cardPRIMARY BATTERY9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Hard Drive is different in your spec than the op.

I am getting €1,784 with 2Gigs and 1 year support at the minute. Reasonable for the spec.

jessy

petes wrote:

Hard Drive is different in your spec than the op.

I am getting €1,784 with 2Gigs and 1 year support at the minute. Reasonable for the spec.

it is but hard drives are dirt cheep! and the i still getting €1468 with the spec below that i copied and pasted in.

petes

jessy wrote:

it is but hard drives are dirt cheep! and the i still getting €1468 with the spec below that i copied and pasted in.

Is that gross or net?

Whatever way I try and configure it, it is about €1,750 which is about right for the machine.

DoesNotCompute

Hang on, I've just found this Inspiron 6400 with similar specs for much cheaper -it's got a decent video card/chip and lots of HDD space but is small enough to be portable (well, smaller than a 17" mofo )

Inspiron 6400

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
Internal Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7300 TurboCache™
160GB (5,400 rpm) Sata Hard Drive
No Floppy Drive Option
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
Wireless Local Area Networking Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Core 2 Duo Processor)
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Hardware Support Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software
Primary Battery 9 Cell, 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™

Grand total of €1,163.03 including VAT and delivery charge. Nice one!

petes

Out of curiosity, what games are you going to play on it?

Would you consider upgrading the ram to 2GB on the 6400?

DoesNotCompute

petes wrote:

Out of curiosity, what games are you going to play on it?

Would you consider upgrading the ram to 2GB on the 6400?

Probably Far Cry, GTA: San Andreas, C&C Generals, Half Life 2, Max Payne 2, nothing too taxing, although having said that I might buy some newer games going forward. After a little research, it seems the NVidia GO 7300 isn't exactly the best card around. 2 gigs of RAM does sound nice though.

jessy

petes wrote:

Is that gross or net?

Whatever way I try and configure it, it is about €1,750 which is about right for the machine.

its the ex vat price, i assumed since he said it was going to be for work, that he would only need to look at the ex vat :-( sorry

petes

jessy wrote:

its the ex vat price, i assumed since he said it was going to be for work, that he would only need to look at the ex vat :-( sorry

No its grand. I thought it was either that or my mouldy Monday head:)

DS

Probably Far Cry, GTA: San Andreas, C&C Generals, Half Life 2, Max Payne 2, nothing too taxing, although having said that I might buy some newer games going forward. After a little research, it seems the NVidia GO 7300 isn't exactly the best card around. 2 gigs of RAM does sound nice though.

Yea that graphics card isn't up to much. The one in your OP is in a whole different league. I find this page very helpful when looking at laptops seen as graphics cards are the one thing I always find hard to evaluate http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568

I would definitely go for the 2 gigs of RAM.