Gaming Laptop for €800

Sqaull20

Just seen this great deal on the dell vostro page....I have been thinking of replacing my 12 month old,Compaq laptop for a while now....its a real struggle playing world of warcraft,swat 4 and pro evo with the Nvidia Go 6200....

Im back in College in a few weeks,so what do you guys think?


http://www.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/4x_vostro_1500?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

Full spec

BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 Processor (1.8GHz,800MHz,2MB L2 cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support edit
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Matte Jet Black with 2.0 mega pixel camera edit
MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024) edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)


Total incl. Vat and Delivery €809.03

Looks a great deal to me,if your interested in playing the latest games and watching hd movies.....

The graphics card is very good,review below

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-8600M-GT.3986.0.html

I reckon I can get €300 for my old laptop so just a €500 layout seems good to me...

Gorilla

Looks good to me, though I hate the fact that you can only choose Windows Vista Business. Is it the same as Home Premium?

godtabh

Gorilla wrote:

Looks good to me, though I hate the fact that you can only choose Windows Vista Business. Is it the same as Home Premium?

It doesnt have the MCE part of the other editions

shanethemofo

how come it says 659 but when u click on it it goes up to 818 or something. and they both are ex vat and shipping

mad m

shanethemofo wrote:

how come it says 659 but when u click on it it goes up to 818 or something. and they both are ex vat and shipping

Select the one year warranty.

here.from.day.1

Nice price but for value you really cant beat the outlet store.

TerrorFirmer

Fantastic price for that machine....

replytohere2004

I see on the bottom right hand side is says €70 off ex vat and free shipping. Do you get both off? I went through the checkout process and only got the free shipping.

twanda

great deal- but why list them under 'small businesses'?

Tav

Anyone else has some opnions about those specs?
I was thinking about changing my laptop as well (originally to something smaller then 15'4;)) and this one here seems to be a good gaming one.

replytohere2004

to answer my own question, the €70 is already off the price!

silvine

That's pretty sweet. I'd upgrade the Vista ultimate for the extra €50, for the entertainment stuff, and ditch the three year warranty. It should come to around €709 with that deal.

Can anyone buy off Dell business?

The alternative is the Acer Aspire 5920 at www.laptopsdirect.ie. It costs just under €1200 but you get all this:

* Design: Curved glossy black lid and clean white interior
* Processor: Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2GHz (x2), 800MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache
* RAM: 2GB Fast DDR2 RAM! (2 x 1024Mb)
* 1GB Turbo Memory - for a faster boot time
* Hard Drive: 160GB Hard Disk
* Screen: 15.4" Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10) with CrystalBrite Technology
* Optical Drive: DVD Re-writer (DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer)
* Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 1GB of TurboCache memory - ideal for playing the latest games!
* Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g/n - Wireless Internet Connection
* Battery Life (Depending on Use): 3.5 hours 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* Weight: 3kg
* Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return (Europe-wide)- Upgradeable to 3 Years for only £49 - Call for details!
* Operating System: New Windows Vista Home Premium
* 1GB of Intel Turbo Memory
* Built-in 0.3Mp CrystalEye Camera
* Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000
* HDMI port with HDCP
* 5-in-1 card reader

pedroj

yes but if u look closely it wont be available for another 4 weeks so be 5-6 weeks before you receive it...and in any compter terms thats ages esp with new processors being released in comin month or 2...price diff is due to 3 year hardware support they put u down for...change it to 2 or 1 yr basic n u save €120 or so

Please be advised that there currently is an delivery time of approximately 4 weeks on Vostro 1500. We apologise for the inconvenience. For faster delivery, we have a range of great offers running on Vostro 1000 systems right now, which may also meet your requirements.
Why has the price increased?
For your added protection the above price includes an upgraded service package. To reach the advertised price please select a downgraded service from the Hardware Support section below.

replytohere2004

silvine wrote:

That's pretty sweet. I'd upgrade the Vista ultimate for the extra €50, for the entertainment stuff, and ditch the three year warranty. It should come to around €709 with that deal.

That's ex vat; comes to 797 with vat. Over 860 if you get the os upgrade.

smithy1981

Hey, just wondering is it worth upgrading the monitor to TrueLife™ for 20 euro, and the battery from a 6 cell to a 9 cell for 10 euro? That hardly means a 50% battery time increase for just 10 euro, does it??