blu-ray writer on an Inspiron, is it worth it?

thekooman

thinking of going with the dell inspiron 1525. is it worth the 300 euro extra to get the blu-ray writer? i plan to get a HD camcorder after this is paid off so it would come in handy for burning those videos to disc. or is it a complete waste until the drive speeds improve, etc?

with the blu-ray writer its

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?reconfigure=true&vw=list&cart=ActiveCart&id=2e6b0a95-afdd-405b-87b6-7575b7519dd7&ecomm=ecomm.euro.dell.com&c=ie&l=en&cs=ieepp1

but with the discounts it works out at 1081 inc VAT delivered.

coldfire1x

I dont think you can configure a 1525 with blu-ray drive. There's not dedicated graphics card (only integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100) on 1525 which is required for blu-ray drives.

thekooman

funny that, have the 1525 in my saved items there with the Blu-ray writer on it.


so it would be better to go with an XPS 1530 with the dedicated memory if i was going for the Blu-ray?
the graphics card in the XPS would be a:
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory

that would be 1218 inc VAT delivered on EPP and 10% discount.
that blu-ray writer is 390 extra.

kaizersoze

thekooman wrote: »

funny that, have the 1525 in my saved items there with the Blu-ray writer on it.


so it would be better to go with an XPS 1530 with the dedicated memory if i was going for the Blu-ray?
the graphics card in the XPS would be a:
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory

that would be 1218 inc VAT delivered on EPP and 10% discount.
that blu-ray writer is 390 extra.

Atm I don't think it's worth the extra cost and the cost of blank disks is still high.
Save yourself the €400 now and but one later when they get cheaper and pop it in.

thekooman

kaizersoze wrote: »

Atm I don't think it's worth the extra cost and the cost of blank disks is still high.
Save yourself the €400 now and but one later when they get cheaper and pop it in.

think you are right kaizersoze. might get the XPS 1530 with a better video card, better screen and the likes. will leave the blu-ray idea until next year.

kaizersoze

thekooman wrote: »

think you are right kaizersoze. might get the XPS 1530 with a better video card, better screen and the likes. will leave the blu-ray idea until next year.

Sounds like a better plan.:)

coldfire1x

Yeah the blu-ray disks still cost more tha €30-35. Still quite expensive.

thekooman

on the XPS's they come with a DVD slot drive. can these be changed to upgrade to a Blu-ray drive or could it be a lot of hassle?
suppose you could always go with an external blu-ray drive.