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What you guys make of this? Dell 1525

  • 19-06-2008 3:31pm
    #1
    Tinytony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 525 ✭✭✭


    What do you guys make of the below spec?

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English edit
    HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Year Base Warranty edit
    WEBCAM 2.0 Mega pixel web camera edit
    COLOUR CHOICE Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish edit
    LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™ edit
    MEMORY 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048] edit
    HARD DRIVE 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive edit
    GRAPHICS CARD Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100 edit
    OPTICAL DRIVE 8x DVD+/-RW Optical drive, including SW edit
    PRIMARY BATTERY 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion primary battery edit

    I don't really have much interest in games (champ manager is about as far as I go) so I haven't gone for model with an upgradable video card. I'll mostly be using it for multimedia, dvd, pictures, browsing, downloading etc. Just wondering if I'm wasting my time upping the memory and processor specs if I don't plan on gaming with it?
    The spec above comes to just over €800 including VAT + Delivery

    But then as always theres the nagging doubt in my head that i might want it for games at some stage, but I had my previous laptop for 2 and a bit years and never played much on it bar a couple of the old medal of honour games. If I did decide to go for one with a semi decent video card there is also the Inspiron 1720 for €958.55 inc VAT. This comes with:

    - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)
    - Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
    - Memory 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
    - Video Card nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
    - Hard Drive 500GB (5400RPM) SATA Dual Hard Drives (2X250GB)
    - Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - Ireland/Spain
    - Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
    - Wireless Networking Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card - Europe - Core 2 Duo Processors
    - Bluetooth Dell™ Wireless 355 Bluetooth + Dell™ Bluetooth 2.0 Stereo Headset - Eur
    - Primary Battery Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr
    - LCD 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™

    I don't really know what I'm asking! I suppose do you think it's worth up the spec on the 1525 to 2.4GHz Processor and 4GB of RAM, or if I'm doing that would I just be better off going for a lower spec XPS or the 1720?


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    I don't really have much interest in games (champ manager is about as far as I go) so I haven't gone for model with an upgradable video card. I'll mostly be using it for multimedia, dvd, pictures, browsing, downloading etc.

    If that's the case then don't bother upgrading the ram and the processor. The difference will hardly be noticeable.


  • #3
    Tinytony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 525 ✭✭✭Tinytony


    Ya, thats what I was thinking.

    The base setup has 2.10 GHZ T8300 with 3GB of RAM

    For €80 more I can get the 2.4GHz with 4GB of RAM that i have above, so I was kinda thinking for that price it seemed worth it.

    Also if I start with the "middle" build 1525 and upgrade from there to the same specs as the machine at the "end" it comes in much cheaper. I'm thinking I must be missing out on something though.


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