Thoughts on new Dell laptop

[0uTpLaYeD]

I am looking into buying a new Inspiron 1720 for poker and college. I want the best computer for the lowest price (under $1800). What do you guys think?

PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB
cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition

DISPLAY - High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)

VIDEO CARD - 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT

MEMORY - 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz

HARD DRIVE - Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)

OPTICAL DRIVE - CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)

WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS - Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card

INTEGRATED WEBCAM - Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam

BATTERY OPTIONS - 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)

SOUND OPTIONS - Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

I would like to use it for PAHUD, 12 Tabling, PT, music, internet surfing, and some games. Am I buying anything that is too slow/unnecessary?

[Paul B.]

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Am I buying anything that is too slow/unnecessary?

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Yes, a Dell.

[Witzo]

Whats the weight on laptop? If your going to be traveling with it back and forth from school it's a PITA to lug around a 15 pound laptop

[Beavis68]

Looks nice.

[Snipe]

I hate my Dell. Would never buy again. HP, Compel, Asus - anything but a dell.

There should be a notebook review forum out there somewhere - I don't feel like searching, but that's where you should read up.

Basically, [censored] Dell

[Beavis68]

I am sure you can find someone to trash any brand out there, what was you problem with you Dell?

[Pinos]

I hate dell too... too heavy, [censored] dvd burner slow as hell, some programs don't run (wtf?), i have a inspiro 6400 and the area near the pad gets fugly after some use. I like the "cover" though. Batt doesn't last shizzle and it got like useless after 10 months. Support is bad, like really bad.

Im looking for a new laptop...

[Joseph Hewes]

'Compel'?

[Joseph Hewes]

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dvd burner slow as hell, some programs don't run (wtf?)

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Yea, Dell makes terrible burners/programs.

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<3 Thinkpad T60p w/ IPS UXGA panel