IS THIS A GOOD DEAL (LAPTOP)

[WHoSBeTTaTHaNuS]

$950

DELL XPS M170 - factory refurbished

# Intel Pentium-M 2.00 Ghz INTEL 760 CPU.
# Nvidia Geforce 6800GS 256 MB DDR3 Video card
# Ultra high Resolution LCD Screen 17" Wide UXGA. (1920 X 1200)
# 1GB RAM 1024MB DDR-2
# Built-in fireware port (1394) for fast fast file transfer.
# Built-in Dell 1350 B/G Wireless Network Mini-PCI Card 54MB/sec
# Built-in 56K modem / 10/100 Enet Port
# 80 GB hard drive.
# 8 X DVD+ /-CDRW combo drive.
# Battery holds strong charge, 9CEL
# Comes with larger 130W AC adapter
# Powered by Windows XP-PRO




thanks

[LuckyTxGuy]

If you want the fancy XPS case.....it might be a deal. You'd really need to go price shop it with a new one a Dell's site. I also assume that price only includes the standard 1 yr warranty. I can get you alot better specs for much less money on a Dell Inspiron 6400/1505, I do know that.

Hope this helps a little.....

*Edit*: Ok I just glanced back and saw that it was a 17" screen which does make it a little better price, but not alot. That processor is really considered out dated now.....

[LuckyTxGuy]

<u>Price Comparisons:</u>

Inspiron 6400 15.4" screen - $698

Intel® Pentium® dual-core T2080(1MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB
Genuine Windows® XP Home
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 TurboCache*
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Yr Ltd Warranty, 1 Yr Mail-in Service, and 1 Yr Tech
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem



Inspiron 9400 17" screen - $998

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5300 (2MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Yr Ltd Warranty, 1 Yr Mail-in Service, and 1 Yr Tech Support
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

[WHoSBeTTaTHaNuS]

[ QUOTE ]
If you want the fancy XPS case.....it might be a deal. You'd really need to go price shop it with a new one a Dell's site. I also assume that price only includes the standard 1 yr warranty. I can get you alot better specs for much less money on a Dell Inspiron 6400/1505, I do know that.

Hope this helps a little.....

*Edit*: Ok I just glanced back and saw that it was a 17" screen which does make it a little better price, but not alot. That processor is really considered out dated now.....

[/ QUOTE ]

thanks

a huge deal for me was getting the 17" 1920 X 1200 resolution.

Considering this, do you think I could I have got a better deal?

thx

[LuckyTxGuy]

So you already bought this laptop? Oh! No big deal, if you're happy that's all that matters. The Inspiron 9400 I quoted up there would require an upgrade to get the 1920 x 1200 resolution. The total price would be $1,147 for the same laptop I quoted with the same resolution you got. That's $197 more than you paid.

Either way, it doesn't really matter because it sounds like you already own the XPS. Do I think the 9400 I quoted with the hi-res screen was a better "deal"? Absolutely, BUT you're happy with it and it does all you want, that's what matters and there is nothing we can do to change it now.

[SamIAm]

How much does it cost to turn the case normal? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[siegfriedandroy]

anyone know how many tables can fit on a 1920 x 1200 screen? i am desperately trying to find a monitor that can accomodate six tables on a screen w/ no overlap. also, i'd like a larger screen, say 21" or so. any ideas?

[DrNo888]

12 tables tiled on FTP, which are resized, not normal size.
Probably same on Stars.