setteled with dell. not too bad!

RoyalMarine

right so i ordered an alienware laptop last week...

rang them today as today was the expected shipping date,
and they said they are waiting for me to send a copy of my credit card, and a utility bill....

WTF. i opted to pay the full balance last week!
checked my credit card, and no transaction was taken yet!!

so after a week, they hadnt even rang me and asked for that info...


cancelled the order!

now i bought a dell inspiron
Core™ 2 Duo T7200 Processor 2.0GHz,667MHz,4MB L2 cache
Windows Vista
17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
120GB (5400rpm) SATA
512MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX graphics
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
9 cell Lithium-Ion Battery ( yes i know it sticks out a few inches!! )
Dell™ Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module
Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card



didnt get the bag or case as they are sick prices...

but i dont think i did too bad with it.

total price is 2095. inc del and vat.
but decided to ring them and i got 285 off the total price.
so now its 1810
delivery date is 16th of august.

its a bit better than waiting 4 weeks for alienware and the specs are better.


i know its dell, and ive been warned about the customer reps and all, but hey i want a great laptop, and this meets my needs

espically the graphics card.alas, i know its not dx10 but for now, i have what i need!

i was going to get the 1gb ram for 180 quid less, but they come in sticks of 512 each while now i get 2x1024.
not really interested in buying the 1gb and then upgrading myself. too much hassle for the sake of a few euro...

so did i make the right choice? i like the laptop, and its specs are what i want.

ill use it mainly for gaming, supreme commander and counterstrike etc.... starcraft 2 etc.

any opinions?

gunsofbrixton

What model inspiron is it 9400? by the look of the spec i would say so, this is an old model if it is, the proccesor T7200 is not the new Santa Rosa Platform.
Can't see it on the web anymore so would think its prob a refurb model did they say?? Perhaps there still selling new 9400's over the phone

Good spec but even at €1810 id be a little concerned. The €180 euro extra for 2gig is still excessive you can buy 2gig of RAM for this lappie for €80 thats (2X1gig sticks) then if you really wanted could sell the 1gig that came with it for around €40 giving a total upgrade price for 2gigs at about €40. The installation if its a 9400 is a cinch unscrew cover on the bottom of laptop and bobs your uncle pop them in, extremely easy.

RoyalMarine

dell inspiron XPS 1710

i know i could have upgraded the ram, but honestly, im sick of modding computers and im too lazy really :P