New Laptop Help.

[Big Nate]

Here is what dell gave me tell me if I can do better elswhere.

Inspiron 1721 AMD Turionâ„¢ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 (1MB/1.8GHz)

Quantity: 1

Item Number Item Description
223-1094
AMD Turionâ„¢ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 (1MB/1.8GHz)
313-5504
Spring Green
311-7189
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
320-5375
Anti-glare, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900)
320-5374
ATI RADEON® Xpress1270 HyperMemory™
341-4692
Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
313-5186
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
430-0493
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
412-0917
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
313-5152
CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive)
313-4783
High Definition Audio 2.0
430-2307
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
320-5733
No Webcam Option
420-6589
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
462-3905
I chose the promotional security package with service
312-0496
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
412-0358
DellCare Plus
986-9327
No Dell On Call
412-0933
6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
320-5836
Spring Green color w/o Camera
310-8628
Windows Vistaâ„¢ Premium
988-0089
DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle


Subtotal: $1,400.58
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $96.02

Total Price w/Discounts: $1,496.60

[mndsm]

Check www.microcenter.com

Also there is a local shop called Global Nanosystems. They're a college PC shop, and they might be able to hook you up.

[micahlarson]

so you want a lap top for sure that's what you HAVE to have? otherwise I can get the computer guy here to build you one

[micahlarson]

sounds pretty solid by the way..

[Big Nate]

It is for my wife when she goes back to school this year. And yes she needs a laptop.

[dmention7]

If she's going to be toting it around with her, a 17" screen might be a bit hefty. I got Nanami a 14.2" widescreen--it's the exact size/shape as a standard notepad, and is much more portable than a 17" screen.

If they have a high-capacity battery, I'd swing for that.

[AJ]

Also check out newegg.com and mwave.com for more options, better shit, and no preloaded crap that Dell is liscensed to sell with their systems.

ON a side note, I have a Dell laptop from my old job, and I really have loved it. Worked well for everything needed.

By the looks of it, yours listed will be solid for every day use as well.

http://dsmstyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12737&highlight=dell+laptop

there is my threa from Style with all my info on what I have in mine.

[Z-licious]

Man, you a balla! I never bought $1500 laptops

[JustROLLIN]

Global Nanosystems is supposed to be the joint. I have many a friend who have been very happy with their stuff.

On the other hand, I have a dell and really enjoy it.

[Picklz]

Dell makes decent laptops, thats what I've got for my work laptop. You may want to watch sites like fatwallet.com and slickdeals.net, often you can find some pretty smokin deals on laptops, sometimes w/ coupons and such. Also you can try calling and seeing what kind of deal you can get. That said looks like a pretty fast machine.

And as Jay said that sounds more like a desktop replacement system, its going to be a bit on the hefty side, if that doesn't bother her all the better.