Dell Computer Purchase

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:58 pm

I am getting ready to buy a notebook and found this deal at Dell:

Inspiron B130
Date & Time: December 01,2005 1:46 PM CST

SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Inspiron B130 Qty 1

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB),

Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition

LCD Panel 15.4in WXGA Display

Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimm

Video Card Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics

Hard Drive 40GB Hard Drive

Integrated Modem and NIC Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card

Combo/DVD+RW Drives FREE Upgrade!8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write

Wireless Networking Cards Dell® 1470 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps)

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription

Primary Battery 4-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (29 WHr)

Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support

Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition backup CD

TOTAL:$819.00

Is this a good deal? Should I buy it or look elsewhere?

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:05 pm

That sounds like a great deal, actually. The HD is pretty small, but that's exactly the part of the system that I'd cut if possible to lower the price. For my laptop, I held out for a large HD, but of course I still ended up needing to use an external HD anyway.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:06 pm

bump up the hard drive size to 80 and go with XP pro.

Also, you might consider an extended warranty. Laptops take more abuse than Desktops.
All that will up the price though.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:11 pm

My Sony VAIO is nearly a year old, I've used the warranty twice. Damn glad I had one.

As for the HD...think about how you will use your storage space, and how much extra gigage costs. You can get external USB storage for pretty damn cheap.

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:12 pm

Yeah, I took down the hardrive as we also have a desktop that I will use for larger items (that and burning DVD back ups). My wife will be using it for school and we will take it on trips but nothing else.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:15 pm

damn, I'm looking at Dell's site now...that's a darn good deal. If I could buy another laptop now, I'd definitely go for a Pentium M as opposed to a Pentium 4. I'm a slave to the AC power source.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:13 pm

I just got a confirmation of shipment email on the laptop that I purchased... they said it would take 14 days to build.. it took 2.

Rack Dell.

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:34 pm

Whew, I literally just bought it and then saw your post. I was just hoping it wasn't bad news. Hopefully I am that lucky as it is set to arrive on the 23rd of December which really means the 5th of Jan.

frodo_biguns · Post by **frodo_biguns** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:32 pm

Sky wrote:Whew, I literally just bought it and then saw your post. I was just hoping it wasn't bad news. Hopefully I am that lucky as it is set to arrive on the 23rd of December which really means the 5th of Jan.

I build my own PCs for home use but when it comes to laptops/notebooks Dell is th eonly thing I recoomend for my clients. When Compaq and HP merged it was like Benz-Chrysler all over again. One great product destroyed by another. The Dell outlet is even a great buy. You can't go wrong with the Dell.

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:44 pm

Grascias