Is this a good deal on a dell laptop?? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

BBtB · 08-27-2008, 05:01 PM

Okay, so I need a laptop for school, I used to be fairly techie in my youth but have completly lost touch for atleast the past three years. I just ordered this from dell's website, I've been looking there and at newegg.com seriously, and less seriously at wal-mart and best-buy, for the past month. I would like to know if I got a good deal or not. I paid $749 total, that includes tax with free shipping. The basic stats are like this...

Inspiron 1525, Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, 2.0GHz, 667Mhz, 2M L2 Cache

3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm

15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD TrueLife

250G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Basic Edition, English

8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive

Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam

Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card

I also spent $50 extra for a "high definition" screen, going from 1280x800 to 1400x900 I think.. Was that worthwhile? Maybe I should have asked these questions before buying it...

Vigilante · 08-27-2008, 05:23 PM

You got a good deal. I paid 1400 for mine a year ago, but I got a gaming card so it was more expensive. It is also a 17in screen.

Plaid13 · 08-30-2008, 04:44 PM

Looks like a good deal to me but i never use laptops for anything other then web surfing so a $300 pos laptop is good enough for me.

Lasereth · 08-30-2008, 06:22 PM

You could have got a better deal but you definitely did not get ripped off. At best you could have saved $150ish if you waited for the right deal so you did pretty good.

08-27-2008, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
BBtB ClerkMan! Location: Tulsa, Ok.	Is this a good deal on a dell laptop?? Okay, so I need a laptop for school, I used to be fairly techie in my youth but have completly lost touch for atleast the past three years. I just ordered this from dell's website, I've been looking there and at newegg.com seriously, and less seriously at wal-mart and best-buy, for the past month. I would like to know if I got a good deal or not. I paid $749 total, that includes tax with free shipping. The basic stats are like this... Inspiron 1525, Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, 2.0GHz, 667Mhz, 2M L2 Cache 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD TrueLife 250G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Basic Edition, English 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card I also spent $50 extra for a "high definition" screen, going from 1280x800 to 1400x900 I think.. Was that worthwhile? Maybe I should have asked these questions before buying it... __________________ Meridae'n once played "death" at a game of chess that lasted for over two years. He finally beat death in a best 34 out of 67 match. At that time he could ask for any one thing and he could wish for the hope of all mankind... he looked death right in the eye and said ... "I would like about three fiddy"

08-27-2008, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vigilante Broken Arrow Location: US	You got a good deal. I paid 1400 for mine a year ago, but I got a gaming card so it was more expensive. It is also a 17in screen. __________________ We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill

08-30-2008, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	Looks like a good deal to me but i never use laptops for anything other then web surfing so a $300 pos laptop is good enough for me.

08-30-2008, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	You could have got a better deal but you definitely did not get ripped off. At best you could have saved $150ish if you waited for the right deal so you did pretty good.