Hey everyone.
I'm heading off to college next year and have to start shopping for a laptop required for my lessons... I started looking at dell, which seems to have really nice laptops, but I'm wondering if paying the extra price for a Dell is something worth it.
Obviously, I checked more than Dell (Toshiba, HP, Acer, etc.), but they had the more appealing ones; and their site offers a build-up, which really puts on paper what you get, and what you're paying for, which is something I appreciate.
Here is what I want to emphasize upon the build-up.
- Good Graphics
- Nice HD (hi res) screen
- Portability (laptop weight and size)
Here is the setup I am currently looking at:
- T8300 or higher processor (opting for T9 series for additional cache; just waiting for a drop in price)
- nVidia 8600GT 256mb Graphics card (this is the best they offer for a laptop of that size; I wished to have something better as I hope to game on this laptop and I have used to my powerful desktop: is it enough?)
- 3-4GB of RAM (probably won't need much more than three other than for Crysis, but I like showing off; mouthing off in this case)
- Full HD Widescreen (1920x1200) & 2mp camera (I want to stress on this as my dad just received a Dell Latitude with basic screen and it SUCKS).
Other than that, I don't really give a damn about anything else. I will probably get an external HD so I don't need anything more than 250GB (I have a desktop with 1TB anyway). The laptops weight and size really bothered me in the beginning but I'll probably get used to 15.4", I would have taken the m1330 if it could have taken it the 8600GT (after seeing it with my eyes first though; and upgrading the screen wouldn't be as useful...).
I am simply posting this to get some suggestions and opinions about Dell. I have used Dell before, but purchasing my own laptop from them seems to be expensive. Where should I look at and why, what do they offer that is better than Dell?
I don't need computer lessons as I know what I'm doing; I just want personal opinions about Dell prioritizing on the XPS. Thanks
*PS: Sorry for blasting comments about the latitude screen, but I was just shocked when I compared it to my LCD screen.
**PSS: About the budget, it is currently revolving around 1700-2200$ USD, it just depends on what I get.
Regards,
Patrick
I'm heading off to college next year and have to start shopping for a laptop required for my lessons... I started looking at dell, which seems to have really nice laptops, but I'm wondering if paying the extra price for a Dell is something worth it.
Obviously, I checked more than Dell (Toshiba, HP, Acer, etc.), but they had the more appealing ones; and their site offers a build-up, which really puts on paper what you get, and what you're paying for, which is something I appreciate.
Here is what I want to emphasize upon the build-up.
- Good Graphics
- Nice HD (hi res) screen
- Portability (laptop weight and size)
Here is the setup I am currently looking at:
- T8300 or higher processor (opting for T9 series for additional cache; just waiting for a drop in price)
- nVidia 8600GT 256mb Graphics card (this is the best they offer for a laptop of that size; I wished to have something better as I hope to game on this laptop and I have used to my powerful desktop: is it enough?)
- 3-4GB of RAM (probably won't need much more than three other than for Crysis, but I like showing off; mouthing off in this case)
- Full HD Widescreen (1920x1200) & 2mp camera (I want to stress on this as my dad just received a Dell Latitude with basic screen and it SUCKS).
Other than that, I don't really give a damn about anything else. I will probably get an external HD so I don't need anything more than 250GB (I have a desktop with 1TB anyway). The laptops weight and size really bothered me in the beginning but I'll probably get used to 15.4", I would have taken the m1330 if it could have taken it the 8600GT (after seeing it with my eyes first though; and upgrading the screen wouldn't be as useful...).
I am simply posting this to get some suggestions and opinions about Dell. I have used Dell before, but purchasing my own laptop from them seems to be expensive. Where should I look at and why, what do they offer that is better than Dell?
I don't need computer lessons as I know what I'm doing; I just want personal opinions about Dell prioritizing on the XPS. Thanks
*PS: Sorry for blasting comments about the latitude screen, but I was just shocked when I compared it to my LCD screen.
**PSS: About the budget, it is currently revolving around 1700-2200$ USD, it just depends on what I get.
Regards,
Patrick