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[speedking]

I just got my e1405 /640m from dell outlet , refurbished :

14.1" WXGA Quanta Ltd.
Dual Core Yonah T2300E
1GB DDR2 533MHz
100GB HDD 5400 RPM EIDE (toshiba)
GMA 950
Intel 3945 A/B/G
6-cell Primary Battery

$659 + tax

first it had problems with ram modules, dell sent me new ones and now averything is okay so far. im very happy with it because im on exactly tight budget. any questions : write me a message.

[hernz]

i am going to be a college student in the fall am i crazy for doing this???

E1705:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
8x DVD Burner

Total after tax + free shipping + -20% off $999+ coupon:

$1487.21

my bday is on the 21st, so i dont feel as bad.

comments?

[Magnumb]

i am going to be a college student in the fall am i crazy for doing this???

E1705:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
8x DVD Burner

Total after tax + free shipping + -20% off $999+ coupon:

$1487.21

my bday is on the 21st, so i dont feel as bad.

comments?

Crazy?....your bloody nuts boy......so quick, phone dell and have them change the shipto address to my home, that should make you feel better......now hurry on son, your not getting any less nuts just gawking at me like that.....

Excellent set up, great price.....

[a1mint]

17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display

Sure you don't want to go for that high res wuxga? It's mightly glossy and crispy...

Are you absolutely sure you have found all the deals that Dell has out there? The as-advertised section, flyers, coupon-websites (I got mine through one of those!).

[hernz]

i hope i did

[hmmmmm]

order my 6400 inspiron

core 2 duo t7200 2 ghz
2gb of 533mhz ram
radeon x1400
widescreen xga (1280x800) with the glossy cover
120 gb 5400 rpm HD
8x dvd burner
intergrated audio
wifi

the crapware

1 year limited warrenty

all for $1458 including tax when i used a 25% off coupon

[Ultra Guy]

where's the 25% off coupon o_O

[a1mint]

order my 6400 inspiron

core 2 duo t7200 2 ghz
2gb of 533mhz ram
radeon x1400
widescreen xga (1280x800) with the glossy cover
120 gb 5400 rpm HD
8x dvd burner
intergrated audio
wifi

I just received yesterday my 9400 (e1705) with old C1D 2GHz, 1GB, WUXGA, not too different from yours, with one year care bear for $1478 CDN (20% different from US $ ?).

Not to say your 6400 is a bad choice though. I wouldn't want to haul around my 9400 too much. It's not that heavy, but somewhat awkwardly wide and large.

I'm not too sure on the Dell keyboard though. The skin of my finger sometime sticks underneath a neighboring key sometimes. I type with 10 fingers, and when I need to quickly reach my finger way up becuase of a function key or something, the finger that's moving up gets stuck underneath the key that that finger just pressed.
I think I'm somewhat ok with it.

But one thing is definitely for sure:

1) Dell keyboard is not as good as the Thinkpad one, and also not as good as the Lenovo one.
2) Dell keyboard will most likely get 'old' in about 2 years.

However, I've searched for keyboard replacements, and I'm seeing cheap replacement keyboards on ebay.

At the moment, I seem to be able to type pretty decently with it, but I expect keys to start breaking after about a year or so... No problemo, lots of repair options available, because Dell is not like some rogue brand as, say, Sager (woof).

[FlyingMonkeyNinja]

Well I am still waiting on my laptop... but my mouse is a pretty big deal so to tide you all over til I can say with joy that it has arrived:

RAZER COPPERHEAD
Color - Tempest Blue.
Specs - .
Haha... laptop coming... soon?

[murphed]

I ordered on Thursday, had a problem with my credit card, and finished it up Friday Evening. Now, it's 'In Production' and at the boxing stage in less than a day.

How long until it ships?