vostro 1400 or vostro 1500

[DTC87]

i've finally found the right price for a laptop. i have narrowed down to either the vostro 1400(14") and vostro 1500(15.4"). i will be using it for college but i donno what i might do in college. the 1400 will cost 850 and the and the 1500 will cost 750. the only difference is that the 1400 is 14in, 2 gig of ram, and vista. the 1500 is 15.4in, 1gig of ram, and windows xp. i cant really pick which one to buy. i guess what i am asking is that is the extra 2 gig of ram and 1.4in smaller worth the 100buck extra? if you were me, which one would you get? lol thx

[Charles P. Jefferies]

The Vostros are good notebooks for the money it seems.

Personally, I'd get the 14" because for portability they are much better than 15.4" notebooks. Go to a Best Buy and you can see that for yourself. If you have the same battery in both notebooks you will get better life out of the 14" because the screen is smaller (less power required).

[retardedidiot94]

I'd go with the 14. Mainly for the portability issue mentioned above.

[DTC87]

yea the batteries are the same for both, 9cell. let me put down the specs
santa rosa 1.6ghz
8400gs - 128mb
2mp webcam
thats the rest of the important spec for both lappies.
or i could add 169 extra and get the 8600gt for 15"4... lol

[Charles P. Jefferies]

How much gaming do you plan to do?

[DTC87]

i think my max gaming is 3d rpg games thats not as intense as WoW. i donno whats the game called since its in another language. if i go with the gt, it be around 950 and its worth it if i am going to play decent games on it. i just dont know if i would be playing games on it lol. this is hard since i want to save money =(

[DTC87]

bump... new question lol. for the same price would YOU go with:
vostro 1500(15.4): windows xp, 1gig ram, 256mb nvidia8600gt, 6 cell battery
OR
vostro 1400(14): vista basics, 2gig ram, nvidia 8400gs, 9 cell battery

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If size isn't an issue, then goe with the 1500 because of the 8600m GT, though you could use more RAM.

[DTC87]

is ram really necessary since its running on xp?