Should I order a M440 on monday needs some help on a few things

i've been hunting around for reviews but havent found any. but i decided to order mine anyway. it will be here by friday. if you have any questions then i'd be happy to answer.

im planning to do quite a bit of gaming on mine too. i tend to stay away from identical cards with higher clocks because i feel im not getting as much value. one of the reasons is i can overclock the card myself.....

im planning to keep my laptop for 4-5 years.

i think for a year or two it will be fine for gaming on medium/high settings but after that ...... well its the case with all laptops

if you want a lasting gaming machine...cheaper to get a desktop, or a monster laptop. i dont think the 1700 will increase your futureproofness very much.

 

if great gfx aint a primary concern i think its def gonna be fine...people are running crysis on it with medium-high settings....

 

Okay thanks I'll probably have order mine by then but I'm sure I'll be wondering a few things still
Yea I know I guess I'll probably just get a gaming system or a nice little gaming desktop when this Lappy can't play games anymore

So I'm gonna order it on monday with the 770, Thanks for the Help on that so far

But does anyone know what Linux kernal starts supporting the Wifi and ethernet?

And any advice on how to get some extra stuff... Since I don't care about the price as long as it's $1880 or under

 

i got a 400usd discount, i went through small/medium biz. however i did buy an inspiron at the same time, got a good discount on that too.

if you give me the specs u want, i'll check with my rep what price he can give, then i suppose you can bargain with your rep on that

 

All the specs that I plan to get are on the start of this thread
But if I was going to update any of the hardware it would be 4gb or ram and the 320gb 7200rpm hard drive but dell hardcore over prices these...
I would also like a good mouse and cooling pad to come with it (Which I am getting I just don't think there gonna be very good)

 

if you look in the owners lounge thread you can see my specs, and it was 2000usd including delivery, but with higher specs than what you want

oh and they gave me 2 units of their premium 4 button mouse.

 

-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9600
-2.8GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth(R) 2.1
-Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3) Mini
Card
4GB (2x2GB) 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM
250GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor
-15.4?UltraSharp(TM) WUXGA (1920x1200) Displa
-Integrated 0.3 Megapixel VGA Webcam with Single Digital Mic for WUXGA LCD
dvd writer
9 cell battery
and all the usual refinements

7200 malaysian ringgit, approx 2k usd

 

Have you considered the Thinkpad W500 ? It'll be less expensive...

 

@afhstingray wow How did you get it at that price?
What did you say to the rep? Thats Amazing config
Are you in the U.S?

@wearetheborg I can't buy the Laptop from anywhere besides walmart, Dell, radioshack, or officemax, And a few other crappy places...
And the M4400 is the best Lappy on all the places I can choose from

 

no i am in malaysia. i bought an inspiron for my mum at the same time (got a good discount on it too)

i buy frequently from dell (im like the computer guy for the extended family lol...) so i suppose they want to keep me happy?

he said if i get 2 units he can go below 7k ringgit, which is about 1900USD