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    1405 vs. 1420

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chipster, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. chipster

    chipster Newbie

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    I have a 1405 that has been on order since June 9th, delayed ship date to July 9th. Now I'm considering cancelling the order for a much better 1420. Any opinions? Is the performance difference worth $400?

    The 1405 was a great deal:

    CoreDuo T2350 (1.65GHz 2MB L2, 533MHz)
    1GB SDRAM 533MHz
    Integrated Intel 950 Graphics
    80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

    $679 (after $350 coupon)

    This is the 1420 I'm considering:

    Inspiron 1420 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
    Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
    Video Card 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8400M GS
    Hard Drive Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

    $1,065.00 (after $350 coupon)
     
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  2. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    That would depend on what you plan to do with the notebooks. For basic tasks such as Internet sufing, word processing, etc, there will be no perceptible difference in performance. You might as well save the $400.
     
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  3. AtParker

    AtParker Notebook Consultant

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    for quality build and style, I'd obviously go for the 1420. Also the 2 GHZ upgrade on the processor would def. be a good option (though I assume you can pick that on both systems) The 8400 is also a better GPU than the integrated card.... So if you want to do any moderate gaming, go with the 1420, I would say it's worth the 400$ but I suppose it all comes down to your budget.
     
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  4. chipster

    chipster Newbie

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    Well the original idea was this new laptop (for my wife) would be used mostly for basic tasks and I would maybe get a desktop one day for more demanding applications like home movie editing, and flight simulator. However now I'm thinking I could maybe do everyting with the 1420. Even then I expect this will be used 90% of the time for basic tasks.
     
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  5. AtParker

    AtParker Notebook Consultant

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    Well not much is out now since the notebook just came out, but I'm assuming that the build quality is going to be very much superior to the older model. If just for basic tasks, I'm sure the older would be just fine, although a faster processor would be a huge help. Then again I dont know if the graphics card on the 1420 would do justice for a flight simulator program, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
     
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  6. goose

    goose Notebook Consultant

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    If it was me, I'd go for the 1420.
     
    goose, Jun 29, 2007
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