About to purchase a E1705...

I finaly gathered enough money from graduation to buy a new laptop and decided to go with the E1705 because of the coupons here. I know pretty much exactly what I want but I still have a few questions I know you guys an answer.

First off, what happened to the 7200rmp hds? I just recently won a 160gig WD HD at a grad party that Ill use to store most of my data, but I wanted another 7200rpm drive on the laptop. Anyone know when they are coming back? Also, how much would the WD book drive be with 7200 and USB 2.0 over the standard 5400 hd?

I really like the WUGA screen and have heard great comments about it, but I think it might be too small and even with the 7900gs be too high a res for gaming. Is it really that much better then the standard XGA?

I was going to upgrade to 667 ram but would rather spend the money on a warranty and accident insurance, or something else worth while, but havent been able to get the coupons to work with an upgraded warranty. What am I doing wrong here?

I think that about sums it up for my questions. I plan on getting the 2300 and standard 1 gig for now then upgrade to Merom, 2 gigs, and Vista when the price is right. Ill hopefully purchase the laptop tomorrow or when ever Dell drops the prices again. Thanks for your help.

 

Parts come and go with Dell's part inventory - I bet if you wait a week or so Dell will have the 7200RPMs back in stock. The UXGA screen should be fine coupled with the GS - remember, you don't have to run the game at the screen's native res. to get good graphics. And about the RAM - stick to the 533MHz - 667MHz is overrated - the performace difference between the two should be very minimal at most.

 

If you're choosing to configure it from the last two out of the four customization options thats why. Dell only offers the 7200RPM upgrade the first two customization options, which are the most expensive as well.

 

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300E (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
CompleteCare Accidental Damage Svc to 1Yr Lim Warranty

TOTAL:$1,268.00

Well this is what I plan to purchase, maybe tonight even though the prices are high. I was able to get everything I wanted plus bluetooth and the accident warranty. What do you guys think?

Ive read of $35 coupons on ebay and stuff. Whats the deal with these? Anyone have a coupon that I could use?

Thanks again.

 

Nice setup! If you're planning on upgrading your HD and RAM I would suggest purchasing them at NewEgg.com, they have great prices for the top of the line products. As for Ebay, I'm not quite sure about coupons, sorry.

 

$35 off $300 coupons on ebay cost 4 for $1, surely you can buy one w/o begging....emailed to you as soon as you pay...stackable on top of $750 off

 

I ordered it a couple hours ago. Estimated delivery is july 6 which is bad or great. You guys think Ill get it sooner? Im excited, this should be a pretty nice system, especially for the money.

 

Check this out; http://www.notebookforums.com/forums/thread159346.html
The silver keyboard looks cool!