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    D520 or D531

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lucas37, May 24, 2007.

  1. lucas37

    lucas37 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I work as a journalist and at the moment I am looking a now notebook. I got some offers from Dell. Which one would be the best choice for me?

    I will use my notebook to write articles, edit images as well as will need s-video (notebook/TV).

    D520:

    Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.66MHz, 667MHz)
    screen 15" SXGA+ (1400x1050)
    1.0GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
    160GB 7200rpm
    8xDVD+/- RW drive
    International warranty for 3 years
    CompleteCare for 3 years

    price 1.275euros (1716USD) inc. shipping and tax

    D531:

    AMD Turion 64x2 (2.0GHz, 1MB)
    screen 15.4" WXGA+ TrueLife (1440x900)
    1.0GB 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM
    120GB 7200rpm
    8xDVD+/- RW drive
    International warranty for 3 years
    CompleteCare for 3 years

    price 1.177euros (1584USD) inc. shipping and tax
     
    lucas37, May 24, 2007
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    My inclination would be the D531, I really like the TrueLife option. If you do Vista, definitely go with 2GB RAM.
     
    Brian, May 24, 2007
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  3. lilredfoxie

    lilredfoxie Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea, even with a dedicated card x1300, vista is kinda sluggish wiht 1gb ram, on the ram meter thing for sidebar it was saying i was constantly at 75-80% ram usage when i had nothing open!
     
    lilredfoxie, May 24, 2007
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  4. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    I also agree with above posters. Even though D520 has the better processor, for your tasks that really doesn't give you an edge over AMD X2. Therefore considering other aspects : lower price, slightly better VGA adapter, truelife screen and widescreen aspect ratio (standard screen is thing of the past now ;) ) I guess D531 is the better choice.
     
    PhoenixFx, May 24, 2007
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