Dell 1520, Only 10/100 ethernet? kinda disapointed with it overall

I find that the 1520 only has 10/100 ethernet bizarre, they dont offer turbo boost, The only OS option I was given was Vista (No XP, Dos, Or Linux) the 802.11n intel card is cheaper to buy externally than have it replace the dell wifi card. For nearly 1600 I think I would be better off buying the MBP, Or the V1s for 2 or 3 hundred more with much better specs and build quality.

 

From Dell. I do not find them overpriced at all. 899 for a core 2 duo? I just hate their ads. a full page on warranty nonsense. It is very well priced in comparison to the HP6500.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_152x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

 

You expected an OS option of DOS?

 

well at least the price isnt too bad. its about the same as the g1s and not so flashy. might be good for the people who dont like that look

 

OK found the article on Turbo Memory, obviously a load of Intel croc:

HP doesn't see the added value in adding Intel Turbo Memory to its notebooks


When Intel launched its Santa Rosa platform, many new features were added to improve notebook performance. Intel bumped the front side bus to 800MHz, added new Merom-based Core 2 Duo processors along with Intel Active Management Technology 2.5, the GMA X3100 integrated graphics solution and the Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN Draft-N network adapter.

http://www.dailytech.com/HP+Shuns+Intel+Turbo+Memory/article7552.htm

Oh OK, Mac book user. I can dig it.

 

No ones mentioned the lack of gigabit ethernet. I think thats far more important than DVI and HDMI that everyone is moaning about.

 

Sorry...I'm typing this with a 1.5 Megabit Internet connection...maybe for the rest of us a 1 GB connection, even on an Ethernet network, is simply unfathomable.

Not that it wouldn't be a good option...it just doesn't seem to be mainstream yet.

 

Agree with the above.. Why do you need Gigabit? There is no internet connection fast enough, most affordable routers are 100 mbit/s. The only way this could be interesting is when exchanging enormous amounts of date between two PCs in the same, completely gigabit network.

Bummer it's not there, but no biggie.

 

Nobody cares about HDMi or gigabit ethernet. I mean, this is targeted at the mainstream consumer and only a small fraction of the people interested in this know what hdmi/gigabit ethernet is/does and even fewer really want to pay for them. I think the configration is fine for most people.

 

I do transfer huge ammounts of data betweem computers and to get Centrino approval and Vista premium ready certification it must have 10/100/1000

 

The price is very good

 

Where is the choice for the 802.11n on the 1520?

 

Wi-Fi Options:
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card Wireless
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card Wireless
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/b/g Mini Card Wireless
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
Dell Wireless 5510 HSDPA ExpressCard34
Dell Wireless 5520 HSDPA
Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO

 

couldnt find it in the config pages

 

Didn't anyone else notice that the gpu is GDDR2, not GDDR3 like the G1s.

 

It states DDR3 on the product description page, but DDR2 on the configuration page.