Dell D810 or D820?

Pretty much narrowed my choice to the D820, but is there any advantage to the D810, speed wise? I was under the impression that the newer core duo was the better choice. I dont think there is any feature the 810 has that the 820 doesnt. Similar configurations below came out with the 810 priced higher, which seemed odd to me.

Latitude D810
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz) w/ATI RADEON X600 128MB, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media Unit Price $2,303.00
Save $360 on select Latitude D810 notebooks! TOTAL:$1,943.00
Latitude D810 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz) w/ATI RADEON X600 128MB
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
LCDs 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel
Memory 1.0GB 533MHz, DDRII SDRAM, 2 DIMMS - Dual Channel
Hard Drives 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Optical Drive - Modular 8X DVD+/-RW w/ Sonic Digital Media™ and Cyberlink PowerDVD™
Wireless LAN (802.11) Dell Wireless™ 1370 802.11b/g WLAN miniPCI Card
Productivity Software Microsoft ® Office Basic Edition 2003 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0
Battery 9-CELL PRIMARY BATTERY
Hardware Support Services 3 Year On-site Economy Plan
Onsite System Setup No Onsite System Setup
Readyware Readyware Installation Fee
Security Software McAfee ® SecurityCenter 90 Day Trial




Latitude D820
Intel® Core™ Duo T2300 (1.67GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core,Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media Unit Price $1,840.00
$350 OFF Latitude Notebooks priced $1,399 or more!TOTAL:$1,490.00
Latitude D820 Intel® Core™ Duo T2300 (1.67GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
Operating Systems Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
LCDs 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel
Memory 1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
Graphics Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drives 60GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM
Optical Drive - Modular 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media™ and Cyberlink Power DVD™
Wireless LAN (802.11) Dell Wireless™ 1390 802.11g Mini Card
Productivity Software Microsoft ® Office Basic Edition 2003 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0
Batteries 6 Cell Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan

 

the advantage of the 810 over the 820, is that it has a dedicated graphics card, more hd space, a 9-cell battery, and onsite warranty (as opposed to mail-in).

 

I'm sorry, I should have been a bit more clear. I was referring to the difference in processor/speed. I realize the other differences....very hard to compare 'apples to apples' with Dell, they seem to enjoy making it difficult
Will the speed be pretty close? Or will the duo core be a better option?
Thanks

 

One more thing, I dont really think i need a dedicated graphics card.. no video, dvd or gaming, but will it help with the speed when internet pages are loading? I'm a bit confused on what the card does, and where it might be helpful. Thanks

 

Thought that you could only get $180 off the D820? I didn't see where you could get $350 off of it.

$330 off Latitude D410

$279 off Latitude X1

$210 off Latitude D620

$210 off Latitude D520

$180 off Latitude D820

$170 off Latitude D510

Unless I missed it, can you explain how you got $350 off the D820? Or the $360 off the D810?

 

Core Duo is by far a better choice; go with the D820.

 

get the D820. no point in getting old tech.

 

Nevermind. My bad, found the $350 off the D820.

 

I can upgrade the video card on the d820... it's about $60 more, should I?? Not doing any gaming or watching dvd movies, but not sure whether it's helpful for just 'regular' use.. ie. loading internet pages etc....
thanks.

 

it's unnecessary for you to get a graphics card since you don't game, watch dvds, or use 3d applications like autocad. i doubt it will do anything to speed up your average use. and you should definitely get the core duo over the pentium m, especially considering the core duo comes in a cheaper machine.

 

great... that answers my question. Thanks so much.

 

You don't need a graphics card for your uses - internet pages, etc. It's essential for gamers and graphics such as Photoshop for images, creating/editing movies, 3D etc.

Get the core duo - it essentially splits the workload - while one section is doing the downloading and display functions, the other section can do your text, spreadsheet, money software or whatever else you might be doing simultaneously. Less back-up/traffic jam slowdowns.

 

Thanks Maris, appreciate it.
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But an upgraded video card will help with Vista, if/when it is released. Integrated graphics will not support all the features of Vista (not that you cannot run it with integrated graphics, you just miss out on a lot of things).

Then again, I keep hearing that Vista will only be 64-bit, then 32-bit and 64-bit. Either or, the Core Duo hasn't been confirmed or denied it is able to run 64-bit. Personally, I'll wait until Meron is released (Core 2 Duo is what they call it I believe) and it goes head to head with AMD's Turion X2 before buying another laptop.