Is this a good laptop?
Question:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™
Integrated Audio
Accessories
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hi-Speed: Dell Draft N Wireless
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Software
No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
No Security Subscription
Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Service
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
It will be used for movie/music/photos/aim/basic web stuff.Should i upgrade to vista.
Answer:
Yes, but it all depends on what you are using it for. For the average person this is a good look but if you are a gamer then you might wanna step the video card up a bit. This is obviously a Dell and its a good one too E1505 highly rated. There is a reason why Dell is number 1 regardless of what some people say.
3 Things I recommend adding :
1 - Antivirus software to protect you from viruse.
2 - Office software ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint) if you need it.
3 - 1 yr warranty is cheap but fixin a problem isn't. Getting a better or longer warranty is never a bad idea especially with a laptop.
No. It runs Windows. Get a Mac.
http://www.apple.com/macbook/macbook.htm...
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/...
They can run Windows if you need to, but OS X is much better and much more secure.
Very nice laptop but the only downside is the graphics card. If your not a gamer, its perfect
its pretty good but i like apple better
It looks pretty good to me - but that also depends on what they are asking for it. How much were they asking for it? You have to consider the value as well as what is in it. I see it is a Dell though - which I cannot stand. Compare the stats of this computer to some others on real computer sites like tigerdirect.com or newegg.com. You might find a better deal there really.
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