About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question I am getting ready to buy another Dell computer laptop. I currently own a Latitude D800 (1.6 gigahertz Intel Pentium M)with a 40 gig HD. I have been very pleased with it however I want to get ready for doing a lot more of multi-media work. This means video production, sound production, and using Flash files. I would like to have as much preloaded OEM software as possible when I buy such it such as MS Office 2007' Professional, Adode Acrobat, PhotoShop ect. I notice you are recommending the Inspirons models a lot. Are the Insprions just as good as the Latitudes in general? Will it do the things I want it to do? They seem quite a bit less expensive than what I paid for when I bought my Latitude 2 1/2 years ago.
Answer There are actually not very many differences between the two. The Inspirons are designed to suit the home and home office users and the Latitudes are designed to suit bigger business users. The warranties are also designed to suit such users. The Latitudes generally have a harder shell for outside construction type work. However, with the PC Care Bundle that is offered with the Inspirons, you get accidental damage coverage for the notebook.
So my recommendation would be to go Inspiron. The E1505 has won a ton of awards and it is a fantastic 15" computer. I know a lot of people who have bought them and been extremely pleased (including my sister).
Just make sure you get the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 1 GB of RAM @ 667 Mhz (it is an upgrade - 2 GB is a pretty expensive upgrade but if you have the money it would be worth it, but won't hurt you if you don't), 80-120 GB hard drive, 256 MB video card, and a 3-4 year PC Care bundle warranty (it gets you an extra discount at checkout too). Whether or not you burn movies, a DVD player is necessary to backup your computer because a DVD holds about 6 times as much data as a CD. I also think it is worth the upgrade to get the fancy screen.
I've personally never gotten OEM software preinstalled on my computer (my sister buys it through her university for really cheap or I wait until it goes on sale), but I know I have had to sift through a lot of it on Dell's website when building laptops.
I believe you will be more than happy with your Dell Inspiron E1505.
Also, here are some coupons to get you an extra discount at checkout
--Use code $R?LPZ7BFM429H to save $300 off any $999.00+ Dell Inspiron notebook. (valid 5/17/2007 12:00:00 AM - 5/24/2007 11:59:59 PM)
--Use code 8L$HSH744B7N1F to save $500 off any $1,499.00+ Dell Inspiron notebook. (valid 5/17/2007 12:00:00 AM - 5/24/2007 11:59:59 PM)
If they expire before you purchase let me know! Also, if you run into any more questions, comments, or concerns please don't hesitate to write again!
