Laptop Specs

[Jojee]

Is this good? Also how much would you expect this to cost? *just curious*

Hardware:

* Dell Latitude D630 with 2.00GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor
* 2GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
* 1440 x 900 14.1" WXGA+ TFT LCD color display
* Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
* 120GB 5400 RPM hard disk drive
* 6-cell/56 WHr Lithium-Ion battery (1 year warranty)
* 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
* Dell TrueMobile 1490 WLAN (802.11a/g, 54Mbps) MiniPCI card
* Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
* 56K v.92 internal modem
* 8XDVD+/-RW drive
* 1 GB USB Flash Drive

Software (preloaded):

* Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition
* Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition
* Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Academic
* McAfee VirusScan

[XxSephirothxX]

I'd personally try to avoid paying extra for Office and McAfee. Not worth the cost. Seems like a pretty good laptop overall, though a 6-cell battery seems a little small. I think my laptop has a 12-cell, but it's also older and it's likely a tier battery.

[Jojee]

Oh this is the laptop for one of the law schools that I'm really considering... last year's anyway, and they said that this year would be pretty similar. If I decide to get a laptop with the school, it comes with all that junk and a 3 year warranty.

[crono_logical]

£300, or maybe $500-$600 Laptops of that spec are so cheap these days you can probably ignore the software or other crap bundled and remove it yourself after getting it as necessary

[rubah]

lol at dialup modem.

It looks decent jojomojo, but I wouldn't blow a ton of money on it

[crono_logical]

dialup modem is useful as standard in laptops for me, I sometimes use it as a backup/backdoor to get in As long as all the other more decent connectivity methods like wireless/ethernet is there as well, nothing wrong with this bonus

[Jojee]

Really? That cheap?

[edczxcvbnm]

Not Bad * Dell Latitude D630 with 2.00GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor
Should be 3 considering how bloated vista is* 2GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
A little small* 1440 x 900 14.1" WXGA+ TFT LCD color display
Integrated = passable* Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
They couldn't spring for a 7200 RPM?* 120GB 5400 RPM hard disk drive
Weak* 6-cell/56 WHr Lithium-Ion battery (1 year warranty)
Good!* 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Good* Dell TrueMobile 1490 WLAN (802.11a/g, 54Mbps) MiniPCI card
* Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
* 56K v.92 internal modem
Could have put in a 16 speed ;_;* 8XDVD+/-RW drive
Weak! Mega Weak!* 1 GB USB Flash Drive

Software (preloaded):

Ugh XP Why not home premium or Ultimate?* Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition
Sweet?* Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition
Why word perfect? didn't they just give you office?* Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Academic
Okay. At least it is something* McAfee VirusScan

Let me see what I can find that is comparable.

CDW Product Overview: Sony VAIO® BX740NS6 - $1150 without office and those other programs.

Due to this being through a school they probably have a deal with whoever is giving out the computers. So they probably get the OS, Vista and other stuff at more of a discount but that is also probably offset by the 3 year warrenty anyway.

I put the computer at $1000. It might be worth less(but not much less) by the time you start school with quad processors on the way.

[edczxcvbnm]

CDW Product Overview: Acer TravelMate 5720-6969 - Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz - 15.4" TFT

$1000...I hate sony so much XD

Bigger HDD.
Bigger screen
3 year standard warranty
Vista Business(with a downgrade to XP Pro)

The only thing you are missing is Office but there is Open office and since you are a student there is probably some discount you can get through your school for a cheaper Office than if you were to buy it at retail.