AndrewRFD
Apr 18th, 2008, 10:34 AM
Found what looks like a good offer if you need a business oriented 17" notebook. Dell currently has a Vostro 1700 laptop for $599 (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=CAqD7bLWUPI&offerid=137979.648479027&type=10&subid=) with the following specs:
Intel Celeron MŽ M550 (2.0GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Windows XP Home Edition, SP2
17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
160G 5400RPM SATA hard drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
IntelJ Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, Integrated High Definition Audio
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Microsoft Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word (free ugprade)
Yes, it's a Celeron processor (although it's one based on Core 2 Duo architecture), but $599 is the best price we've seen for a business quality 17" notebook so far. If you need more processor power, a Core 2 Duo T5870 Processor can be selected for $150 - bringing the total to $749.
A month ago, $749 got you a Vostro 1700 with a Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz) and 120GB hard drive. For the same money now, you get a faster processor (the T5870 is clocked at 2.0GHz) and an additional 40GB hard drive space.
Other upgrades worth mentioning are the WUXGA screen upgrade for $150, and Microsoft Office 2007 Professional for $200,
Intel Celeron MŽ M550 (2.0GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Windows XP Home Edition, SP2
17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
160G 5400RPM SATA hard drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
IntelJ Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, Integrated High Definition Audio
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Microsoft Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word (free ugprade)
Yes, it's a Celeron processor (although it's one based on Core 2 Duo architecture), but $599 is the best price we've seen for a business quality 17" notebook so far. If you need more processor power, a Core 2 Duo T5870 Processor can be selected for $150 - bringing the total to $749.
A month ago, $749 got you a Vostro 1700 with a Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz) and 120GB hard drive. For the same money now, you get a faster processor (the T5870 is clocked at 2.0GHz) and an additional 40GB hard drive space.
Other upgrades worth mentioning are the WUXGA screen upgrade for $150, and Microsoft Office 2007 Professional for $200,