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[LOTUS1324]

Goodafternoon gents, I am looking to purchase a laptop from dell and i have two different one's in mind. One because i think it's good and two because of the price. I would appreciate if any you gents can tell me which is better:
Dell Business Vostro 1400 Intel Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz, 14.1" XGA, 1GB RAM, 160GB, DVD Burner, WiFi for $599.00 + Free Shipping **$250 Off**
 Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) / Windows Vista Home Basic / 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife / 1GB 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 / Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card / 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Click Here and Select aforesaid options and add to cart for $849.00 - $250 instant Off = $599.00 + Free Shipping
 
Or,
Dell Business Latitude D531 AMD Athlon 1.80GHz, 15 " WXGA, 1GB RAM, 80GB, CD Burner/DVD, WiFi for $649.00 + Free Shipping **$427 Off**
 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Mobile Processor TK-55 (1.8GHz 512K) / Windows XP Home Edition, SP2, with media / 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel / 1.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS / 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM / 24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD / Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card / 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year Mail-in Service
Click Here and Select aforesaid options and add to cart for $1076.00 - $427 instant off = $649.00 + Free Shipping
 
 One more thing which is better amd athlon or core 2 duo, Thx to any and all responses.
       

[GX1_Man]

With any laptop, the most important thing is an extended warranty. at 13 months, a failed display will cost more to replace than a new laptop.

The second most important is battery life. 9 cell is ALWAYS better than 6 cell if you spend time unplugged. I have always discouraged the Dimensions, favoring the Latitudes. Vostro is still a pretty new thing.

THen there is the operating system issue. Do you need or want Vista more than XP? XP Pro is an extra $100, I'm sure.

Without making your decision for you, does that help?

OK, add in an extended warranty on the Vostro, either from Dell or others, and compare. If it's even close go for the Vostro.

[LOTUS1324]

Yes it did, thx for your expert help. One more thing which is better amd athlon or core 2 duo?

[LOTUS1324]

Amd Athlon 64 x2 dual core better than a intel core 2 duo?

[patio]

Which Intel ? ?
They make a few of them.

[Jess607]

Amd Athlon 64 x2 dual core better than a intel core 2 duo?

No, worse.

[LOTUS1324]

This one :
Vostro 1700, Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) / Windows Vista Home Basic / 17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display / 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM / 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive / 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability / 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS $750

Or...
The MacBook

2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
80GB hard drive1
Combo drive
 
$1099

[Sid]

This one :
Vostro 1700, Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) / Windows Vista Home Basic / 17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display / 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM / 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive / 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability / 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS $750

Or...
The MacBook

2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
80GB hard drive1
Combo drive
 
$1099

There is a thread dedicated to spending stupid amounts of money on Macs under the "Apple" category.

Visit it, and be enlightened.

Effing ludicrous suggestion.  PC any day over Mac...in any form.

[LOTUS1324]

Do you mind giving me the link? Can someone else giving me some input also on which one thx.

[LOTUS1324]

Any suggestions???

[Calum]

The first one is much better.

[LOTUS1324]

Thx calum. My friend keeps pushing me to buy a mac, but i think it is overrated. All this money for what a stable os. which i don't mind but still too much for a mac.

[Calum]

My own opinion is that everything Apple produces is utter rubbish.
iPhone, iPod, iMac . . . iHateit.
It might look good (if you're into that) but the combination of high prices, a hard to use (personal opinion again) OS, very few games, and less programs available than for Windows, makes it very hard for me to see any good points for a Mac.

[Jess607]

My own opinion is that everything Apple produces is utter rubbish.
iPhone, iPod, iMac . . . iHateit.
It might look good (if you're into that) but the combination of high prices, a hard to use (personal opinion again) OS, very few games, and less programs available than for Windows, makes it very hard for me to see any good points for a Mac.

Agreed 100%. Excellent job, Calum 

[LOTUS1324]

I absolutely agree Calum. As far as the performance of the cpu and the stability would you say it's worth it? Can i get a better laptop for equal or lesser value? ?If so do you mind giving any suggestions? I would appreciate the help.