Comments on: I’m Thinking Of Getting A Dell Laptop…does This Sound Good?

By: Tech07

Tech07 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:54:35 +0000

Looks like this laptop will met your needs. You are not really doing anything heavy duty like video editing or gaming. Can I suggest something after the 30 day trial of Mcaffe suite, which is a hog on your computer. Esset NOD32 is a light weight anti virus, for anti spyware you can get Microsoft Defender and Lava soft’s Ad-aware which are both free. Also get a router which works as a hardware firewall, software firewalls are more intrusive than helpful and if you are going to be taking lots of pictures may I suggest an external hard drive. There are usally 320GB external drives for about $150. This laptop will be cheaper than an apple laptop and will meet your school needs. Good Luck!

By: phillip

phillip — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:19:34 +0000

you shuld

By: crazzyyc

crazzyyc — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:38:29 +0000

A Mac would be much better. It meets your needs, and you’ll be much happier. Trust me. I couldn’t be happier with mine.

By: tim@q3di

tim@q3di — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:46:26 +0000

This laptop is enough to satisfy your needs.
However it cannot be recommended for playing hardcore games as the graphic card x3100 does not support that much.
It is a good buy considering the overall purpose.

By: bestonne

bestonne — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:42:10 +0000

As long as you aren’t a gamer that should do (although I’d extend the warranty to 3 years myself, repairs out of warranty with laptops do tend to be pretty expensive).
Everything except 3D games should run pretty well on that (and you have given yourself a lot of storage space).

By: prolific

prolific — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:14:42 +0000

If you are a hard user and like your system to be durable Dell is the way to go. For your needs this systems seems good enough. If you want a little chic you can try hp or sony but being safe Dell. Also their customer support is best and usually approachable.
My friend exchanged her computer once when there was a problem and they paid the shipping all the times !

By: Adam D.

Adam D. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:31 +0000

Yes, for what your using it for.
For quality Dell is by far the best brand.
I would only recommend Dell or Hp laptops.
Pros:
Lots of RAM and moderately good processor
Nice touchpad
Good battery life
A very good laptop for the money, especially good value for students.
4 USB ports (most laptops come with 3)
Lots of space
Quite light for a laptop
There are many more pros…
Cons:
Cheap graphics card, but you don’t need a better one unless you play lots of games.
Windows Vista (I recommend you to downgrade to xp)
This is for sure one of the best laptops for the price.