I’ll list the two computers I built on Dell.com, and their details.
Please don’t suggest to me another computer, there are many reason why it has come down to the two I picked.
Please tell me which one is better, and why.
STUDIO 17: $1,089
SYSTEM COLOR:
Ruby Red
PROCESSOR:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
OFFICE SOFTWARE:
Microsoft® Works Plus 2008
WARRANTY AND SERVICE:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24×7 Phone Support
HD DISPLAY:
Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440×900)
MEMORY:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE:
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
OPTICAL DRIVE:
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS:
Dell Wireless 1510 802.11 n half mini-card
INTEGRATED WEBCAM:
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
BATTERY OPTIONS:
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS:
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition
KEYBOARD:
Back-lit Keyboard
FINGER PRINT READER:
NO FINGER PRINT READER
Personalize
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Receive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and Camera Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440×900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
OR…..
STUDIO 15: $1,049
Ruby Red
PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Works
WARRANTY AND SERVICE
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
HD DISPLAY
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)
MEMORY
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
HARD DRIVE
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM
)
VIDEO CARD
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS
Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card
MOBILE BROADBAND
Verizon Wireless built-in cellular mobile broadband (EVDO Rev A)
INTEGRATED WEBCAM
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
BATTERY OPTIONS
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition
KEYBOARD
Back-lit Keyboard
FINGERPRINT SCANNER
Integrated Finger Print Reader
Personalize
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE No Subscription (30-day trial) edit
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Receive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS Earthlink Internet Access edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and Camera Glossy, widescreen 15.4 LCD (1280×800) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
So…which one….?? Please help only if you know what we’re talking about!!
Studo 15 is a better choice because of the dedicated graphics/video card (256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450) as opposed to built in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD for Studio 17.
It will help you if you have any graphics/animation softwares usage + gaming.
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Both laptops have operating system (windows premium) of 32 bits and 32 bits operating system can only recognize max RAM of 3GB where as currently you have 4GB. So, if you can downgrade the RAM to 3GB and save some money, that will be better. If you cannot downgrade, keep it as it is.
I hope I helped. Good luck!
The bottom one has ATI HD graphics which is much better than Intel GMA. Normally, I don’t recommend a discrete card for a laptop because of price, bulk, heat, and battery consumption. However, there can be no debate as to which provides better graphics – a card with its own memory.
I’ve pasted the URL of a forum that compares the 4500 and the ATI HD – obviously there are other discussions out there. If the lower system is otherwise close enough in terms of weight, size, heat, battery-endurance to the upper system, or if your considerations are for graphics horsepower over those other factors, I’d say go for the Radeon-equipped system.http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:m1pv...
” WARRANTY AND SERVICE:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24×7 Phone Support ”
for the extra 40 bucks, Can’t beat that.
Works well if you really don’t want to play techie, or just don’t have the time or money to deal with the headache.
Hope this helps