laptop

i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to know
if it is a good choice. It is from dell.

-Inspiron 1720
-Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
-Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
-High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
-256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
-Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
-CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
-Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
-Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
-Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
-6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
-Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
-Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
-Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
-Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
-TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
-3 year anti-virus service
-Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
-Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1

it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99

the price is $2000.00

On Nov 9, 12:42Â*pm, sara <s...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to know
> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>
> -Inspiron 1720
> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache) Â*
> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> -Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
> -3 year anti-virus service
> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Â*
> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 Â*
>
> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>
> the price is $2000.00

Dell Desktop with Ubuntu is USA$550. You live in California and you
could build your own for $400.

Why get a lap top they are stolen and lost to easy, your better with a
desk top and it is cheaper?

Not a good buy!

You need al least 4 USB ports for the amount of peripferals you use:
Printer, camera, bluetooth, etc.

Adobe, Yahoo, etc are also FREE programs; and some you will NOT want.

The 3 year Antivirus would be Norton or Trend-micro; which are crap!

"sara" wrote:

> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to know
> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>
> -Inspiron 1720
> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> -Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
> -3 year anti-virus service
> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
>
> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>
> the price is $2000.00
>
>
>

She could get a hub.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:311CA140-DD41-4C3B-982F-...
> Not a good buy!
>
> You need al least 4 USB ports for the amount of peripferals you use:
> Printer, camera, bluetooth, etc.
>
> Adobe, Yahoo, etc are also FREE programs; and some you will NOT want.
>
> The 3 year Antivirus would be Norton or Trend-micro; which are crap!
>
> "sara" wrote:
>
>> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to
>> know
>> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>>
>> -Inspiron 1720
>> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
>> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
>> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
>> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
>> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
>> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
>> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate
>> Burn/Authoring
>> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
>> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
>> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
>> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
>> -Integrated Sound Blaster AudigyTHD Software Edition
>> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
>> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
>> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
>> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
>> -3 year anti-virus service
>> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
>> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
>>
>> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
>> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>>
>> the price is $2000.00
>>
>>
>>

Andre; Read.

If you have a laptop, do YOU want to cart a hub around with you.
Do you want to plug a camera into a hub, into the laptop when you are in the
countryside?
I think NOT

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> She could get a hub.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
> news:311CA140-DD41-4C3B-982F-...
> > Not a good buy!
> >
> > You need al least 4 USB ports for the amount of peripferals you use:
> > Printer, camera, bluetooth, etc.
> >
> > Adobe, Yahoo, etc are also FREE programs; and some you will NOT want.
> >
> > The 3 year Antivirus would be Norton or Trend-micro; which are crap!
> >
> > "sara" wrote:
> >
> >> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to
> >> know
> >> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
> >>
> >> -Inspiron 1720
> >> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
> >> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
> >> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> >> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> >> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> >> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> >> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate
> >> Burn/Authoring
> >> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> >> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> >> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> >> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> >> -Integrated Sound Blaster AudigyTHD Software Edition
> >> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
> >> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
> >> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
> >> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
> >> -3 year anti-virus service
> >> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> >> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
> >>
> >> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
> >> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
> >>
> >> the price is $2000.00
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

If she is in the country side, why do you assume she is going to be using
lots of devices? I personally think the amount of USB ports is enough.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:6557554F-9189-4B61-9186-...
> Andre; Read.
>
> If you have a laptop, do YOU want to cart a hub around with you.
> Do you want to plug a camera into a hub, into the laptop when you are in
> the
> countryside?
> I think NOT
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> She could get a hub.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
>> news:311CA140-DD41-4C3B-982F-...
>> > Not a good buy!
>> >
>> > You need al least 4 USB ports for the amount of peripferals you use:
>> > Printer, camera, bluetooth, etc.
>> >
>> > Adobe, Yahoo, etc are also FREE programs; and some you will NOT want.
>> >
>> > The 3 year Antivirus would be Norton or Trend-micro; which are crap!
>> >
>> > "sara" wrote:
>> >
>> >> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted
>> >> to
>> >> know
>> >> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>> >>
>> >> -Inspiron 1720
>> >> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
>> >> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
>> >> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
>> >> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
>> >> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
>> >> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
>> >> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate
>> >> Burn/Authoring
>> >> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
>> >> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
>> >> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
>> >> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
>> >> -Integrated Sound Blaster AudigyTHD Software Edition
>> >> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
>> >> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox
>> >> Plus
>> >> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
>> >> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
>> >> -3 year anti-virus service
>> >> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
>> >> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
>> >>
>> >> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
>> >> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>> >>
>> >> the price is $2000.00
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

IMHO a bit expensive. Nice to see 2gb offered. Many in the UK have only 1gb
(as mine did) and it was impossibly slow until I put another 1gb in. I have
the "glossy" screen on my HP laptop and find that in any bright room the
screen can't be seen for reflections. Outside, it's useless. May want to
consider this, since it is terrible on the eyes and a most ridiculous
current "fad.". Otherwise, a nice machine. HTH James :-)

"sara" <> wrote in message
news:A43EF747-758B-485F-8206-...
>i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to
>know
> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>
> -Inspiron 1720
> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> -Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
> -3 year anti-virus service
> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
>
> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>
> the price is $2000.00
>
>
>

According to Dell specs, it has 5 usb ports which should be ample, price
maybe a bit high but in all appears a pretty good buy, not a games machine,
for general computing OK.
Your decission!!!!
Happy computing & goodluck
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Bob J
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another source,post back & let us know.
Then we all benefit.



"sara" wrote:

> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to know
> if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>
> -Inspiron 1720
> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> -Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
> -Deluxe Pack - Expanded Photo+Music: Snapfire Plus, Yahoo! Jukebox Plus
> -Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing
> -TV Tuner & Remote ControlBundle,for Vista Home Premium
> -3 year anti-virus service
> -Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
> -Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
>
> it doesnt have an floppy or usb drive.
> I have to get the Usb drive to 39.99
>
> the price is $2000.00
>
>
>

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:57:00 -0800, Mick Murphy
<> wrote:

>
>If you have a laptop, do YOU want to cart a hub around with you.
>Do you want to plug a camera into a hub, into the laptop when you are in the
>countryside?
> I think NOT

LOL, according to you, she will be lugging around a camera, printer,
Bluetooth, etc.

sara wrote:

> i am thinking of buying a laptop and i have chosen one, but i wanted to
> know if it is a good choice. It is from dell.
>
> -Inspiron 1720
> -Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
> -Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

See below.

> -High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
> -256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
> -Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
> -CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 9 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring
> -Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
> -Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
> -Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam with mic
> -6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
> -Integrated Sound Blaster Audigyâ„¢HD Software Edition
> -Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint

Sounds like a not bad system, but I'd advise against getting ANY Microsoft
software preinstalled on it. Purchase a laptop with no o/s or other
crapware from Microsoft, or get one with Ubuntu installed.

Cheers.

> the price is $2000.00

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