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 Post subject: Budget Laptop?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:50 pm 
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I'm looking at Inspiron 14R Laptop for 399.99

It's going at retail right now and I'm snooping around for a coupon or sales....

Do you guys know any better laptops for that price?

Processor Intel® CoreTM i3 380M (2.53GHz/3MB cache)
Operating SystemHelp Me Choose
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Memory2
2GB DDR3 Shared Single Channel Memory + 250GB 5400RPM HDD
3GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 320GB 5400RPM HDD
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 320GB 5400RPM HDD
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD
Chipset
Mobile Intel® 5 Series Express Chipset (HM57)
Video Card
Integrated Intel® HD
Display
14.0 inch display (1366X768)
Audio and Speakers
4-Watt (2 x 2W) High Definition Audio 2.0 Stereo Speakers with SRS Premium Sound™
Hard Drive Help Me Choose
Up to 500GB3 hard drive (5400RPM)
Optical Drive
Internal tray-load DVD+/-RW or Optional internal tray-load Blu-ray™ Disc Combo (Read BD, Burn CD/DVD) Drive
Power
Up to 5 hours and 15 minute4 of battery life with a 6-cell battery.
6-cell 48WHr Li-Ion Battery
9-cell 90WHr Li-Ion Battery (optional)
Camera
1.3MP Integrated Webcam with microphone
Wireless
Wi-Fi Options:
Standard Dell Wireless 1501 802.11 g/n or
Dell Wireless* 1520 802.11a/g/n or
Opt. Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 802.11 a/g/n or
Opt. Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 802.11 a/g/n

Bluetooth Options:
Optional Dell™ Wireless 365 Bluetooth® Internal (2.1+EDR) mini-card
Ports, Slots & Chassis
Externally Accessible
(2) USB 2.0
(1) combo E-SATA/USB 2.0
HDMI Port
VGA Port
Integrated network connector 10/100
LAN (RJ45)
AC adapter connector
Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 Mic-in)

7-in-1 Media Card Reader
Digital (SD) Memory Card
Hi-Capacity Secure Digital (SDHC)
Hi-Density Secure Digital (SDHD)
Multi Media Card (MMC)
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro)
xD Picture Card (xD)

Dimensions & Weight
Width: 13.50" (343.0mm)
Height: 1.20" (30.5mm) front / 1.33" (33.8 mm) back
Depth: 9.69" (246.0mm)
Starting weight of 4.96 lbs (2.25 kg)5 (14" HD display, 6 cell battery, integrated graphics, DVDRW).
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REGULATORY MODEL: P11G
REGULATORY TYPE: P11G001

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 Post subject: Re: Budget Laptop?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:01 am 
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Also try checking out refurbished sites like Dell Outlet: http://www.dell.com/outlet

They have computers from just a few months ago, but they may be cheaper for more power than the current new "i'm poor" model. Try to get a mid-range laptop for cheaper since it's been refurbed and recertified. Other companies do this too, but you can use google I'm sure. Some companies do this through ebay officially, with proper warranties as well. You just have to know where they are selling these cheaper laptops because they aren't going to go around advertising to Average Joe Consumer.

If you don't need one within the week, set up a deal alert on slickdeals.net for "laptop" and every day you'll get a bunch of emails with deals on laptops. A lot of times, the best deals never make it to the front page because they sell out within an hour of being posted to the forum. That's how deal alerts are good for you because you'll get an email immediately when a deal is posted. Read a few comments and see if it's a deal for you.

As for the core i3 380M... for reference, it's about on par with a Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz, which was a pretty fast chip from last gen. So keep that in mind if comparing to other laptops that might use Core 2.

So set up deal alerts and wait for the bell to ring and let you know there's a great deal.

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