Anyone have a Dell Inspiron XPS laptop?

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Just picked one up for one of my employees very good laptop, what specs do u plan on getting?

Pete-KT

only 15" screen

Between me and my staff we have 8 newer-model dell laptops, and all are decent. I tried getting linux to load on 2 of them and finally gave up and went with a thinkpad.

i love it...id fuck it if i could

i'm planning to have it as a replacement for my old one.

i'm having thoughts of using it as a replacement for my old laptop.

These are the specs i'd get:


Inspiron XPS
Pentium® 4 Processor 3.40GHz w/ HT Tech, 15.4-in WUXGA, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Qty: 1
Unit Price: $3,690.00
Inspiron XPS Pentium® 4 Processor 3.40GHz w/ HT Tech, 15.4-in WUXGA
IX34PN
[221-4012]

Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
1GB2D
[311-3408]

Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY? RADEON? 9700 AGP 8X Graphics
ATI128M
[312-0183]

Hard Drive 100GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
100GB
[341-0697]

Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
WPXP
[412-0408]
[410-0334]
[412-0689]
[420-4775]

Document Management Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
ADOBER
[430-1048]

Optical Devices 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
8XDVDRW
[313-2940]
[430-1050]

Wireless Networking Cards Dell® Wireless 1450 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps)
TM1450I
[430-0927]

Bundled Software Microsoft Office Small Business - Includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
IXPESBM
[412-0488]
[412-0556]

Security Software No Security Subscription
NS
[412-0734]

Digital Music No Digital Music Software Requested
NOMM
[461-8388]

Primary Battery 96 WHr 12-cell Primary Battery with Subwoofer
12BAT
[310-8836]

Carrying Case Exclusive XPS BackPack
XPSBP
[310-4771]

Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
S1OS
[950-1000]
[950-9797]
[950-3337]
[412-0360]
[960-2780]

XPS Specialized Support Inspiron XPS, Specialized Support
XPSSUPP
[970-5927]

Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
NISPFSS
[461-3063]

Digital Imaging or Digital Photography Paint Shop Pro Edition (8.0) - Advanced Photo Editing
DPSPSP
[412-0526]

Color Choice PLASMA QuickSnap? Cover
PLASMA
[311-3454]

Additional Battery 132 WHr 16-cell Secondary Battery
16BATAD
[310-4687]

Mobile Accessories 128MB Dell? USB Memory Key
128UMB
[311-4190]

Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience?
DMX
[412-0706]

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why get a 15" screen?

I've been waiting to get a 17, but now that Wireless N is around the corner I might wait a few more months to upgrade and make sure the notebook has it.

Looks good, I think i'm going to buy one.

I might be getting one for christmas for myself but sill considering other options but i am leaning this way...

I already have a 17" widescreen, maximum resolution isnt that different than a 15.4"

That's a good desktop replacement notebook, but for comparison, the Dell Inspiron 8600's with the Pentium M chip (1.7Ghz processor speed) and their large memory cache are nearly as fast as a 2.6-3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 chip with much cooler run temps and way more battery life. My Inspiron 8600 is fast enough to run Premiere Pro for example, yet will still get over three and a half to four hours of battery life with moderate use.

Its HEAVY!

the 8600 (or whatever series is out now) has about the same performance with a much lighter weight.

The XPS is designed to go on a desk, and only occasionally be portable.

I like Dell less for their hardware quality but more for their Service. My dumbass ex girlfriend dropped my Dell laptop last May and Dell was quick with a free replacement WITH upgrades cuz the model config was phased out.

get an apple powerbook 17" and you wont be dissatisfied

Except for not being able to run just about any of the programs I use daily