04-05-2005, 02:35 PM
SetBuilder,Apr 3 2005, 03:50 PM Wrote:Get more money. You aren't getting a good notebook that will have everything he's going to need for college at $750. Maybe finance a computer?
None of our offers will deliver what you need. $750 will buy a basic bare-bones system. Like an inspiron 1200 or 2200. No dedicated video, no microsoft office, no security software, and not the largest amount of power.[right][snapback]72864[/snapback][/right]
Wow I must have done something REALLY wrong when I purchased my own Dell for $500 and got everything I needed for college. Dedicated video, microsoft office, etc with plenty of power for the applications I run on it. (Dreamweaver MX, Photoshop, Diablo 2, etc). Granted I bought it off of Ebay but that is beside the point. Alram was looking for a inexpensive laptop for his son, and listed what software it would run - in other words Office and security software were NOT a concern.
SetBuilder,Apr 3 2005, 03:50 PM Wrote:Normally if you are looking for a (relatively) inexpensive notebook for a college student, I recommend our inpsiron 600M Deal of the Week. Goes for about 1100, comes with security software. You just need to add MS Office, and you're set. Has dedicated video, is a light solution, has cd burner/dvd player, 60gb hdd, 512 RAM, 14.1" screen, 3 year onsite warentee. With Office Small Business (word + excel + powerpoint) would cost roughly $1350. That would stand a chance of lasting 3-4 years of college. Anything less hardware wise... Replace it in a couple years. And what makes that deal of the week on the 600m so nice is that it comes with the warentee. No charge.[right][snapback]72864[/snapback][/right]
I'll have to disagree with you here. We purchased a baseline Dell laptop for one of our directors. Person has been dragging it back and forth to work for 4 years. She purchased it from us and has since turned it over to her son who has been dragging it around college for 3 years. The damn thing is still going strong. And the last time I checked the baseline Dells were still getting recommended ratings in the magazines for college students.
I do have to ask what exactly is wrong with the baseline laptops that make them so unsuitable for college life? Does Dell now put out such poor quality laptops that you don't recommend them?