Dell XPS Core Due Laptops = Expensive $$$

[tmh88]

I'm not sure if any of you have seen my other posts asking about when dell was going to release the new XPS laptops with the core duo cpu's, but they finally did. Well thats bad news for me because the cheapest one starts at $2600 and I dont even have close to enough :mean: . So now I have to start looking at other notebooks that might be decent for gaming but cost less than $2000. The dell E1705 and 1505 offer x1400 vid cards but those things suck, I'd prefer to have at least a 6800. What other companies allow you to customize laptops on their website and offer upgradeable videocards. (other than alienware, falcon, voodoo)

[Sledgehammer70]

Yeah it does suck so I posted this!

M1710 in the USA starts at $2,600 and tops pout at $5,000 fully loaded.. its funny for the price difference you can get a HP DV8000t with a lower graphics card for 1/2 the cost.... your paying a $2000 premium for a graphics card... and the HP setup is better suited for a gaming layout with the full num pad…

Dell Specs:

XPS M1710 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2600 (2.16GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Professional
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ,
Video Card 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GTX
Hard Drive 100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Combo/DVD+RW Drives Featured Upgd-8XCD/DVD Burner(DVD+/-RW)w/dble-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty

Total: $4,323.00 plus tax and shipping

HP Specs:

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional with SP2
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2600 (2.16 GHz)
Display 17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1680x1050)
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
Memory 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)
Hard Drive 100 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive LightScribe 8x DVD+/-RW&CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer
Networking FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG w/BT
TV & Entertainment Experience TV Tuner w/remote control
Primary Battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Total: $2,213.00 plus tax and shipping

[leishi85]

any other laptops with core duo?

i'm not into gaming anymore, and looking for a nicely speced small laptop.

[Sledgehammer70]

the DV8000t starts with a 15.4" to 17" screen and starts price wise at $799 can't beat that with a core Duo :)

[leishi85]

i want something small tho, like 12, 13 inch.

[Sledgehammer70]

They have those 2...

also IBM think pads are good

[leishi85]

hmm, those seems to have real crappy video cards, i need something at least decent to game just a little bit(i'm not gonna be completely out of gaming)

[tmh88]

Check out the new vaio's, they have a 13.3" WXGA widescreen LCD with XBRITE technology (1280 x 800), but its incredibly thin and light weight. It even has one of those finger scanning things for passwords too. Its the t2400 core duo, 1 gig PC2-4200 DDR2, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 256mb, 100 gig hd, and dvd burner for $2000. You should be able to do some gaming with it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7684856&type=product&productCategoryId=cat15200&id=1134703591508

[RWB]

powernotebooks.com has a core duo, but the graphics suck right now, they should have something better soon from my understanding. I love my 2:17 I got from them, only an x700 mobility, but I can play all my games just fine :) and it's only $1800, check out my sig for the link to what I got with it.

[Thrax]

Sager notebooks. Power notebooks.

[TheLostSwede]

The HP option isn't really good at all..can't even show true HD material with that screen. The 7400 card is really, really bad compared to the 7900 series. Both above lappys are well overpriced though. Toshiba P105-S921 is in between and should suit tmh88 well.

[tmh88]

well yea the 7400 is bad compared to the 7900 series, but its alot better than integrated graphics.

[tmh88]

Wow thank god, I like dell again! Theyre now offering the 7800GO in the
E1705 dual core notebooks. Yea its not as good as the 7900GTX, but it sure beats the hell out of my current card(x800xl) , and well anythings better than integrated.

[Nosferatu]

keep your eye out for deals on forums like SlickDeals (http://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=9) and FatWallet (http://www.fatwallet.com/c/18/). You can find some really good Dell laptop deals that involve stacking coupons for more than 40% off the regular price.