Attention Computer people is this good enough for engineering...

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<p>heres the specs of the laptop im considering buying with rebates it looks like it will run around 1400 just let me know if you think this is a good deal or not..oh and has anyone used the pc cillin virus protection ive read mixed reviews</p>

<p>.1 1 222-1326 Inspiron E1505, Intel Core Duoprocessor T2300 (2MB/1.66GHz/667MHz)
1 1 320-4651 15.4 Inch TrueLife Wide-screenWXGA, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 311-5776 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 320-4655 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory, for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 341-3316 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 420-5755 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, English without Media, for Inspiron
1 1 420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0
1 1 412-0689 Image Restore
1 1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
1 1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 1 420-5460 Complimentary courses: Look for EU icon
1 1 420-5476 Dell Direct Download
1 1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 1 430-1048 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
1 1 313-3958 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 420-5775 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.7 Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives
1 1 420-5900 Sonic Digital Media, v7.0, forInspiron
1 1 430-1628 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps), for Inspiron 6400/E1505
1 1 420-5643 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
1 1 312-0403 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 6400/E1505</p>

<p>1 1 410-0808 Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
1 1 412-0785 MS Encarta Deluxe and MS Money Deluxe 2005
1 1 950-7447 4 Year Limited Warranty
1 1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
1 1 900-9753 Warranty Support,3 Year Extended
1 1 960-6910 Warranty Support,Initial Year</p>

<p>1 1 983-7619 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 1 902-5443 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended
1 1 983-7618 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 1 950-9450 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year
1 1 960-9189 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 4 Year
1 1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
1 1 310-7149 Backup media for XP Media Center,Inspiron</p>

<p>1 1 412-0865 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
1 1 412-0856 Paint Shop Pro Standard</p>

<p>1 1 464-8857 Special Offer - $125 off</p>

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<p>Needs more cowbell</p>

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<p>cowbell? ( 10 char)</p>

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<p>Wow, "Internet Search and Portal" and "Windows Media Player 10" are line items... talk about padding.</p>

<p>Dual core is nice, but you might not be impresed with the performance on the model you've spec'd. Your DDR2 memory is only rated at 533 Mhz and DDR2, while it has larger bandwidth, has higher latency (slower to access). The older DDR1 on a 400Mhz clock can often give better system response than DDR2 at 533 if it's lower-quality chips (which you can count on in a Dell). DDR2 starts to beat out DDR1 in performance once it hits 667 Mhz.</p>

<p>Also, I've never been impressed with the physical quality of Dell's laptops; I much prefer Toshiba -- and I think Toshiba is worth spending a few hundred dollars more... but that's me personally.</p>

<p>I'd consider looking at Pentium 4/M machines w/ HyperThreading and fast DDR1 (400Mhz) and see if you can't come up with a similar configuration; you might get better performance, though you wouldn't be able to brag about having a dual-core processor. Just something to think about.</p>

<p>EDIT:
To answer your <em>real</em> question, yes, it's fine... probably not a spectacular deal, but reasonable. It will certainly get you through any engineering coursework, but so will a PC built in the year 2000. Today's processing technology isn't really <em>necessary</em> for most applications, but it certainly helps if you plan to whip out a copy of Half-Life 2.</p>

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<p>alright thanks alot</p>

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<p>As wrprice said, it would be good enough for engineering coursework, and the highest settings of Half Life 2. But for maximum settings of Oblivion... that would be a different story.</p>

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<p>so basically unless i play computer games iyo it would be good thanks alot</p>

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<p>Sorry - "needs more cowbell" is a joke from Saturday Night Live . . .</p>

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<p>If you buy from Dell, use the big coupons they offer like every other week. You could get $500 off $1599 and save more money.</p>

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DELL SUPPORT 3.0

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<p>Matlab won't run without version 3.5. ;)</p>

<p>No, your computer is fine, but don't go for the inspiron line of Dells...they break down alot. Go to the business site and get a latitude - better quality and support.</p>

<p>:)</p>