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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>It is more computer than you need, but it is your bucks. </p>

<p>Unless you are into serious gaming,</p>

<ul>
<li> you don't need such high level video</li>
<li> you don't need such a large hdd. I'd take some money instead and invest in an external hdd for audio/video storage and backup. Why? Much less likely to lose/have stolen/have break an external hdd.</li>
<li> you don't need the speed of a dual core processor for most student level work.</li>
<li> I'd spring for a dvd burner, not just a cd burner/dvd reader. The extra DATA storage capacity of a dvd will be useful, and the cost is not much more.</li>
<li> If you can, skip the MS Student and Teacher edition (unless it is very cheap) as you will no doubt be able to buy MS office at school for, say, $25 or so.</li>
<li> Complete care is a VERY good thing for students. My D has already had one screen replaced in less than two years of ownership.</li>
<li> the weight is not bad for a two spindle design.</li>
<li> you might want to consider upgrading to the WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) screen. The extra resolution is mighty handy when doing complicated assignments.</li>
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<p>Pricewise, you're being hosed. You should check with your college to see what kind of deals they get. Then check sites like techbargains.com for the latest Dell coupons. Right now, you can do much better: </p>

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Dell Home has discount codes for PCs. No tax in some areas.</p>

<p>$250 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $799+ (Excludes XPS)
Code: Q2RWHBDZ76XCT4 Exp 4/20 5:59am CT or after 4000 uses</p>

<p>$300 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $999+ (Excludes XPS)
Code: HZKRKPW8PV0633 Exp 4/20 5:59am CT or after 4000 uses</p>

<p>$450 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $1499+ (Excludes XPS)
Code: 9STJJSD$361BFX Exp 4/20 5:59am CT or after 4000 uses</p>

<p>$750 off Select Inspiron Notebooks $1999+ (Excludes XPS)
Code: 1CS4WZBB5$LVSS Exp 4/20 5:59am CT or after 4000 uses

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<p>I'd agree with the above that a dvd burner is extremely useful. I've saved a lot of space using it. And the 15.4" screen is good, big enough but still portable. </p>

<p>I'd check out the <a href="http://www.notebookreview.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.notebookreview.com&lt;/a> and go to forums and post what you need your laptop for and they might be able to find some good options for you. It all depends what you need your laptop for.</p>