<p>hey guys, so after my search for laptops I have decided to probably get a Dell inspiron 1505. but before i shell out the money, anyone have PROS/CONS about it? or anyone who currently has the 1505 wanna share anything about it?</p>
<p>basically im just using it for normal college student stuff (im not a gamer) like powerpoint, microsoft words, internet, and maybe some dvd watching occasionally. </p>
<p>also, do you know where i can possibly get coupons online or something for this laptop model?</p>
<p>buy it through your university. dell has something called the epp program, where they give a percentage discount + a money discount, like 200$ off. I got 15% off + 200$ off. So my final product cost came out to be 1386$, which is not bad for all of the features and upgrades I got. </p>
<p>pro's: cheap and fast, nicest monitor on the market, good keyboard, works like a charm.</p>
<p>con's: get hot when left on for extended periods of time, get the 90whr battery because the smaller battery will not suffice.</p>
<p>yeah i just got one about 3 weeks ago and I love it so far. Not too big but not too small either, and the screen is really nice to watch dvds on:) Great sound too!</p>
<p>Definitely look for coupons. I got about $1,100 on mine, and I absolutely love it. If you spring for the better battery, you can go mobile for almost 7 hours, which I think is absolutely awesome. Also, I love that you can get a warrentee plan that covers absolutley everything for 4 full years. So if I, as a frusterated college senior, decide to hurl my laptop down a flight of stairs, Dell will give me a new one. You can't beat that. :)</p>
<p>Does that additional coverage include intentional damage???? I wonder.... I only got 1 year of accident damage, but i'm going to look into extending it next summer.</p>
<p>Definitely make sure you get a good deal using coupons or through your school, as others have suggested. I have the e1705 model and love it, but I can't really comment on your particular purchase unless you post more detailed specs.</p>
<p>thanks guys. im not sure how to use the coupon though. My friends showed me some sites but they have a "code" i have to enter? I am confused about that. Im thinking about buying the insprion 1505 off of the dell website. so how do the coupons work for this?</p>
<p>why does the inspiron e1505 say its an entertainment laptop? would that be good for a college student who doesnt plan on gaming (at least not very much) and just wants a good laptop that will work for school?</p>
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why does the inspiron e1505 say its an entertainment laptop?
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Because it has a widescreen - great for playing movies, has reasonable sounding speakers for a laptop, and has audio/video controls conveniently located on the front.</p>
<p>but dell didnt do enough quality control for the hardware in their computers. and in the end...Dell's name is on it. </p>
<p>back on topic.
dells are a good deal, if your not into gaming or or graphic design dont get a laptop with all kinds of upgrades. just grab the basics, but i recommend 1gig of ram.</p>
<p>It doesn't lack at all as long as you get it optioned okay. The 'entertainment' attribute in and of itself doesn't matter. What you likely need is a laptop that can communicate on the internet (all of them do this), has a word processor that can be used (MS Word is the leading one but there are others), has wireless (for the classroom, other areas of campus), has reasonable memory (512M min, 1G recommended), has reasonable disk space (80G is pretty good). It's also often worth the extra money for the best screen you can get on the model - for example wxga+ ince you'll spend most of your time staring at it. I also recommend a laptop, such as the 1505 and most others nowadays, that does have decent entertainment aspects since you'll probably use it to play music, movies, etc. You may want a writable DVD drive. I wouldn't pay much of a premium for the fastest processor speed. </p>
<p>Note that many people might jump in and say you need even more memory, much larger disk space, the fastest processor, etc. but for the vast majority of people, they don't. </p>
<p>Since you'll be at college and may be dependent on your PC depending on what your major is, you may want to pay some extra money for the extended warranty and breakage coverage (in case you drop it or spill a drink on it).</p>
<p>The $1800 price seems high so you must have optioned to the max.</p>
<p>Regarding the battery problem - this is a problem not just for Dell but also Apple, Lenovo, HP, and others. This battery problem (really a Sony problem) isn't a sound reason to not buy one of these laptops.</p>
<p>thx for the info! so do you think the 1505 be the overall best choice for college when it comes to the dells? it seems like alot of people choose that one for some reason.</p>
<p>and i didnt max it...i just did a couple upgrades/warranty...what should a reasonable price be? (i didnt use any coupons, so maybe thats it?)</p>