Portables – Soon To Be Mine
As promised, I’m blogging about my options for a new notebook. I originally have five options including a refurbished Macbook Pro but due to budget contraints, I narrowed it down to two.
Dell Studio 17
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
Plum Purple
Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel
LCD Panel Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440×900)
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650 ATI3650
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card
Camera Module Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
Battery Options 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
$1488 – $471.10 (sale) = $1,016.90
Macbook 13-inch: Black 2.4GHz
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
$1,499.00
Aren’t they the sweetest? I was planning to treat myself to an LV bag this Christmas but the high that I feel upon the possibility of owning a new laptop doesn’t even come close. Besides, with my new job and all, I really need to upgrade my machine.
