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laptop question

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cheezyflier

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a buddy of mine ordered a laptop from dell. he asked me what i think of it and sent me the specs. i don't have any idea so i told him i'd ask someone who knows. he's not a gamer, he just does a little surfin, and forwards emails that he thinks are funny, stuff like that. the only thing i really could say is i see a bunch of stuff he'll never use (software) but otherwise can someone give me an opinion? i don't know what he paid.

224-80671BASE,NBK,STUDIO,CTO,1749
317-36091Intel Core i3-330M 2.13GHz (3M cache)
317-361214GB, DDR3, 1066MHZ, 2 DIMM
330-44331Backlit Keyboard
421-01611Facial Recognition Software Application version 2.4 Compact Diskette
421-10091Dell Webcam Software 1.4 Application Kit
320-8820117.3 in HD TL LED Display w/Cam
320-88171Intel HD Graphics
317-23781Integrated TV Tuner
342-95261500GB 7200 RPM HDD
313-80441Black Chainlink
420-79381Dell Connect 2.1
421-01871Dell Support Center Software 64 Bit 2.0
420-65761DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron
420-64361PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-03231Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
330-62221Windows 7 Label
330-74171DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,1749
420-93521Dell, Software, Wild Tangent Inc Games
421-17371Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-96911DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
421-20861eBay Webslice
410-18831ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-887018X DVD /-RW Dual Layer Drive
421-13621Dell Software,Roxio 1.0
421-14451Cyberlink PowerDVD DX 8.3 Kit
421-15821Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3 Playback
313-47831Integrated High Definition Audio 2.2
430-36191Intel WiFi Link 6200
420-91001Dell Dock Consumer
410-21851McAfee Sapphire MUI, 15-Month
312-09781MOD,BTRY,PRI,85WHR,9C,SIMPLO
412-13971No Productivity Software requested
950-333711 Year Limited Warranty
908-38071Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
922-71901Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
950-97971No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
412-03601Soft Contracts - Banctec
960-27801Dell Limited Hardware Warranty
 
Once someone's bought something that they can't return, I always send my blessing even if they bought the wrong thing at the wrong price.

I learned this lesson after years of being asked questions about car purchases since I was a manager at a car dealership right before I joined the USAF. Some people are smart enough to ask for my help beforehand. Most tell me they bought a car and ask if they got a good deal. They usually went around telling everyone what a great deal they got because they drove a hard bargain and got 500 dollars knocked off the price of a 35,000 dollar car. Everyone thinks they know about buying cars and they don't know squat. The dealerships see EVERYONE coming.


Getting back to the point, I would tell him he did great no matter what. People get all insulted when you tell them they got a raw deal. :ernae:
 
Cheezyflyer, your statement that it includes more software than he will likely use is very accurate, and the spec's are fairly high end for a general use laptop, however, it is likely to meet his needs for some time, and the difference in cost between the low end and high end today is small. The question of "is it a good deal" with computers is relative - IMHO, if the unit will do what the user needs and allow for growth, and the price was in the range the buyer wanted to spend I would tell him it was a good value. If he was looking for simple and minimal function, and was pressured into spending more than he had planed to spend it was not likely a good deal FOR HIM!

I have been involved in selling and supporting office equipment and computers for over 20 years, and I have seen just about every tactic and sham out there, as far as a NOB user buying a system, the major brands like Dell, HP, Gateway, Apple, (no specific order to that list) they all offer good value, and some measure of after the sale support (mileage may vary) so it is likely a safe bet to tell him it was a good buy.

Looking strictly at the list and spec's you provided, it is a high end machine and around here something like it would retail at more than $1,500.00
 
gigabyte said:
Looking strictly at the list and spec's you provided, it is a high end machine and around here something like it would retail at more than $1,500.00
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I hope that isn't 1500 dollars. My Thinkpad T510 cost 1100 and it has higher specs.

Not to mention the quality difference between Thinkpads and anything Dell makes...
 
Nice..

317-36091Intel Core i3-330M 2.13GHz (3M cache)
317-361214GB, DDR3, 1066MHZ, 2 DIMM


And a 500 gig HDD too.

To much software ..BUT that can be dropped ..
 
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