[logic123]

alienware, regardless of there budget laptop's there equipment is heavily overpriced. The only difference is, that alienware overclock there hardware like a b**tch.

[Dan?]

hmm the special offer at the dell website seems good

I personalised it a bit and added an n-compatible wireless card and upgraded the processor from the Dual Core to Core 2 Duo. Came to £559. Any thoughts? Good value for money?

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Premium (64 BIT) - English
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
LCD 15.6in Widescreen High Definition (1366x768) WLED with TrueLife
MEMORY 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
HARD DRIVE 250GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD 512MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 457
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1510 Half Mini Card (802.11n)
WEB CAM 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
KEYBOARD Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
hmm the special offer at the dell website seems good

I personalised it a bit and added an n-compatible wireless card and upgraded the processor from the Dual Core to Core 2 Duo. Came to £559. Any thoughts? Good value for money?

I reckon it could be cheaper... the back to school deals aren't on yet.

Just keep watching it... the deals changes on Thursdays.

[Dan?]

(Original post by spikeymike)
I reckon it could be cheaper... the back to school deals aren't on yet.

Just keep watching it... the deals changes on Thursdays.

oh right ok. When do the back to school deals start usually?

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
oh right ok. When do the back to school deals start usually?

Well uni starts in Sept... so August.. Mid august?

[Dan?]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Well uni starts in Sept... so August.. Mid august?

ok then I'll have to be patient :P

What's the best price that you reckon I could get for my desired specs, from a good, well-known brand?

15 inch screen
Core 2 Duo processor
4GB Memory
250GB Hard drive
Decent graphics card (not integrated)
n compatible wireless card

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
ok then I'll have to be patient :P

What's the best price that you reckon I could get for my desired specs, from a good, well-known brand?

15 inch screen
Core 2 Duo processor
4GB Memory
250GB Hard drive
Decent graphics card (not integrated)
n compatible wireless card

To be honest I think £550 is pretty reasonable, but with the back to school sale, maybe even be £500.

[Dan?]

(Original post by spikeymike)
To be honest I think £550 is pretty reasonable, but with the back to school sale, maybe even be £500.

ah right ok, better keep my eyes peeled.

Thanks for your help

[Dan?]

um ok so I was looking at the special offers on the dell website last night (at about 1am in the morning) and they had changed to new ones which expired on 29th July. There were pretty good ones which were £40 cheaper than what I found above.

This morning I went back and now they have changed again? I can't find the ones I saw last night, and these ones are more expensive Why would they do this to me

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
um ok so I was looking at the special offers on the dell website last night (at about 1am in the morning) and they had changed to new ones which expired on 29th July. There were pretty good ones which were £40 cheaper than what I found above.

This morning I went back and now they have changed again? I can't find the ones I saw last night, and these ones are more expensive Why would they do this to me

Maybe they put up the wrong offer?

[Dan?]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Maybe they put up the wrong offer?

Yeah maybe

But it's a completely different offer, so I'm thinking they just changed their mind. Why didn't I order it yesterday?

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
Yeah maybe

But it's a completely different offer, so I'm thinking they just changed their mind. Why didn't I order it yesterday?

Have you bought a laptop yet or are you playing the waiting game?

[Dan?]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Have you bought a laptop yet or are you playing the waiting game?

Still waiting!

Just looked at the Studio 15 on the Dell website again, it's £549 with a hard drive upgrade to 500GB and free cover colour. I'm considering it....

[Dan?]

I have ordered the Studio 15!

Used a code and got 5% off, and I also got a student discount. For some reason they didn't ask for a university name or anything though.

I added a better wireless card on it which made it £564, but with the discounts it was £521!

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
I have ordered the Studio 15!

Used a code and got 5% off, and I also got a student discount. For some reason they didn't ask for a university name or anything though.

I added a better wireless card on it which made it £564, but with the discounts it was £521!

Nice one.

[sundance_kid]

(Original post by spikeymike)
Nice one.

I think I'm going to get the Studio 15 also, but would it be worth waiting for the back to school sales? The deal on now seems pretty good, though

[spikeymike]

(Original post by sundance_kid)
I think I'm going to get the Studio 15 also, but would it be worth waiting for the back to school sales? The deal on now seems pretty good, though

I'm not sure if it'll get any cheaper unless it Christmas or something...

[sundance_kid]

(Original post by spikeymike)
I'm not sure if it'll get any cheaper unless it Christmas or something...

Yeah I think I'll just stick with the Studio 15

[Dan?]

my laptop came this morning! I'm on it now, very happy with it so far.

[spikeymike]

(Original post by Dan?)
my laptop came this morning! I'm on it now, very happy with it so far.

Woo!