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its the dell inspiration 1525

it comes with

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Flamingo Pink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
HD DISPLAY Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800) edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 6 cell battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell All-In-One V305 Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange edit
DELL V305 PRINTER Dell V305 All-In-One Printer edit
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE DellCare Value edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS Earthlink Internet Access edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem Integrated Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor

and about the memory and the hard drive i dont know anything about that stuff so could someone please explain a little and does mine have a good one?
it comes to 5 (but thats after warrenty, getting it in another color, and a printer)
what about if i got one with 3 gb of memory and a 250 gb hard drive??

Here are the specs:

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 (2.20GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Classic Protection: 1 yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
HD DISPLAY Bright, glossy widescreen 15.6 WLED display (1366×768)
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell battery
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell V305w All In One WiFi Printer
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange
DELL V305W PRINTER Dell V305w All-In-One Printer
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
BAGS Targus BT Messenger – Fits laptops up to 15.6 – Tan – Dell Exclusive
MICE Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse – Jet Black
ON CALL PLAN Green your PC to save power and reduce wear and tear!
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT WildTangent Games

The Final Price comes to 6.00 what are your thoughts and btw i know what i want and this is it all of these specs are suited just right for me but you can leave me some suggestions and if you know of a place where i can find this EXACT item cheaper that would be great!

A 17inch Macbook Pro
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2X4GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
None
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User’s Guide
None
Final Cut Express preinstalled
Aperture preinstalled
Logic Express preinstalled
Apple Remote. 4765.00 dollars

Are you can get a dell
SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Professional 2007 – Small Business + Access database edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920×1200) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 edit
OPTICAL DRIVE CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 10 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel®WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) edit
BLUETOOTH ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Accessories
PRINTER 968w All In One Wireless Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1 yr Ltd. Warranty- Advance Exchange edit
DELL 968 WIRELESS PRINTER Dell 968w All-In-One Wireless Printer edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security 15-mo w/Annual Auto-Renew Fee of (up to 3 addl yrs) This is an Automatic Billing Item & will require Terms acceptance edit
HOT DEALS 400GB My Passport Essential Cherry Red edit
My Software & Accessories
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT Adobe Photoshop Elements + Adobe Premiere Elements edit
MULTI-MEDIA ACCESSORIES AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC edit
MULTI-MEDIA ACCESSORIES Creative Noise Isolation Earbuds EP-630 edit
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 100GB for 1 year edit
AUTOMATED PC TUNEUP 3 Year Automated PC Tune Up 2.0 edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested edit
ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS Recycling Kit and Plant a Tree for Me edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and Camera Hi Res glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920×1200) w/ 2.0M Pixel Camera
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
3.455 studio 17 which one would you take 5000 dollars is my limit but my brothers said pc are better then macs because mac are so high but you get so little for the money when you can get this pc for all that money

I designed it from dell.com (did’t buy it).Just seeing if it a reasonable price.

SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Bright, Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch RGB LED display (1920×1200) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with Belkin HDMI Cable – 6ft edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Card with Linksys WRT160N Wireless Router edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Accessories
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton 15 month edit
My Software & Accessories
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS
price:,814

So I am off to college this fall and need to get a computer. I am between these 2.

1) Dell XPS M1530
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2.0 M
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drivw
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD /-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
WIRELESS CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Microsoft Office
PHOTO, VIDEO & BURN SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Premiere Elements
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24×7 Phone Support
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
BLUETOOTH AND WIRELESS USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 Enhanced Data Rate)
Dell Printer Driver Windows Vista™ Premium
Software – Adobe Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Doms Camera and Color High Res, Black glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2MP Camera

2) HP – Pavilion Model: dv5-1015nr
Product Features
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor P7350 with 2 processing cores, 1066MHz frontside bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed
4GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 8GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with Blu-ray Disc support; records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible double-layer media; also supports DVD-RAM
From our expanded online assortment; not available in all Best Buy stores
15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView Infinity technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
320GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm); HP ProtectSmart hard drive protection
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS NB9M-GE graphics with 256MB dedicated memory; up to 2047MB total graphics memory; HDMI output
QuickPlay touch-sensitive music and DVD controls; HP mobile remote and ear bud headphones included
Built-in HP webcam and integrated microphone make it easy to chat with family and friends
5-in-1 digital media reader supports Secure Digital, MutliMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card
IEEE 1394 port and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer; 1 eSATA/USB combo port
Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n); 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps high-speed modem
Weighs only 5.8 and measures 1.7" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter
HP Imprint 2 finish in onyx and chrome with a mesh imprint pattern
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled; software package included with Photosmart Essentials and more; 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher edition included

I know there are pros and cons for both systems, but which do you think is the better one overall and why? The Dell is 99 and the HP is ,249.99.

Thanks!

1. Would this computer properly run World of Wacraft and Starcraft 2 with full settings?
2. Do I need to buy a power chord or does it already come with one?
Alienware M15x

Software & Services
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 740QM Quad Core Processor, 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6M Cache edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
VIDEO CARD 1.5GB GDDR5 65W NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M edit
LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600×900 (900p) WLED edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3) edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) edit
Dell Recommends
Watch High Definition with an internal Blu-Ray player
Upgrade to Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) [Add 0.00 or .00/month1]

BATTERY OPTIONS Primary – 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card edit
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WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Basic Service Plan edit
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SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black edit
PERSONALIZED PLATE Personalized Nameplate (Jake Winter) edit
ALIENFX COLOR AlienFX Quasar Blue edit
AVATAR Alienhead Chrome Blue edit
OS CUSTOMIZATION Alienhead Chrome Blue edit
PRE-INSTALLED GAMES AND CLIENTS Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed edit
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ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
BLUETOOTH Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card – 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
AUTOMATIC UPDATES Automatic Updates: On
ENVIORNMENTAL OPTIONS Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

So, I need to run a small buisness, I’m an animator with MMFP8, I have 100′s of sprite sheets that take up room, a few pictures, music, a few games, and other downloads… So, anfter a bunch of research, I’ve decided to have a budget of 0, however, after going to Dell.com and picking out stuff… Ive come to about ,200… I don’t wanna spend that much, but hey… gotta do it… So, is this a good Computer?

Software & Services
COLORS Black Chainlink
PROCESSORS NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M 2.4GHz (3M cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Professional with XP Mode, 64bit, English
MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
HARD DRIVE 500GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
VIDEO CARD Intel® HD Graphics
WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.2
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard
Personalize
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Basic Service Plan
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months
HOT SOFTWARE DEALS Corel Paintshop Photo Pro X3
HOT SOFTWARE DEALS Vegas Movie Studio 10 Platinum Suite
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 30GB for 1 year
My Accessories
MICE M305 Wireless Mouse with Nano Receiver – Jet Black
POWER PROTECTION 4-Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Pocket Hub & Travel Surge Protector Bundle
NETWORKING & ACCESSORIES Netgear WNR2000 Wireless-N Broadband Router
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Studio 15 Laptop
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Touch Software
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY Internal Mobile Broadband not included