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Would you talk me out of spending my life savings on this computer?
Dell XPS M2010
Starting Price ,424
Instant Savings 5
Subtotal ,699

Components:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7600 (2.33GHz/667MHz/4MB)
Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate Edition SP1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Slot Load Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner with BD write capability)
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1800
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
My Software & Accessories
McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
No Productivity software pre-installed
My Service
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24×7 Phone Support
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

Also Includes:
20.1 inch WSXGA+ Wide Screen with TrueLife™ and Integrated Web Cam
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
XPS, Specialized Support
Windows Vista™ Premium
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress
I plan to use it for presentations, with Visio and VR Tours. You’re right the battery life probably isn’t very good. I really like the 20 inch screen and portability.

Hey, I was wondering if this is a good computer for a entry level gamer, and what I should upgrade-downgrade etc, etc.
PROCESSOR AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
SOUND Integrated Sound Blaster®Audigy™ HD Software Edition
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included
MODEM & WIRELESS 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
My Software & Accessories
SPEAKERS Dell A225 2.0 Speakers
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE No Subscription (only 30-day protection)
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Sorry if it looks messy.
It is 3, and is a dell (If you haven’t noticed)

I’ll list the two computers I built on Dell.com, and their details.
Please don’t suggest to me another computer, there are many reason why it has come down to the two I picked.
Please tell me which one is better, and why.

STUDIO 17: ,089

SYSTEM COLOR:
Ruby Red

PROCESSOR:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1

OFFICE SOFTWARE:
Microsoft® Works Plus 2008

WARRANTY AND SERVICE:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24×7 Phone Support

HD DISPLAY:
Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440×900)

MEMORY:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz

HARD DRIVE:
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

VIDEO CARD:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

OPTICAL DRIVE:
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS:
Dell Wireless 1510 802.11 n half mini-card

INTEGRATED WEBCAM:
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam

BATTERY OPTIONS:
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)

SOUND OPTIONS:
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition

KEYBOARD:
Back-lit Keyboard

FINGER PRINT READER:
NO FINGER PRINT READER

Personalize
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREMcAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
My Service
REMOTE ACCESSReceive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUPDell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESSNo ISP requested
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and CameraGlossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440×900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
LabelsWindows Vista™ Premium
Processor BrandingIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0

OR…..

STUDIO 15: ,049

Ruby Red

PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
Microsoft Works

WARRANTY AND SERVICE
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

HD DISPLAY
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)

MEMORY
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2

HARD DRIVE
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM

)
VIDEO CARD
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS
Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card

MOBILE BROADBAND
Verizon Wireless built-in cellular mobile broadband (EVDO Rev A)

INTEGRATED WEBCAM
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam

BATTERY OPTIONS
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)

SOUND OPTIONS
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition

KEYBOARD
Back-lit Keyboard

FINGERPRINT SCANNER
Integrated Finger Print Reader

Personalize
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARENo Subscription (30-day trial)edit
My Service
REMOTE ACCESSReceive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Accessedit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUPDell Online Backup 2GB for 1 yearedit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESSEarthlink Internet Accessedit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and CameraGlossy, widescreen 15.4 LCD (1280×800) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
LabelsWindows Vista™ Premium
Processor BrandingIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0

So…which one….?? Please help only if you know what we’re talking about!!
I’ll be mainly using this computer for photoshop and photoediting

My Components Dell Inspiron E1705
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5300 (2MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium edit
LCD PANEL 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g edit
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell AIO 926 – Includes Media Card Reader edit
Dell Recommends

Get all this with the printer for about 00

Any recommendations on upgrades?
Is it a good screen?

I just got my Studio in yesterday, and so far it’s been a sweet computer. What I want to know is as far as performance goes, how it ranks in gaming, multimedia, multitasking, and editing photos. I know what I think, but I wanna hear some other opinions. Here’s my specs:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition SP1
Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920×1200)
256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0)
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
9 cell battery
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software
Back-lit Keyboard
Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 3 v10

Yea, it’s heavy, but now for me. I’m 6’5” and around 325, lol so no problem there.