HP ZE5000 Laptop - 15" SXGA+, 128MB PC2100 DDR (256mb for $45 more), P4 1.8, DVD Drive, and 20GB HD for $1095 after MIR

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: pX
how 'bad' is the graphics card anyways? like what level of games would this thing be able to handle?

WHo plays games on a laptop anyway? I mean, not many people are going to fire up Unreal Tournament on a lappy. Basic graphics with good DVD playback are all I look for.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: pX
how 'bad' is the graphics card anyways? like what level of games would this thing be able to handle?

WHo plays games on a laptop anyway? I mean, not many people are going to fire up Unreal Tournament on a lappy. Basic graphics with good DVD playback are all I look for.

with the video cards that ATI and NVidia are producing for laptops, gaming on them isn't unrealistic. If you're going to get a laptop with a 15" screen and 32MB video RAM, the gaming experience will be pretty good, IMO. Just be sure to buy headphones and a mouse

different needs for different people

 

[garymill]

Don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but a few days ago the 4150 was $1399.00 on Dell's web site, you could get $100 off
with the double your memory offer and also use the 10% off coupon.

Go to their web site now and they show the $1399.00 crossed out with the price at $1299.00. The $100 off can be combined with the $100 off for the double your memory promotion and also the 10% coupon. You can not use both the new $100 discount and the Amex 5% off discount, you have to decide which works better for you. Really the laptop would have to be more than $2000.00 for the Amex promotion to be useful to use instead.

If you go with the 4150, it is worth it to invest $79.00 to go from a 30 gig drive 4200 rpm to the 40 gig 5400 rpm. Read reviews on this laptop and they say that a 5400 rpm drive has a huge impact on performance.

Now if only I can cancel the ZE5000 HP laptop order I placed, may be too late, will know tomorrow. If I can cancel, the 4150 is a better deal.

Gary

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: garymill
Don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but a few days ago the 4150 was $1399.00 on Dell's web site, you could get $100 off
with the double your memory offer and also use the 10% off coupon.

Go to their web site now and they show the $1399.00 crossed out with the price at $1299.00. The $100 off can be combined with the $100 off for the double your memory promotion and also the 10% coupon. You can not use both the new $100 discount and the Amex 5% off discount, you have to decide which works better for you. Really the laptop would have to be more than $2000.00 for the Amex promotion to be useful to use instead.

If you go with the 4150, it is worth it to invest $79.00 to go from a 30 gig drive 4200 rpm to the 40 gig 5400 rpm. Read reviews on this laptop and they say that a 5400 rpm drive has a huge impact on performance.

Now if only I can cancel the ZE5000 HP laptop order I placed, may be too late, will know tomorrow. If I can cancel, the 4150 is a better deal.

Gary

I configured this at Dell Small Business:

Inspiron 4150: Mobile Pentium®4 Processor,1.7GHz-M 14.1 XGA ATI 16MB Video
Memory: 256MB,DDR,266MHz,2 DIMMs
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA 5400 RPM Performance Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Network Adapters: Integrated Network Card
Modems: Internal 56k Modem
Modular CD/DVD Drives: 24X CD-Rom
Bundled Software: Microsoft®Works Suite 2002 w/ Money 2002
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Primary Battery: Lithium Ion Battery
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service
Internet Access Options: 6 Months AOL,Featuring the Netbusiness Service for Small Business

$1314 - $100MIR = $1214 shipped.

Not bad. But, I wish it was at least a 32MB DDR video card...i think i'd jump on it, if it did.

 

[pX]

there is also a 10% coupon from Dell small biz,,

 

[rickon66]

Sales tax in AL, CA,TN, UT & WI kills this hot deal for us unfortunates who reside in said states.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: iamme
I configured this at Dell Small Business:

Inspiron 4150: Mobile Pentium®4 Processor,1.7GHz-M 14.1 XGA ATI 16MB Video
Memory: 256MB,DDR,266MHz,2 DIMMs
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA 5400 RPM Performance Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Network Adapters: Integrated Network Card
Modems: Internal 56k Modem
Modular CD/DVD Drives: 24X CD-Rom
Bundled Software: Microsoft®Works Suite 2002 w/ Money 2002
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Primary Battery: Lithium Ion Battery
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service
Internet Access Options: 6 Months AOL,Featuring the Netbusiness Service for Small Business

$1314 - $100MIR = $1214 shipped.

Not bad. But, I wish it was at least a 32MB DDR video card...i think i'd jump on it, if it did.

Odd. I just configured a 2650SE this moment, and it showed a gF2 Go 16MB DDR in there.
Too bad there's no way to dump all that MS software ... maybe call them up and tell them my business has to run Linux?

- M4H