Need help Dell Inspirion 8200(P4m) or 600m(cetrino)

[JDLT1]

Dell 600m

Intel Pentium® Centrino 1.3GHz,
14.1 SXGA+
ATI 9000 32MB Video
Memory 256MB
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 WLAN (802.11b, 11Mbps) miniPCI Card
30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
24XCD-RW/DVD




What do you guys Think

Better than a new 8200
p4m 1.8 GHz
256 MB Ram
GeForce Go 32meg
15 sxga+
30gig HD
Wireless 802.11b
DVD




Wich is better deal and overall laptop for all uses?

JDLT1

 

[John]

better for what?

 

[JDLT1]

Bump

 

[igowerf]

I'd get the 600m. It looks like it'd be better for gaming, if you ever feel the desire to game on the go, and maybe the new case will be sturdier than the 8200s'.

 

[Athlon4all]

600m full way. The Video is better, I bet the Centrino 1.3 would give the P4-M 1.8 a pretty hard fight, it's got a CD-RW/DVD rather than the plain-DVD for the 8200. Although it is a tad more expensive, it could be cheaper by downgrading the CD-RW/DVD to a plain-DVD. The only way I see the 8200 toping the 600m is in the monitor size (15" vs 14")

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: igowerf
I'd get the 600m. It looks like it'd be better for gaming, if you ever feel the desire to game on the go, and maybe the new case will be sturdier than the 8200s'.

New case is definitely sturdier. A lot lighter and nicer looking too. The fit-and finish on these is great.

 

[JDLT1]

I'm leaning more torwards the 600m Wondering if the blue around the keyboard can be replaced?

 

[manko]

600m lacks firewire, if that's an issue for you. (It is for me and my DV cam.)

 

[GizmoFreak]

I'd go with the 600m.

But how'd you get those fantastic prices?


And the Latitude D600 seems to be generally better reviewed than the Inspiron 600m, although ostensibly they appear to be the exact same computer.

 

[JDLT1]

This is what I ordered Regarding the low price go to FW there are 2 coupons one for 200 and the other 10% look and you will find it.



Dell 600m
Intel Pentium®M, 1.3GHz,14.1 SXGA+ ATI 32MB Video Qty: 1 Unit Price: 1,447.00
Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service
Bundled Software WordPerfect®Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Memory 256MB,DDR,266MHz 2 Dimms
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 WLAN (802.11b, 11Mbps) miniPCI Card
Primary Battery 48WHr Primary Battery
Hard Drive Special Offer! 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Optical Special Offer! 24XCD-RW/DVD Combo Roxios Easy CD Creator®
Digital Imaging Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard
Integrated Modem and NIC Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card
Internet Access Options 6 Months of EarthLink Internet Access
Sub-Total $1,447.00

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: JDLT1
This is what I ordered Regarding the low price go to FW there are 2 coupons one for 200 and the other 10% look and you will find it.



Dell 600m
Intel Pentium®M, 1.3GHz,14.1 SXGA+ ATI 32MB Video Qty: 1 Unit Price: 1,447.00
Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service
Bundled Software WordPerfect®Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Memory 256MB,DDR,266MHz 2 Dimms
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 WLAN (802.11b, 11Mbps) miniPCI Card
Primary Battery 48WHr Primary Battery
Hard Drive Special Offer! 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Optical Special Offer! 24XCD-RW/DVD Combo Roxios Easy CD Creator®
Digital Imaging Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard
Integrated Modem and NIC Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card
Internet Access Options 6 Months of EarthLink Internet Access
Sub-Total $1,447.00
Discount -$324.70
Shipping $0.00
Estimated Tax $86.98
Total Price $1,209.28

where's the 10%? i can't find it

 

[JDLT1]

W*W.F*TW*llet.com

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: JDLT1
W*W.F*TW*llet.com

i'm looking there. i don't see anything there about it.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: Athlon4all
600m full way. The Video is better, I bet the Centrino 1.3 would give the P4-M 1.8 a pretty hard fight, it's got a CD-RW/DVD rather than the plain-DVD for the 8200. Although it is a tad more expensive, it could be cheaper by downgrading the CD-RW/DVD to a plain-DVD. The only way I see the 8200 toping the 600m is in the monitor size (15" vs 14")

Well said, and I was going to post something similar but forgot to subscribe to this thread.

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: NeoMadHatter

Originally posted by: JDLT1
W*W.F*TW*llet.com

i'm looking there. i don't see anything there about it.

nevermind. found it.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: igowerf
I'd get the 600m. It looks like it'd be better for gaming, if you ever feel the desire to game on the go, and maybe the new case will be sturdier than the 8200s'.

New case is definitely sturdier. A lot lighter and nicer looking too. The fit-and finish on these is great.

its sooo nice that they finally got rid of those creaky plastic housings. the prevalence of desktop processors in a lot of the new notebooks is disturbing, though.

 

[JDLT1]

Any good pics anywhere about the 600m?

 

[human2k]

HOw exactly are you getting the 600M for $1,170, thats a steal because on dell's website its listed as $1419 with $100 instant rebate.

 

[JDLT1]

Search on slimwallet.com hint for 600m you will get the 200 coupon code but the 10% codes have expired but look around!

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: JDLT1
Search on slimwallet.com hint for 600m you will get the 200 coupon code but the 10% codes have expired but look around!

yea, i'm waiting for the next deal on this then i'll probably get it. waiting on these new mobile graphics from nvidia and ati that just got announced. and the new amd mobile processors too. but i really don't want an amd laptop.

 

[JDLT1]

yeah I dont think dell will make any AMD based laptops or systems anytime soon!

 

[JDLT1]

get up there!

 

[GizmoFreak]

Question for Mani, since he seems to work there.

What's the difference, hardware wise, between the Inspiron 600m and the Latitude D600? They seem like the same computer other than a few minor cosmetic differences (i.e. different lid, touchpoint, etc). I've never really understood the distinction between the Inspiron and Latitude series. They seem to be the same computer where the Inspiron is "multimedia optimized" and the Latitude is "network optimized". I understand that the Latitude series is intended for the corporate market, but these 2 lines seem to feature the same computers with the same components.

 

[JDLT1]

I have noticed different options or ports on the laptops if you look a the pics here on anandtech the review they did you will notice no funny port next to the dvd-rw that is on the lattitude, no 1394 on the other side and also look at the back just about everything is arranged differently and so is the bottom so I belive the case is about the same but the guts are not.

also would you be able to buy the d800 keyboard and put it in a 600m so you can have the poiter?

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: JDLT1
I have noticed different options or ports on the laptops if you look a the pics here on anandtech the review they did you will notice no funny port next to the dvd-rw that is on the lattitude, no 1394 on the other side and also look at the back just about everything is arranged differently and so is the bottom so I belive the case is about the same but the guts are not.

also would you be able to buy the d800 keyboard and put it in a 600m so you can have the poiter?

i think the only on that has firewire is the d800. i'm waiting for some coupons and stuff to popup so i can order a 600m. the d600 costs way too much more for pretty much the same thing.

and the d600 can have up to i think 1gb or 2gb of ram while the 600m maxes out at 768mb.