Inspiron 1720

[RoadStar]

The MB in my 5150 took a dump and have a 1720 on order along with a Dell Bag so I can transport the new lap top on my Bike............
What's stuffed inside is:
Core 2Duo T8300 ( 2.4 GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache )
Vista UE SP1
17" Wide Screen ( 1920x1200 )
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
320GB SATA HD
CD/DVD writer
ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme

Including tax and shipping I paid 1,787 USD...........

Did I pay too much and is the 320GB actually 2 HD?
And one more thing, If I don't like Vista, how easy is it to switch back to XP?

[RoadStar]

I forgot to add, also has 4Gig of memory......................

What happend to the edit function?

[Cogar]

Originally Posted by RoadStar

I forgot to add, also has 4Gig of memory......................

What happend to the edit function?

Good luck with your new laptop. I believe the edit function only works for a few minutes. After that, the post becomes permanent.

[SupDawg]

Congrats... I purchased a 1720 for my wife some months back. She really likes it, but it is heavy.

[Sir Skully]

Hey ole bud......congrats on the new toy.....

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by SupDawg

She really likes it, but it is heavy.

That's what the Bike and Bag is for............heh

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by Sir Skully

Hey ole bud......congrats on the new toy.....

Hey! What's up skully! It's been awhile since I had a computer question.........

[Gorganzola]

With out knowing what kind of warranty you got on the notebook, it's hard to say if you paid too much or not because the warranty amounts to a good chunk of the overall price.

As for the space on the HDD's being across two spindles or one, I'd have to look at the order details for the system to tell you. It would either have 2x160GB somewhere or actually list two 160GB hard drives and a RAID configuration somewhere.

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by Gorganzola

With out knowing what kind of warranty you got on the notebook, it's hard to say if you paid too much or not because the warranty amounts to a good chunk of the overall price.

As for the space on the HDD's being across two spindles or one, I'd have to look at the order details for the system to tell you. It would either have 2x160GB somewhere or actually list two 160GB hard drives and a RAID configuration somewhere.

Just the standard one year warrenty and there was nothing about a 2X160 GB.

Here is all the info from dell:

Quantity Item Number Description Unit Price

1 223-5668 Inspiron 1720, Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.4GHz, 800Mhz, 3M L2 Cache) $1535.11
1 313-5473 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish $0.00
1 311-7220 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm $0.00
1 320-5504 High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200) $0.00
1 320-5468 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600 $0.00
1 341-5454 320G 5400RPM SAMSUNG Hard Drive $0.00
1 313-5195 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,INSP1720 $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-8585 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate 32-bit Edition English $0.00
1 420-7026 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer $0.00
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 341-4716 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive $0.00
1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10 $0.00
1 430-2680 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card $0.00
1 320-5681 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam $0.00
1 410-1161 Network Associates McAfee 9.0 English,15-Month Subscription Automatically renews each yearthereafter $79.00
1 312-0520 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, Inspiron 1720 $0.00
1 412-0934 Earthlink $0.00
1 412-0935 NETZERO ISP $0.00
1 412-0933 AOL for Broadband $0.00
1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron $0.00
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec $0.00
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 987-8109 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 $0.00
1 987-5447 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 983-3100 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $0.00
1 466-3921 No Preinstalled Software $.00
1 320-5798 Basic Black Matte LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera Insp 1720 $.00
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor $.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $.00


Sub-Total : $1614.11
Shipping : $.00
Tax : $108.97
Order Total : $1723.08

and

1 A1165160 EXPRESSCARD SOUND BLASTER X-FI XTREME AUDIO Laptop $59.89

Sub-Total : $59.89
Tax : $4.05
Order Total : $63.94

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by Cogar

Good luck with your new laptop. I believe the edit function only works for a few minutes. After that, the post becomes permanent.

Nope, for some reason I don't have that function....................

[Cogar]

Originally Posted by RoadStar

Nope, for some reason I don't have that function....................

Interesting. You might want to ask a mod. Incidentally, I still have an edit button on my earlier post, so the policy I cited before is not correct either.

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by Cogar

Interesting. You might want to ask a mod. Incidentally, I still have an edit button on my earlier post, so the policy I cited before is not correct either.

heh..................Naaaa, I really don't need it.............

[Gorganzola]

Looks like you have one 320GB hard drive in this unit. If memory serves me right you could do 2x160GB drives in the unit. You'd have to configure it as such during the order.

As for the price, it seems to be a price that is inline with what one would expect to pay for a 17" notebook. You have onsite warranty rather than the return to depot, which increase the prices a little bit. You'll appreciate it though if you ever have to use it. Next business day service rather than 1 week turn around. The 9 cell battery and the 4GB of memory also bumps the price. Looks like a decent price all around to me.

[RoadStar]

Originally Posted by Gorganzola

Looks like you have one 320GB hard drive in this unit. If memory serves me right you could do 2x160GB drives in the unit. You'd have to configure it as such during the order.

As for the price, it seems to be a price that is inline with what one would expect to pay for a 17" notebook. You have onsite warranty rather than the return to depot, which increase the prices a little bit. You'll appreciate it though if you ever have to use it. Next business day service rather than 1 week turn around. The 9 cell battery and the 4GB of memory also bumps the price. Looks like a decent price all around to me.

Thanks for yer input, it's nice being back after a long hiatus................

[Gorganzola]

Good to have you back.

Originally Posted by RoadStar

Thanks for yer input, it's nice being back after a long hiatus................