Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a laptop and I've found a couple of promising ones from Dell.
The first is the XPS M140, configured at $1033 after discounts.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=iXM140X1&s=dhs
Summary of the system after my customizations:
Pentium M 760
Windows XP Media Center
14.1" WXGA TrueLife screen
1 GB shared RAM
80 GB hard drive
80 WHr Li-Ion battery
3 year limited warranty
The second is the Inspiron 710m, configured at $1058 after discounts.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=710MSP1&s=dhs
Summary of system:
Pentium M 735
Windows XP Home
12.1" WXGA screen
1 GB RAM
80 GB hard drive
65 WHr Li-Ion battery
1 year limited warranty
It seems to me that the XPS M140 is pretty much superior in every way (except for the shared ram, but this isn't meant to be a gaming computer so I'm not hugely concerned about that). Yet the undiscounted price of the XPS M140 is $1333, compared with $1763 for the Inspiron 710m. Is there something that I'm missing here that accounts for this large discrepancy?
Also, if anyone happens to know of any better (cheaper?) alternatives to the systems I've listed, I'd love to hear that as well. Much thanks in advance!
The first is the XPS M140, configured at $1033 after discounts.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=iXM140X1&s=dhs
Summary of the system after my customizations:
Pentium M 760
Windows XP Media Center
14.1" WXGA TrueLife screen
1 GB shared RAM
80 GB hard drive
80 WHr Li-Ion battery
3 year limited warranty
The second is the Inspiron 710m, configured at $1058 after discounts.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=710MSP1&s=dhs
Summary of system:
Pentium M 735
Windows XP Home
12.1" WXGA screen
1 GB RAM
80 GB hard drive
65 WHr Li-Ion battery
1 year limited warranty
It seems to me that the XPS M140 is pretty much superior in every way (except for the shared ram, but this isn't meant to be a gaming computer so I'm not hugely concerned about that). Yet the undiscounted price of the XPS M140 is $1333, compared with $1763 for the Inspiron 710m. Is there something that I'm missing here that accounts for this large discrepancy?
Also, if anyone happens to know of any better (cheaper?) alternatives to the systems I've listed, I'd love to hear that as well. Much thanks in advance!