Quicsilver87
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I'm planning on getting a new laptop for myself and i am stumped on which one t to get...here are two of them that i chose but im not sure which one will be the one that will be of greater use for me. I like to play alot of games, especially First Person Shooter ones like Gears of War, Counter Strike, etc. So which one would you guys suggest i get. I want the computer that will last me forever...if possible...well here are the customized pc's that i chose, and i plan to pay using the monthly installments...
Alienware Area -51 m9750
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB Nvidia® GeForce™ Go 8700M GT
Chassis: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD - Stealth Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 80GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache)
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW Burner
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Sound Card : High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienContact: Added Bonus with any AlienSupport Selection
AlienContact - Remote Alienware Support
Games: F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Monitor: No Monitor
Headphones: Alienware® Ozma 7™ Headphones with S-Logic™ Technology
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
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Dell XPS M1710
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83GHz/667MHz/2MB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
LCD PANEL Black edit
MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GS edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months edit
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Productivity software pre-installed edit
GAMING SOFTWARE Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 edit
GAMING SOFTWARE The Orange Box (Halflife 2, Fortress 2, Portal) edit
WIRELESS ROUTER Netgear NEXT Wireless-N Broadband Router WNR834B RangeMax edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support edit
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe Online Backup 10GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Labels Windows XPâ„¢
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card and Modem
PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed
so which one do u guys think i should get and maybe even guide me as to what customization i should have if the ones i chose is bad...
Alienware Area -51 m9750
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Video/Graphics Card: 512MB Nvidia® GeForce™ Go 8700M GT
Chassis: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD - Stealth Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 80GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache)
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW Burner
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Sound Card : High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienContact: Added Bonus with any AlienSupport Selection
AlienContact - Remote Alienware Support
Games: F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Monitor: No Monitor
Headphones: Alienware® Ozma 7™ Headphones with S-Logic™ Technology
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dell XPS M1710
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83GHz/667MHz/2MB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
LCD PANEL Black edit
MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GS edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months edit
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Productivity software pre-installed edit
GAMING SOFTWARE Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 edit
GAMING SOFTWARE The Orange Box (Halflife 2, Fortress 2, Portal) edit
WIRELESS ROUTER Netgear NEXT Wireless-N Broadband Router WNR834B RangeMax edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support edit
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe Online Backup 10GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Labels Windows XPâ„¢
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card and Modem
PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed
so which one do u guys think i should get and maybe even guide me as to what customization i should have if the ones i chose is bad...