Which one of these Dells is the best?

Dreaded_Cheese · 2 Sep 2008 at 12:08

Dell Studio 15:
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 Cache,)
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3450
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery

£579.00

Dell Studio 17:
17 Widescreen WXGA+ CCFL (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache)
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Primary 9-cell 87 WHr Lithium Ion battery

£598.87

The CPU and the GPU are the most important imo...
Also, it would be spending 90% of the time in my house (with maybe a bit of traveling) so size is of no importance. I included the 9-cell batteries as I am unsure what the battery life is- every review I read seems to have the fully upgraded version, so I don't know what to expect.

Looking around the 3650 seems 2x more powerful than the 3450... is this correct- would I see a large difference in games?

Is the T8100 a lot better than the T5750- I cannot seem to find any direct comparisons?

Although, if anybody can advise an alternative for less than £630 I would be grateful.

Dreaded_Cheese · 2 Sep 2008 at 13:32

Caged said:
Get the 17" because you have a chance of actually getting it before the end of the year

What do you mean? is the shortage that bad?

Dreaded_Cheese · 2 Sep 2008 at 13:58

I am getting paid on the 10th, so I will be ordering then, however the deals they have on end then too. Will Dell put on some new deals immediatley?

Dreaded_Cheese · 2 Sep 2008 at 19:51

If I bought the studio 17 with the standard 6-cell I could afford:
17 Widescreen WXGA+ CCFL (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 Cache,)
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650
3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048+1x1024]
250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery

However, how much would it cost me to buy a 9-cell battery at a later date if I change my mind?
Also, would there be a large increase in speed by having 3GB over 2GB?

If I order over the phone would I get a bigger discount than those on the website?

Dreaded_Cheese · 2 Sep 2008 at 20:59

I take it that all the dell's in the outlet are the ones that were ordered and then cancelled before delivery...

Dreaded_Cheese · 3 Sep 2008 at 17:18

MTA99 said:
Software: Vista 32bit DVD

If you order 4GB (not from the outlet), can you ask for the 64bit vista instead of 32bit?