# Is This Laptop A Good Buy **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 23, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279 "2008-04-23T09:44:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/1 "2008-04-23T09:44:59Z")
[http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb\_1500?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~tab=bundlestab](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb_1500?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~tab=bundlestab) second one from left the “DELL DEAL” looking for a laptop just for the wife to take to work and work from home… more of just date entry and typing letters and such … no crazy gaming or anything like that looking to stay under $600 if anyone knows other good deals is it a good deal Thanks Mike ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/2 "2008-04-24T07:29:48Z")
anyone? ---
**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/3 "2008-04-24T08:04:54Z")
Looks pretty good to me… but you may want to check out what it weighs. I’ve got a laptop with a 15.4" screen and similar specs, and I’ve got to say that I wish I would have gone with something a little smaller (14.1" screen). Between the size and the weight it makes me not want to take it places, kind of defeating the purpose of it. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/4 "2008-04-24T08:07:47Z")
well i could get the 14in in the 1400 laptop its same price and same everything as this one…i see where you coming from…i have just never had anything smaller then a 17 so i dont know the diff in size that much ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/5 "2008-04-24T08:19:08Z")
If the laptop is just going between work and home, I wouldn’t worry about size too much. If you were doing heavy travelling with it, then I would say that size is a concern. It looks like a good deal. I like that it comes with 2GB of memory. Usually they try to skimp on the RAM and the machine performs like shit because of it. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/6 "2008-04-24T08:20:53Z")
the specs are fine. I would check with the weight, but as long as its just to and from the car it wont be a big deal. If she has to walk a long way to get places or take a train/bus to work then it should be plenty portable. the 15.4" screen will be more readable as well. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/7 "2008-04-24T08:23:05Z")
ok cool i just bought it should be here in 3-5 days ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/8 "2008-04-24T08:24:15Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > the specs are fine. I would check with the weight, but as long as its just to and from the car it wont be a big deal. If she has to walk a long way to get places or take a train/bus to work then it should be plenty portable. > > the 15.4" screen will be more readable as well. she walks about 15 ftt from her parking spot to her office and about 30 from car to house at home … thanks for all the info guys ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/9 "2008-04-24T08:28:17Z")
yeah, get the 15.4", she will like the larger screen. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/10 "2008-04-24T08:30:02Z")
No it fucking sucks. 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty6 plus 1 Year Mail-in Service Seriously. The most imporant fucking thing with a laptop is the mother fucking warranty. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/11 "2008-04-24T08:34:15Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > No it fucking sucks. > > 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty6 plus 1 Year Mail-in Service > > Seriously. The most imporant fucking thing with a laptop is the mother fucking warranty. i knew before i even opened this page, exactly what you were going to say. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/12 "2008-04-24T09:07:26Z")
i can care less about the Warranty ---
**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/13 "2008-04-24T12:17:35Z")
Yeah, that’s a good laptop. Had one for about 3 days. Don’t worry, I returned it for the 1400 because of the size, not functionality. You can pick up 4gb of ram for like $80 online if you watch for it and it’s easy to upgrade it. That’s what i didn. What battery did you get? i have the 9 cell and GF has the 6 cell and they last about as long as stated. I’ve consistently gotten 6-7 hrs on my 9 cell, which is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/14 "2008-04-24T12:22:08Z")
the battery will be dead in a year anyways. you will have to buy a new one, the new one will last way longer. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-laptop-a-good-buy/47279/15 "2008-04-24T12:45:30Z")
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