It's time to retire my 9 pound 5 yr old Inspiron 9100 for something thinner, lighter, faster. I have 2G ram now and a matte finish 1920 x 1200 screen, and a 3.19 GHz Pentium 4 which runs very hot.
Looking for $800 to $1200 price, maybe more. If I go with Dell Inspiron 15, I still get a matte finish screen but only 1366 x 768 pixels. Processor is only 2.53 GHz, but ram is 4GB and HD is 500 GB at $1515.
On the other hand, the Dell Studio 17 has a 17" screen 1920 x 1200, 2.2 GHz Intel core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, 256 MB video and 320 GB HD for only $1100.
The Gateway P8400 is 1440 x 900, but high gloss screen, as is everything else at BestBuy for about $1200.
Is glossy screen a handicap? Will I miss the 3.19 GHz processsor or is the dual core processor at 1.9 really the same thing?
Looking for $800 to $1200 price, maybe more. If I go with Dell Inspiron 15, I still get a matte finish screen but only 1366 x 768 pixels. Processor is only 2.53 GHz, but ram is 4GB and HD is 500 GB at $1515.
On the other hand, the Dell Studio 17 has a 17" screen 1920 x 1200, 2.2 GHz Intel core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, 256 MB video and 320 GB HD for only $1100.
The Gateway P8400 is 1440 x 900, but high gloss screen, as is everything else at BestBuy for about $1200.
Is glossy screen a handicap? Will I miss the 3.19 GHz processsor or is the dual core processor at 1.9 really the same thing?
--just wandering-