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Tuesday, March 2

Looking to Buy Part 3

Here's my configuration for the least expensive Dell I could get with the features I wanted:

Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id
Latitude E6500:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 with VT (2.53GHz, 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) MEMP87 1 [224-4706] 1
Operating Systems:
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional with media PW7P3E 1 [330-6322][468-4327][468-4560] 11
LCDs:
15.4” UltraSharp™ Wide WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display-Regal Red RDWGI 1 [320-7008] 10
Hardware Support Services:
3 Year Limited Warranty and 3 Year Mail-in Service S3YOSMI 1 [989-2852][989-5560][991-2878][991-3507][991-3508] 29
Graphics:
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M 160MRED 1 [320-6987] 6
Memory:
4.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS 4G2D8 1 [311-8827] 3
Internal Keyboard:
Internal English Backlit Keyboard ENGBL 1 [330-0841][330-1652] 4
Camera / Microphone:
Integrated Webcam with digital microphone CAMMIC 1 [320-7003] 17
Systems Management:
No Intel vPro™ Technology’s advanced management features CSMD 1 [330-0884] 21
Primary Storage:
250GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor 250G72 1 [341-6988] 8
Primary Optical Device:
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™, Red 8XDVRR 1 [313-6721][421-0536][421-1189] 16
Wireless LAN (802.11):
Dell Wireless™ 1397 802.11b/g Mini Card DW1397 1 [430-3085] 19
Modem:
No Modem NOMODEM 1 [313-6507] 14
Fingerprint Reader Options:
No Fingerprint Reader NOFR 1 [311-8819] 9
System Documentation:
Resource DVD and Quick Reference Guide RDVDQK 1 [330-0863][330-0870] 25
LCDs:
Red Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel w/ Integrated Camera and Microphone RDWGCM 1 [313-6807][313-6821][320-7015][421-1201] 41
Processor Branding:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor IC2DNB 1 [310-8319] 749
OS Labels:
Windows 7 Sticker WIN7I 1 [330-6734] 750
Windows 7 Upgrade Program Info:
Windows 7 Upgrade Web Site WIN7UP 1 [468-3168] 461
Primary Battery:
6 Cell Battery 6C 1 [312-0729] 27
AC Adapter:
90W A/C Adapter (3-pin) 90AC3P 1 [330-0876][330-0879] 15
Installation Services:
No Onsite System Setup NOINSTL 1 [900-9987] 32

They want $1218 for this sucker, and it doesn't have all the features of the Lenovo, though it does have a better graphics card. Still, the ATI is serviceable and will work just fine, especially for a $200 price difference.

The hunt continues!

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