Inspiron 15R, Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2.4GHz), 4GB RAM, 500GB HD,1GB Graphics, +Bluetooth =£499.99@Dell.... or -5%QUIDCO=£474.99?

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  TOO-TIGHT-TO-PAY2 years, 6 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Wow, is it that people dislike Dell on here?, I though this was a good deal for an i3-370 with 4GB Ram, 500GB Hard Disk & 1GB Dedicated Graphics Card.....and I was even of the opinion I had made the wrong choice with a Lenovo Laptop I bought yesterday.
  
  So, which would be the better option out of this and the Lenovo Z560 I bought???...
  
  ...15.6" Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 £444.76 (including Microsoft 1000 wireless mouse & Techair 15.6" Laptop Bag).
  
  Operating System: Windows 7 64bit Premium
  Processor: Intel Core i3 350M / 2.26 GHz ( Dual-Core )Cache Memory3 MB - L3 Cache
  RAM: 2 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz - PC3-8500 ( 1 x 2 GB )
  Hard Drive: 320 GB - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
  Optical Storage: DVD-Writer - integrated
  Display: 15.6" TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) - VibrantView - 16:9
  Graphics Controller: NVIDIA GeForce 310MVideo Memory512 MB
  Networking: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
  Camera: Integrated - 0.3 Megapixel
  Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
  Battery: Lithium Ion 2200 mAh capacity
  Warranty:1 year warranty
  
  Features: LED-backlit, VibrantView, glossyVideo
  Expansion Slots: Total (Free) 2 ( 1 ) x memory - SO DIMM 204-pin , 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/34
  Interfaces 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A , 1 x eSATA / Hi-Speed USB - 11 pin USB/eSATA ,
  1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x audio / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ,
  1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 , 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
  
  Miscellaneous Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, hard drive password
  
  Software: Microsoft Office (Trial)
  
  
  The Lenovo is obviously cheaper & with a faster rpm Hard Disk, but apart from that I thought it was a bit inferior?, am I wrong (hope I am!)
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  Guswold2 years, 6 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Personally, I think this is a good deal - very good spec for the money. Dell are doing one with only 3GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and Intel graphics for £449, so you're getting a lot more for an extra £50.
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  supermandem2 years, 6 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  hp deals better. slightly worse graphics (both 5470 and 550v are terrible anyway), 200mhz of processor speed does not make any difference, BUT the 7200rpm hdd in the hp WILL.
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  TOO-TIGHT-TO-PAY2 years, 6 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  The 7200rpm hdd was what led me to opt for the Lenovo, I figured the general spec (coupled with the 512MB 310M card) would be ample for its purpose of Football Manager 2011, a bit of surfing and playing music, hopefully will make a nice xmas pressie!
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  StN2 years, 6 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  And I think it's still quite a good deal for the price given..
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  aabarcellos2 years, 6 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  like the football and xmas present above-- lucky chap
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  skipster30002 years, 6 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Heat added from me. It looks from these benchmarks like it should run most recent games in low settings and some in medium settings. As a L4D2 nut, I am pretty tempted.
  
  Cold voters - can you find a laptop capable of running L4D2 better than this for under £500? Or is it just that you don't like Dell as a company?
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  TOO-TIGHT-TO-PAY2 years, 6 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  aabarcellos

  like the football and xmas present above-- lucky chap

  
  
  Its for my dad, he`s really poorly and cant get out the house at all, he's never had an up to date laptop or desktop before, but loves the old versions of Football Manager, so I thought this might just make his xmas.
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  brilly2 years, 6 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  skipster3000

  Heat added from me. It looks from these benchmarks like it should run most recent games in low settings and some in medium settings. As a L4D2 nut, I am pretty tempted.Cold voters - can you find a laptop capable of running L4D2 better than this for under £500? Or is it just that you don't like Dell as a company?

  
  i think the graphics are (very?) good for the price range this in
  there is the toshiba L range which is around the same money but has the even better 5650 card

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