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Dell Business has the Vostro 1500 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo 15.4" Notebook PC for $519 with free shipping. Free TrueLife LCD upgrade, free 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS. Comes with either Vista Basic or XP Home installed. The 6-cell battery is advertised as having up to 4:59 hours of battery life.
C2D T5270 1.4GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 2GB DDR2, 120GB HDD, 8x DVD+-RW
10/100 + 56k + 802.11g, GeForce 8400M GS, 56WHr 6-Cell, 1-Yr Warranty
Upgrades? SXGA+ Screen +$100, 802.11n Card +$49, 2MP Webcam +$40
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Be sure to walk through the configuration screens and manually select the free upgrades. They aren't automatically included by default.
This is a good price for a laptop with nvidia graphics. Hard disk is a little on the small side, but it's easily replaced.
Wow they sure gouge you if you want to upgrade the processor:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) [add $75]
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) [add $175]
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache) [add $225]
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache) [add $475]
Remember to select the FREE shipping at the end if a couple of days is worth it to you.
You might get five hours of battery life if all you're running is the screen saver. MAYBE.
#5, for reference, on my Vostro 1700 with the 85WHr battery, I can usually work (typically 2 or 3 instances of Visual Studio 2005/2008 open simultaneously) for about 6 hours before I need to recharge.
I also have a Vostro 1500 with an 85WHr that gets similar results... I don't use it as much. 5 hours is probably pushing it for normal use, but not by much.
vostro 1500 is a good laptop and most value for your $$...have had it for 6 months....so far so good....only 1 draw back...bacons bulky and heavy. If you don't plan on taking it with you everywhere too much....then this is a great option, otherwise, find a lighter one.
I've had my 1500 for about 4 months as well and don't have a problem. I would tell you that with the 56Whr battery and normal usage - no cd/dvd, bluetooth turned off, you MIGHT get 3 hours - if you are using wireless and depending on the power settings, but other than that, decent deal.