Evaluate my prospective laptop

[Dubra]

X-post on fatwallet, but need evaluation quickly please.

nspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
perating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 64MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300
Hard Drive 80GB Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Security Software McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months
Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options SAVE$100 (After Rebate) -4 Yr Ltd Warr,4 Yr At-Home plus Nights and Weekendinch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™

This package came to 1336.84

Is this a good deal?

I have a couple questions about other options....
Is it worth it to upgrade the batter to the 9 cell for $99?
Can I hook up a 2001fp and run multimonitor with the video card i have?
is the 60gb 7200rpm worth the $150 upgrade?

Much thanks.

[Derek in NYC]

I cannot speak to the technical questions you raised, but I can tell you that having just received my 9300 yesterday, I am very impressed with this machine. The screen real estate in particular is amazing.

[chuddo]

i recently purchased a 9300 and am awaiting its arrival.

go with the cheapest RAM option and upgrade it yourself.
go with the cheapest HD and upgrade yourself to 7200 rpm.

that is what i have done, but i upgraded the video card to the 128MB x300.

but i believe both can drive an external 2001FP, but you should have someone else verify this.

my final price shipped was just under 900.

[Johan]

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[MrTrik]

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