Should I pull the trigger?

[splashpot]

With that new Dell coupon, I'm very close to buying this beast. However, I talked to support and it appears the 7200rpm harddrive upgrade would not be available on the system I want to build. The system that qualifies for the coupon is less configurable than normal. I can't get the 7200 rpm harddrive, processor not configurable, must get CD/DVD burner, etc. What do you guys think? Should I buy anyways?

-Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
-Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
-17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
-256MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 1 Dimm (buying another 1GB from newegg)
-64MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300
-40GB Hard Drive
-8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
-Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
-6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
-1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support

Price before extra RAM from newegg: $1048

[Nfinity]

You really want a 7200 RPM hard drive.

Rest of the system looks nice.

[splashpot]

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You really want a 7200 RPM hard drive.

Rest of the system looks nice.

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Would this stop you from taking this deal if it were you?

[climber]

i had a similar situation found a 750 off coupon but i couldn't configure it without the integrated graphics somehow. I ordered it then called and complained the enxt day and they let me reconfigure it on the phone. They said something baout some inital choice i clicked at the beginning of the configuration process that locked me in to some value line with less options. Starting the config from scratch off of there site i was able to get it right. Try that.

the 5400 to 7200 is a prety big jump--probably more significant than the difference between 256mb ram and 1gb ram. I'd try really hard to find a way to get the 7200.

[MicroBob]

yes. you definitely the extra memory.


I might be jumping on this deal myself.

[MicroBob]

where on the site did you get this system for such a low cost?

I must be looking in the wrong place.

[splashpot]

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i had a similar situation found a 750 off coupon but i couldn't configure it without the integrated graphics somehow. I ordered it then called and complained the enxt day and they let me reconfigure it on the phone. They said something baout some inital choice i clicked at the beginning of the configuration process that locked me in to some value line with less options. Starting the config from scratch off of there site i was able to get it right. Try that.

the 5400 to 7200 is a prety big jump--probably more significant than the difference between 256mb ram and 1gb ram. I'd try really hard to find a way to get the 7200.

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The problem is this. I tried from the base website to configure it. I went to the main Dell website and went through all the steps. I configured a system with the 7200rpm. I then tried to apply the coupon code, but it didn't work. So I called support and he told me to go to www.dell.com/save750 and it would work. I went to that site and it looks like it will work, but the 7200rpm option is not available. I really don't know if I want to try buying it, calling them to change the configuration, and risk not being able to. Is it a viable option for me to buy a seperate 7200rpm notebook harddrive and install it myself?

[splashpot]

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yes. you definitely the extra memory.


I might be jumping on this deal myself.

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Bob, does the no 7200rpm bother you?

[MicroBob]

my knowledge of computers is too minimal.
I have absolutely ZERO idea what the difference is.

Is this a big deal? What does this even mean?

[MadManMund]

Buy another hard drive to replace the slower one. Problem solved.