the wife wants a laptop and she's decided she wants a dell Inspiron basically because she can get it in red!!below is a link to one I've picked. http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstor...=CFG&s=dhs&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&c=uk&&details=false I would like to hear from anyone with experience of a dell and is this worth my money(£500)or should I be looking at anything else. any input would be greatly appreciated.
If she's already picked it by color, IMHO that's what she's going to want. An anecdote: When I used to sell/drill bowling balls (tenpin), the customer's initial (and usually eventual) choice was always primarily based on one of 3 things. Price Performance Color The ones who were least likely to change their minds or be "sold" into something else were the ones who came into the shop with a specific color in mind. Your link did not go to a specific laptop model. The Inspiron series are not "bad" laptops. You can always do better on price/performance, but if she's set on color, good luck in changing her mind. Speaking of red, I know that this isn't much help since you're in the UK, but this is a Dell, $600.00 USD and it's RED http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210991237&adid=17654&dcaid=17654
thanks for your reply dailun. when I told her I was looking for a second opinion she was still saying I want a red one! here below is what I was looking at.any recommendations would be really helpful Colour Choice: Cherry Red color with custom high-gloss finish 207158 1 [320-10600] 380 Base: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) 194571 1 [210-26318] 1 Microsoft Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English 162385 1 [619-14615][640-10551][640-10784][640-10785] 11 Enhanced Service Packs: 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return 136643 1 [754-11320] 30 Camera: 1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera 187649 1 [319-10068] 379 LCD: 15.6" Widescreen WXGA WLED (1366 x 768) TFT Display with TrueLife™ 199676 1 [230-10251] 760 Memory: 3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x1024] 187595 1 [370-13795] 3 Hard Drive: 250GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive 187620 1 [400-15650] 8 Video Card: 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 205999 1 [490-11109] 6 Optical Devices: DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) 187617 1 [429-13317] 16 Primary Battery: 6-cell battery 133739 1 [451-10521] 112 Gedis Bundle Reference: N0454503 205839 1 [200-58419] 22 Order Information: Inspiron 1545 Order - UK 188762 1 [799-11081] 111 Shipping Documents: English - Documentation Inspiron 1545 187598 1 [340-15894] 21 Dell System Media Kit: Inspiron 1545 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) 187651 1 [340-15913] 319 Power Supply: 90W AC Adapter 206000 1 [450-12487] 1015 Cables: 1 Meter Power Cord - UK 206008 1 [450-12495] 20 Keyboard: Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard 187623 1 [583-12272] 4 Standard Warranty: 1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return 136702 1 [754-11316] 29 Labels: Wireless Label - Pentium Dual Core 167593 1 [555-11448] 750 PalmRest: Black palmrest 205482 1 [214-10089] 55 Carrying Cases: No Carry Case 5759 1 [460-10041] 118 Microsoft Application Software: Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) 199678 1 [630-12198] 1002 Bluetooth: No Bluetooth Upgrade 96363 1 [555-10933] 59 Wireless Networking: Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) 159247 1 [555-11434] 19 Protect your new PC: No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English 89687 1 [650-10792] 1014 Accidental Damage Support: No Accidental Damage Support 136672 1 [755-10417] 463 Online Backup: DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year 181706 1 [759-10296][764-10281] 467 this comes to £493
Thanks to the "Product Red" campaign, there are various companies making red laptops. That said, I got my boss one of these insperon laptops because she wanted a green laptop and she did not care about ANYTHING else. It took over a month to recieve it, and we had no customizations other than the color (the customizations were very expensive, so I bought the ram upgrade elsewhere). They also did not offer any form of x64 windows at the time, and it came loaded down with terrible bloatware. Because of this, the first thing I had to do once we got it was to wipe the hard drive and install Vista64 on it. Then upgraded to 4GB memory. Overall, it was one of the best experiences I have ever had with an OEM computer...
thanks for the comment killerbug. I'm just about to admit defeat and get her the red one she wants.but should i get vista 64bit instead?will it make a big differance.
Vista64 is more stable in my experience, but not by much. The main advantage is the ability to use more than 4GB of ram. If you don't need that much ram, then you don't need 64bit. [edit] I guess product red is already history...I can't find the HP in red anymore...but then there were never an offical product red partner anyway. One other option is to just get a sticker (or "Skin") and stick it on a black laptop...
Hey guys excuse me to but in, but i know Samsung do a Red laptop. in my experience i don't like Dells and won't buy one. Each and every one has their own opinions which is fine. I have enclosed to link to try it out, i'm not sure if it's the same red you'd like though http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Samsung_Q45_Red_Laptop_NP-Q45A008-SUK/version.asp thanks
http://direct.tesco.com/q/s/search....T_Price&btnResultSort.x=25&btnResultSort.y=14 http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2005/05/samsungs_red_q3.html http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ.../c_3/3|cat_12108658|Mini+laptops|12108667.htm http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ.../c_3/3|cat_12108658|Mini+laptops|12108667.htm http://www.kaleidoscope.co.uk/catalogue/grade_100gb_laptop.asp http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5080393/Trail/searchtext>LAPTOP+RED.htm Sony's after sales service is atrocious, Dell's is OK, but you have to pay for a service package to get decent service, getting like Apple these days. Good luck, when it comes down to it, my wife also doesn't give a damn about what's inside as long as her laptop looks pretty and can run 5(!) messaging apps at the same time and stream Fuji tv...
thanks for all the feedback.thanks kita 24 for all the choices.the wife actually went for the last one and wanted it.but surprise surprise since it had £400 off original price I couldn't get one anywhere near me and you cant get home delivery on it!
