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Hey guys..I know many of you will have your opinions on which notebooks are better and macs are terrible or hp rules but i’m pretty set on going with the Dell. I’ve had good experiences before.
This notebook will be primarily used for internet surfing, iTunes/music, report typing, DVD, studying tool, pictures, etc. Not much gaming- if any at all. I have a webcam attatchment, mouse, cooling fan and little speakers added but I won’t list them out here. I wanted to know how this configuration matches up, and any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Inspiron 1525 Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T3200 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
Memory: 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 (2 Dimms)
LCD Panel: Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)
Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network: Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem: Integrated Modem
Sound Card: High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
Battery Options: 9 cell Battery
TOTAL: $869.00 (remember that includes what’s listed in the second paragraph) Thanks!!

Connect my laptop to my television?
i have a hp dv1000 laptop that has a vga and s video input my tv is toshiba regza it has an hdmi, the 3 rca blue,green and red, s video and vga whats the best cable to buy? im going to use my tv as a big monitor so that when i watch a dvd or surfing the net etc..
i found this cable in ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie…
will that work? also i understand that the audio cable comes seperate?

I have very little knowledge on computers, but I am looking for a good, reliable computer to go to college with. I will mainly use it for schoolwork, and surfing the net/ e-mail. I went to dell.com to customize it but I really didn’t know what anything meant so I’d really appreciate to get some feedback on what I choose.
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
DISPLAY:High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440×900)
VIDEO CARD:128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
MEMORY:3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
HARD DRIVE Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE:CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS:Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
BATTERY OPTIONS:85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
SOUND OPTIONS:High Definition Audio 2.0
OFFICE SOFTWARE;Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – Word, Excel + PowerPoint

My laptop tends to get hot at the very front. The main air vents are towards the back, and the battery is at the back too. That all stays cool.
I assume the CPU and GPU are both in the front, but sometimes I feel heat with no apparent cause. I have a program to measure CPU temp, so I know when that temp goes up, but sometimes I’ll feel substantial heat while just surfing the web or doing homework.
What would be causing heat when I’m not working my CPU and GPU very hard?
(Also, when I plug my desktop speakers into the audio jack at the front, that tend to cause heat I find….why?)

Here are my options :
HP Pavilion dv5z customizable Notebook PC
* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* – AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70 (2.0GHz)
* – 15.4″ diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* – 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* – ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics
* – 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* – Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
* – HP Color Matching Keyboard
* – 802.11b/g WLAN
* – No Modem
* – SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
* – No TV Tuner w/remote control
* – 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* – $100 OFF Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2007!!
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
and
3-year Accidental Damage Protection Extended Service Plan for Notebook PCs
cost: 940.04
Inspiron 1525 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Operating System -Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Premium Edition
System Color -Midnight Blue BLU
Memory- 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 3G2D
LCD Panel -Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800) 15XGAT
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 INTAC
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 250GB
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card INTNIC
Modem Integrated Modem I56NM
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD Writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) 24COMBO
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card DW1395
Camera Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam DCAMERA
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Special Offer:Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days MC930D
Battery Options 6 cell battery 6BAT
Warranty & Service 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24×7 Phone Support SQ3OS
Accident and Theft Protection Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr. CCLJ3
Datasafe Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr DATSF3G
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested NISP
Dell Recycling Free Recycling Kit RECYCL
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor IC2DNB
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
cost: 936.56
I will be using this computer mainly for school, chatting, email, dowloading music and burning dvd’s also surfing the web. I’m not into gaming. if you think other options would be more suitable please offer that info. thanks