[H]OT 8GB P9550 CPU laptop for 1000$ (NON-GAMING)

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CORRECTION: T9550 not P. Sorry.
Best graphics card you can get is a 9300M GS with 256MBs of RAM.
Max screen size is 1440x900.
Max battery cells is 9 cells.
These are included in the 1050$ pricetag for the laptop.

1. Click here: http://www.dell.com/content/product...ptop-vostro-1520?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~ck=mn
2. Select the most basic package(coupon eats instant savings)
3. pimp the SHIT out of it.
4. Apply coupon
5. PROFIT

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Save 40% OFF Vostro 1520 priced at $1,699 or more
Code: C2LHXW6CB96TT3

Deal ends 9/09 so hurry if you want it.
 
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I got it to $1,709 and then the price jumped up to over $2k and said my discount was $355.

Link to the starter laptop you used?
 
I edited the link into the original post so people don't get confused.
 
Yeah it would be nice to get a 1900x1200 screen. Sucks that this one caps at 1440x900
 
I'm going to bump this for the last day it is up.
Also you can do this:
Sell the 8GBs and the T9550 and buy a cheaper CPU and 4GB of RAM. I'm guessing you can make 300$ profit (Maybe more, I don't know what the T9550 sells for and for how much you can get a T6500 or something CPU) of this bringing the price down to ~750$ for a very nicely speced notebook.
 
Jospeh said:
Yeah it would be nice to get a 1900x1200 screen. Sucks that this one caps at 1440x900
Click to expand...

So buy a replacement LCD panel off fleaBay and swap it out. I do that all the time with 15.4" < 1680x1050 panels, mostly 1280x800 ones. I can't stand that resolution, nor 1440x900 so when I end up with a laptop that has such a panel in it, wham, off I go looking for a replacement WSXGA+ to swap it for and I'm happy... ;)
 
Are laptop screens easily replaceable? I've never done it. Is it hard?
 
Not too bad, just don't lose your parts and be extra careful. you also do not want to force anything. I would say anyone with decent computer building knowledge could do it if they are careful.
 
Win 7 is also included. FYI =).

PS can u guys post your potential spex so get it down to $1k?
 
Damn, I managed to knock off $700 off the $1750 configured price of the 1520. If I were in the market for a good laptop, I'd probably be all over this! :eek:
 
PROCESSOR Intel® Core&#8482; 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) 35w edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64Bit edit
CHOOSE YOUR COLOR Obsidian Black edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE No Productivity Software edit

Dell Recommends
Upgrade to Microsoft&#8482; Office® Basic 2007
Upgrade to Microsoft&#8482; Office® Basic 2007 [add $159]
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service edit

Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 1 Year ProSupport for End Users and 1 Year NBD On-site Service
Upgrade to 1 Year ProSupport for End Users and 1 Year NBD On-site Service [add $79]
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Anti-Virus/ Security Software edit
LCD PANEL 15.4" Premium WXGA+ Display with TrueLife&#8482; (Wide View) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz, 2 DIMM edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD&#8482; DX 8.1 edit
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce&#8482; 9300M GS 256MB edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
SECURITY HARDWARE No security hardware installed edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARDS Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card edit
BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Vista edit
CAMERA AND DIGITAL MICROPHONE No Integrated Webcam or Microphone edit
BATTERIES 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit

Price: $1,863.00
Sub-total $1,117.80
If you want you can downgrade the CPU a bit to a P8700 and get the price down to around 1020$ sub-total.
EDIT: Oh I forgot that the hard drive is a bit small. You can either replace it or upgrade it to a 250gb one for ~24$
 
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