17" Dell notebook - $999!

[Matt Serrano]

Dell has their Inspiron 9400 (http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bndwg1b&s=bsd) on sale at $999 with the following specs:

Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Integrated Audio
Media Direct 3.0
1-year warranty


Vista Basic is a let down, but you can upgrade to Business or Ultimate.

[Rob Williams]

Damn, that seems like a great deal. Even includes 2GB of ram, that's incredible. Home Basic is a letdown, but Vista is a letdown in general as far as I am concerned. At this point at least.

Still, it kicks the ass off my laptop.

[DarkSynergy]

I suppose you can't argue with the price but the fact that it is still using a Core Duo and not a Core 2 is pretty upsetting but meh, $999 is $999.