right where to start stay in a small flat and my ageing desktop has to go tomake more room in the living room so need a laptop want to get one from dell just wanting to know what spec u suddgest i use my computer for song and video also for various mobile phone software flashing and unlocking i dont want to be upgading all the time so would like to get one with as mutch power as possible ie good duel core cpu and good amount of ram and a fairly large hdd say 320gb i have about 700 800 to spend no i have picked out this laptop what do u think could i do better should i go for a different model

its a dell inspiron 1721 it has

AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile technology TL-58
or could upgrade to AMD® Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL64
17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] or could upgrade to
4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM although this is alot dont know if its worth it also has 320GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drives RAID 0 Stripe (2X160GB)also this graphics card ATI Radeon® Xpress 1270 HyperMemory (integrated)
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
649 without the ram upgrade or 849 with 4096MB of ram what do u think

any help would be gr8
thanks in advance

Hi again coll_gt3,

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Sounds good to me but you'll probably be able to get a better laptop at that amount from another manufacturer such as HP. Where do you live and what currency are those prices in?

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i am in the uk so gbp its just the handy thig with dell is they will give me it on finance so its not so mutch a month do u have any suddestions

It's still more expensive, no matter how much you pay per month.
This notebook is similar to what you've found but it's a whole lot cheaper:
Play.com (UK) : Hewlett Packard Pavilion GZ974EA / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK53 / 2GB / 160GB / DVD-SM / 15.4" / Vista Home Premium / Laptop / Notebook : PC - Free Delivery
And just for your information, if you only post in your own help threads then you will not get any replies.

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You can even check out Dell's outlet for new or refurbished systems. That is where I got my Optiplex and it was much, much cheaper. Has the same warranty as brand new systems.

Well, if you want a ghost of a chance at playing any of the latest games, this laptop is not for your. The integrated graphics really hinder it massively. I'd suggest getting a laptop that actually has its own GPU.

Well if you are on a budget you have to start somewhere. For $600 to $800 you still may not be able to play the LASTEST GAMES. Ash may a very good point, if not get the best you can for now and upgrade later.

Yes, but the problem with that laptops dont have much you can upgrade which is why for gaming I recommend a desktop for gaming.

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Yes. I agree with you 100% but, remember the thread "desktop has to go to make room in the living room". Thus they want a laptop!!!