Technology All med students give me some help here....

[Shades McCool]

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I know I am going to need a good laptop for med school and I was wondering what you all thought about this one....

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_dp_dotw_inspn6?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Is this enough bang for my buck? Do you have any suggestions?

I haven't been keeping up with new computer technology but I read the new Pentium M Processor is fast and doesn't eat up as much battery as the Pentium 4.

 

[InfraMan]

It's going to be heavy and bulky, but it'll definitely get the job done. Make sure you use the 35% (+) off coupons as described here, and don't wait, the coupon might get used up soon (4000 uses)

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mes...threadid=455971&highlight_key=y&keyword1=9300

 

[Winged Scapula]

Moving to Tech Forum...

 

[jonb12997]

if I were you I'd get something a little thinner and lighter... that's going to be a lot to drag back and forth to school (unless you know now you're just going to leave it at home all the time)...

 

[mustangsally65]

For 1500 dollars, you can get a pretty nice iBook, or even look at the PowerBooks. Just a thought.

iBooks
They start at $999.

 

[superdavykinz]

Just buy alienware! or Northwest Falcon or whatever. ibuypower.com has good systems and is pretty cheap.

 

[sunny123]

It's going to be heavy and bulky, but it'll definitely get the job done. Make sure you use the 35% (+) off coupons as described here, and don't wait, the coupon might get used up soon (4000 uses)

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mes...threadid=455971&highlight_key=y&keyword1=9300

That is not going to be heavy or bulky, because it is a centrino. Everyone has their own idea of what "heavy/bulky" is. My idea of a heavy and bulky laptop by Dell are their XPS models (which are meant for gaming). Those things are bricks.

 

[InfraMan]

That is not going to be heavy or bulky, because it is a centrino. Everyone has their own idea of what "heavy/bulky" is. My idea of a heavy and bulky laptop by Dell are their XPS models (which are meant for gaming). Those things are bricks.

It's 9 pounds! And 17" screen means it's about as big as a car door. ;-)

I have an 8600 which is slightly lighter than the 9300 due to my 15.4" screen instead of 17". Believe me, it's heavy! I'm not looking forward to carting it back and forth this fall.

 

[deleted59964]

That is not going to be heavy or bulky, because it is a centrino.

from dell:

3*Estimated weight - pending final measurements. includes 17" WXGA+ LCD, 53 W/hr (6-cell) battery, DVD ROM drive. Starting weight of 7.85 lbsWeights vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

8lbs OMG hope you have strong arms dude 👎

I'd go for a thin/light anytime for med school, it's all prety low power requirement anyway (word, ppt, internet), unless you have some other purpose for it ???

 

[sunny123]

I'd be leaving for med, so it's not I'd be lugging my tower with me. I'm into high-end graphics and audio because I watch a lot of movies and do some serious gaming. Since I wouldn't buy an external monitor, I'd go with a 17' UWXGA screen. Plus, I wouldn't be carrying the laptop to class everyday. I got a pen and paper for that. 😀