Suggestions for a new laptop

[morpheusv6]

Hi,

I am getting a new laptop from the US through a relative who is visiting India.
I have zeroed in on the XPS 1530 from Dell (15.4'' model).
The price is $1662 (Approx Rs.66000). Same model cost Rs. 74000 in India.

The configuration is:


1.SYSTEM COLOR
Tuxedo Black

2.PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)

3.OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition

4.LCD AND CAMERA
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera

5.MEMORY
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)

6.HARD DRIVE
Speed: 160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive

7.INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)

8.VIDEO CARD
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT

9.WIRELESS CARDS
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card

10.BLUETOOTH OPTIONS
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)

11.BATTERY OPTIONS
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

12.SOUND OPTIONS
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

13.ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
Norton Internet Security 2007 15-months

14.PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
No Microsoft Office

15.COLOR COORDINATED BAGS
Dove/Tarragon Belkin 15.4" Messenger Case

16.WARRANTY AND SERVICE
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor,24x7 Phone Support

17.ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION
1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection (CD Shipped Separately)

18.DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP
DataSafe Online Backup 10GB for 1 year

19.DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS
No ISP requested

20.ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS
Recycling Kit and Plant a Tree for Me

21.Also Inclued:
Dell Printer Driver
Windows Vista™ Premium
Software – Adobe

22.Pre installed:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Processor Branding
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor


I have not included any office package (Office 2007) as I intend to but it over here (The company give it pre installed).

I have chosen this model as it is the only configurable with a 7200 rpm HDD and looks better than others (Except VAIO).

Any Suggestions.

I have a few questions:
1. Do the customs people at the airport charge extra taxes for the laptop(Only single laptop)?
2. What about the warranty and service? Will it be affected if I import it from the US?
3. What about other electronic components like GPU, motherboard, RAM, SMPS, HDD? Are these taxed at the airport?
4. What are your opinions about the 13’’ Dell XPS 1330?


Thanks.

Awaiting replies.

[prasad_den]

1. Not if your relative is bringing this as his own laptop..
2. I don't think so.
3. Same as 1.
4. Depends on your reqs. Dell is very good. You need to weigh the pros and cons of 13" vs. 15" and decide accordingly. I would prefer 15" 'coz i don't travel much. It'll vary for you.
5. Wrong section.. this should be in mobile monsters..

[PraKs]

Ehh Why Spend such a amount ??

U get same config in Dell 1520 Just for 45000

[~Phenom~]

^^just 45000 ??
I just got same config 1520 with 3 year complete cover in 60 k.and now same 1520 config is available in 68 k on their website.

[ravi_9793]

you can dell insperon 1520 @ 44k.
Also add
1) Upgrade home premium + Rs. 1500/-
2) Upgrade to Nvidia 8600 + 6k

All will come around 52K

[rakesh_1024]

Why do you need the laptop for??

You can get a HP with dual core1.6G with 2GB RAM, mic+webcam and a DVD writer for 700$.
Why do you want to invest 1000$ more over something which gets outclassed in another 6 months??

Me and my friend bought a lappie each just 2 weeks back.
First one is an HP compaq dual core, 1GB RAM and 160GB Hard drive with inbuilt mic for $449.

Second one my friend got a good deal on account of thanksgiving day.
Its a Toshiba...same config for $299

Both of them working really well

[mananknl]

XPS 1530 is a beauty...deifnitely go 4 it
also it has DDR3 in the gfx card...so much better performance as compared 2 inspiron 1520..also its lighter than 1520
i also plan on buying the xps 1530..but i'll wait until they offer high res. screens !!