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jasno999 · Rated NC-17

Thsi is a double post but wanted to let you all know what I decided on:

Well I made a final decision. I really did like the gateway but the price was too high and the whole stylus thing was something I was not sure if I was going to use or not. So I went for the Dell. I got upgrades all around.

- 256MB ATI MOBILITYâ„¢ RADEONÂ® X1400 Hyper Memory â€“ Was the best I could get in the selection

- 100GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive

- Genuine WindowsÂ® XP Media Center Edition 2005

- 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

- IntelÂ® PRO 3945 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards

- 15.4 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLifeâ„¢

- IntelÂ® Coreâ„¢ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)

- 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm

I also purchase a bag for the laptop along with a wireless router and the software/GPS combo from Streets and trips 2006.

My final pricing for the computer, software, bag and all of that good stuff was $1500. I know you guys are great at finding deals and you know all the nooks and crannies all over the web. But I think this pricing was pretty good. I got the Dell 22% discount along with a company provided 16% discount on the computer and 6% discount on software and bag. So all in all it worked out. IF I had selected the gateway I would have ended up spending around $1800 for all of that stuff. So I decided that a computer with a Pentium M processor, stylus, less hard drive, less video quality, and less options was not what I wanted for a higher price.

I do appreciate everybodyâ€™s help. It was a hard decision because I like to be different and I like to get stuff that is interesting and new. But the money became the factor.

One thing I just read was that the new Microsoft OS id going to have a tablet PC functionality built in. I am not sure what that means or how it will work. I just hope I donâ€™t end up being pissed off for not waiting for this system to come out when it does.