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which one should i keep? inpiron 8200 or i8500?
which one do you think i should keep? i bought two laptops from dell about 6 months a new 8500 w/ 2.0 gig p4, 15.4 sxga screen, 512mem,30gig hdd.64 mg ti4200 video and dvd/cdrw combo drive and wireless topping it with win xp home. i also bought a refurbished inspiron 8200 which has a 2.2gig p4, 15" ultrasharp uxga screen, 1 gig mem, 64 mg ati radeon 9000 video, 40gig 5400rpm hdd, two cd rom drives one fixed dvd and one modular cdrw drive and a 1.4 floppy drive topping it with win xp home. i want to send one of them back to dell but confused about which one. i use my laptop more like a desktop and i travel with it very little so weight and size is not a concern. i'm mainly a gamer and internet surfer and do some cd burning. i've used the 8500 and it plays games great but i dont care for the chassis and the terribly flimsy keyboard but i have not had any problems with it to date. the video card is probably more powerful than the ati 9000 but i dont care for the video control panel using the nview controls. i have more of a soft spot for the i8200. i love the black chassis which is more traditional and definetely more sturdy than the 8500. i think the ultasharp display looks great and processor is more powerful than the 8500. i read reviews about the i8200 and heard more praise than negative reviews. i dont want to compromise performance but i read the ati 9000 is a kick ass video card and great for gaming and i think ati makes a better video card in some respects. these two laptops are so close in perfomance i dont know which one to choose. do you think the 8200 with the more powerful processor will make up for the ati9000 vs nvidia ti-4200? i dont know there so close. both models are great configurations but i think the 8200 has better options having a 40gig 5400hdd and a ultrasharp uxga screen and a 2.2gig p4 with 1 gig of mem and two cd rom drives plus i love the chassis but the 8500 widescreen is nice. which is the better package the 8200 or the 8500? can i pls get some feedback from all you hardcore laptop users and set me straight on which one to keep. which one do you think is the better package and better overall performance and why should i keep it? any help would be greatly appreciated, signed totally confused!!
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