Thoughts on Inspiron 7000

[nyli2]

Down to 2 laptops

Macbook Pro Retina 13 8gb 128gb i5 cost $1400

Inspiron 15 7000 8gb 1tb core i7 with 1920/1080 screen. cost $976
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Im a freshman in college
Primary use for laptop is to watch videos, social networks, use office and maybe play a game like sims.

Currently have a 2009 macbook pro but I'm not sure if i should switch it up

 

[Swampus]

With your education discount, you can get the next model up (with the 256GB flash drive) at the $1400 price point.

 

[w00t951]

Down to 2 laptops

Macbook Pro Retina 13 8gb 128gb i5 cost $1400

Inspiron 15 7000 8gb 1tb core i7 with 1920/1080 screen. cost $976
.
Im a freshman in college
Primary use for laptop is to watch videos, social networks, use office and maybe play a game like sims.

Currently have a 2009 macbook pro but I'm not sure if i should switch it up

I had a Samsung Series 9 13" and now a 15" MacBook Pro Retina. If you're going to be using the trackpad as your primary HID, I'd 100% recommend the MacBook.

On top of that, I'd assume that the Dell's form factor, battery life, display, and storage performance are lesser than that of the MacBook Pro's.

Yeah, I recommend the MacBook.

 

[zI INFINITY Iz]

Down to 2 laptops

Macbook Pro Retina 13 8gb 128gb i5 cost $1400

Inspiron 15 7000 8gb 1tb core i7 with 1920/1080 screen. cost $976
.
Im a freshman in college
Primary use for laptop is to watch videos, social networks, use office and maybe play a game like sims.

Currently have a 2009 macbook pro but I'm not sure if i should switch it up

Does that Dell laptop you're looking at come with only Integrated Intel 4400 graphics? Because I know some of these laptops do come by default with the NVIDIA Geforce GT 750M as well. If they do, you will get some strong graphics, which would make it a great deal. The 13" rMBP doesn't have dedicated graphics.

Btw, if you can choose an SSD instead of a traditional HDD, it's really recommended. While a 256GB SSD gives you only 1/4 of the 1TB HDD's storage space, it's much faster. This improves your experience enormously.

 

[GGJstudios]

This thread caught my eye because I used to own a Dell Inspiron 7000 many years ago, and I was amazed at the idea of anyone considering one versus a retina MBP. I was surprised to discover Dell has "recycled" the model number. I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to use one of these!

 

[Cristian .b]

This thread caught my eye because I used to own a Dell Inspiron 7000 many years ago, and I was amazed at the idea of anyone considering one versus a retina MBP. I was surprised to discover Dell has "recycled" the model number. I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to use one of these!

i lol at that. it´s like who are still using floppy drives? And that is one thick beast (not so beasty anymore though).

 

[Gav Mack]

This thread caught my eye because I used to own a Dell Inspiron 7000 many years ago, and I was amazed at the idea of anyone considering one versus a retina MBP. I was surprised to discover Dell has "recycled" the model number. I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to use one of these!

I used to maintain them

Feel a bit old right now