I'm looking at the preconfigured Inspiron 5160. The stats are below. I'm not much of a computer guy, but I think it's a pretty solid system. The price is $1100 with my company's employee discount, plus I just redeemed 25k American Express miles for $250 (I'm never able to use them for airplane tix anyway!).
Do you computer folks have any thoughts on paying another $250 for the 3 year warrantee? Thanks!
Processor/Display
MobilePentium®4Processor 518 w/HTTechnology2.80GHz, 533MHz FSB
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Memory
512MB,333MHz,2 DIMMs
Hard Drive
80GB2 Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Combo/DVD+RW Drives
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Productivity Software
Productivity Pack including WordPerfect®
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options
1Yr Ltd Warranty3, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support