So my original system is a Studio 1555
Studio 15 Notebook (Studio 1555)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2.4GHz1066Mhz, 3M L2 Cache
4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
Back-lit Internal Keyboard
15.6Inch High Definition+(900P) Bright LED Display with TrueLife and Camera
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
320G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
1 313-7331 Midnight Blue
1 420-9319 Microsoft Windows Vista with SP1 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Edition English
8X Slot Load DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support)
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.2
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini Card
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Because of problems with it, Dell is going to replace it with a Dell Studio 1558. "Equivalent or better". But they haven't said what that it is. But they called me tonight and said since they don't offer a discrete video card for that model, they'd upgrade the hard drive and memory... But not having a video card is going to hurt pretty bad. What should I ask for?
These are the available options, what setup would be "Equivalent" and what would be upgrades and what should I ask for?
Processors
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-350M 2.26GHz (3M cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M 2.4GHz (3M cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-450M 2.4GHz (2.66GHz Turbo Mode, 3M Cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-520M 2.40GHz (2.93Ghz Turbo Mode, 3M cache)
Memory
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
HDD
320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
500GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
640GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Battery
56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) (What the heck? Only 6 cell?)
Video card
Intel HD graphics (what is this? integrated? can the CPU compensate for lack of a video card?)
Monitor
15.6” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera
15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera
Studio 15 Notebook (Studio 1555)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2.4GHz1066Mhz, 3M L2 Cache
4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
Back-lit Internal Keyboard
15.6Inch High Definition+(900P) Bright LED Display with TrueLife and Camera
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
320G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
1 313-7331 Midnight Blue
1 420-9319 Microsoft Windows Vista with SP1 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Edition English
8X Slot Load DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support)
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.2
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini Card
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Because of problems with it, Dell is going to replace it with a Dell Studio 1558. "Equivalent or better". But they haven't said what that it is. But they called me tonight and said since they don't offer a discrete video card for that model, they'd upgrade the hard drive and memory... But not having a video card is going to hurt pretty bad. What should I ask for?
These are the available options, what setup would be "Equivalent" and what would be upgrades and what should I ask for?
Processors
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-350M 2.26GHz (3M cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M 2.4GHz (3M cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-450M 2.4GHz (2.66GHz Turbo Mode, 3M Cache)
NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-520M 2.40GHz (2.93Ghz Turbo Mode, 3M cache)
Memory
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
HDD
320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
500GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
640GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Battery
56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) (What the heck? Only 6 cell?)
Video card
Intel HD graphics (what is this? integrated? can the CPU compensate for lack of a video card?)
Monitor
15.6” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera
15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera