Did I get a good deal?

dschulz

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I just bought a laptop on ebay for $330. It's a dell inspiron 1564 with a core i3 330m processor, 4gb memory ,250gb hdd, webcam, 15.6" screen, dvd-rw drive, and windows 7 home premium. I thought it was a great deal, but wanted to see what you guys thought of it and if anyone had one. I kno it got good reviews but I wanted other opinions. Thanks!
 
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Seems quite good, yes. It doesn't have a graphics card, though, so it won't be able to run any kind of games. For normal stuff, though, for web browsing and word processing, it'll be good.

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Seems quite good, yes. It doesn't have a graphics card, though, so it won't be able to run any kind of games. For normal stuff, though, for web browsing and word processing, it'll be good.
 
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dschulz

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It's used, but in good shape according to the listing. No warranty as far as I can tell, but I've never really had any computer trouble. As for usage, just everyday stuff and i was thinking eventually some light gaming after some upgrades, if possible. I saw another thread that said i could go to a core i5 or i7 if I wanted to. If it has no gfx card, is there one I could get eventually?
 

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...so you won't have any in the future? That doesn't make sense. Hardware issues have nothing to do with the person using the machine.

It's generally not feasible to install a graphics card in a laptop.
 

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Thats alright, this laptop will still keep me happy for quite a while. One of the main reasons I got it was for college since I'm a junior now. Btw, the chip is bga?
 

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Too bad. Oh well, if I ever need an upgrade, I guess I can just sell it and buy new one. For now I think I'll be happy. If a mod wants to close this topic, feel free.