getting a new laptop- is this config good?

I am finally getting a new laptop and wanted opinions on this before I order.

it is the Dell Vostro 3700 and after all the customization below and a 99.00 coupon it comes to 970- right around my buget

My System Details
PROCESSOR New 2010 Intel® CoreTM i5-430M (2.26GHz base, up to 2.53GHz, 2C/4T, 3MB/L3)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit,
COLOR Aberdeen Silver
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHZ, 2 DIMM
HARD DRIVE 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1 Module
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SERVICE 1 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection
PRIMARY BATTERY 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
SECURITY HARDWARE Fingerprint Reader with DigitalPersona software
LCD PANEL 17.3 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with Anti-Glare
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™ DX 8.1
KEYBOARD Keyboard with Gesture Touchpad
VIDEO CARD Nvidia® Geforce™ GT 330M, 1GB Graphics
WIRELESS CARD Wireless Network Card 802.11 b/g/n
WEBCAM Integrated 2.0MP Webcam and Digital Mic
Vostro 3700 Vostro 3700 Laptop Config 11
Bottom Base Aberdeen Silver Base
AC ADAPTER 90 Watt AC Adapter with cord wrapping

this is for web design (dreamweaver, photoshop, flash occasionally, as well as other general internet and email stuff.)

My husband may use it occasionally to play WOW lol, if I let him!

thanks for any feedback!!

You can kind of do better:

Gateway NV7901u NoteBook Intel Core i5 $899 - $899

- Color NightSky Black
- Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- CPU Type Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz)
- Screen 17.3"
- Memory Size 4GB DDR3
- Hard Disk 500GB
- Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
- Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
- Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM

Although the service plans do drastically change the pricing which would come out to around the same price (or a little more.) But just figured to give other options too.

that one looks nice too! Thanks for letting me know! I will add it to my options!!

If you're going with 17", at least get a Full HD screen

Originally Posted by Gille If you're going with 17", at least get a Full HD screen

is this not full hd? what is the difference?

LCD PANEL 17.3 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with Anti-Glare

i would go with the dell over gateway simply because of the finish. i find the finish on gateways "cheaper".

that sounds like a good deal to me but whatever you do, i recommend the 2-3 year warranty bonus since it's pretty much the cost of replacing anything on it should anything go wrong (and believe me, things will go wrong)

Full HD is 1920x1080 is Full HD... or it should be, most companies simply use 720p as a 'Full HD' standard. Anyways, 17" is, imo, ideal for 1920x1080... Of course, if you're having eye problems or need reading glasses, a bit lower might be better...

thanks yall- I think I will get the dell, it is pretty and I dont need a resolution that big, i use reading glasses sometimes and dont want that to turn into full time LOL

I am exited!!!