This seemed to be the only Laptop that came with Win XP (i wasn't very keen on vista) and also with respectable ram (2 gigs) and hard drive space (120 gigs). For the price, it's just the best buy and Dell are known to be a respectable no frills brand which helped.
It's worth noting that my Dell came with a lot of bundled software, slowing it down slightly. It was a litttle trouble to format a new laptop and install the drivers again, but the machine has been satisfactory ever since! The ram seems to work well, the hardware (bluetooth, wireless, DVD, Webcam etc) are top quality and are well integrated to work with each other.
It's worth noting that this Dell is not fully linux compatable yet, since i tried booting it up with Kubuntu, and unsuccessfully tried to get all the hardware to work for 4 months. It was okay though, just double check if you plan to use linux (you're better off going for a linux-ready dell). Also, it's meant for small businesses which means it's a little heavy and not the best machine for you to lug it around everywhere (especially if you're a student!).
Having said that, i don't have any problems with this machine as i spend endless hours on it for work, information and entertainment.
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Memory / capacity
Excellent
Ease of use
Very easy
Range of Extra Features
Satisfactory
Instruction manual
Satisfactory
Manufacturer Support
Needs improvement
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