Would this be a good value for a college laptop? I'd get the 2 GB RAM upgrade from crucial as well, in place of the 512 (it's 60 bucks, vs dell's $150 2 GB upgrade).
Inspiron 1501 AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TK-55 KTK55HN [223-3274]
OPERATING SYSTEM(s) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic VHB3E [313-4910][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6553][420-6759][420-7622][463-2282]
LCD panel Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) 15XGA [320-5126]
Memory 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM 512M1D [311-6690]
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated) INTVID [320-5127]
HARD DRIVES Size: 60GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 60GB [341-4183]
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER [420-7468]
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive V24COMB [313-5031][420-6464]
Sound Card Integrated Audio IS [313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps) TM1390 [430-1952]
Office Software No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397]
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Subscription (30-day trial) TMNO [420-7701]
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 9BAT [312-0456]
Warranty & Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service ST111RR [950-3337][950-9057][960-2780][981-1920][985-6197]
Internet Access Service 6 Months Risk-Free Trial AOL Advantage Internet Access AOLDHS [412-0933][412-0934][412-0935]
Miscellaneous Inspiron 1501 E1501K4 [465-9014]
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [466-3919]
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic VBN [310-8627]
DataSafe Online Backup Free 3 GB Online Backup for 1Yr
Sub total- 599
free shipping
Tax- 49.42
Total- 648.42 or $20/month