Dell Home & Office Black Friday: Dell Inspiron 14z 14.1" Laptop w/ 2nd Gen Intel Core i3, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 $299.99

okay good I am soo ordering this laptop!!

this is useless, photoshop and all graphics apps struggle to run on these measly specs..
Probably good for high school kids with their homeworks. and you've to wait till nov 23rd to get this??? seriously??
I saw better deal at lenovo outlet, sold in an hour, core i3 for 280 or something with dedicated Nvidia GPU,.

Would this be good for Photoshop? Not high level Photoshop, but basic. The rest would be MS Office and browsing which I know its good for. Also I would upgrade the ram to maybe a total of 8GB (hopefully its just one 4GB stick inside) and possibly upgrade to a SSD and turn the 500GB into an external drive. Also would you suggest getting Dell's extended warranty, or maybe look for a Squaretrade deal? Thanks!

is this deal online on Nov. 23rd?

I was using photoshop just fine 8 years ago when I was still in school, on my personal laptop. This was when people were content with the speed at which a computer handled tasks because we actually had patience.
I think a laptop made 8 years after that will handle it just fine - people like to over-exaggerate how crappy a deal or a laptop/PC is because theirs is better, or they know you can find a better one (but you'll have to pay more)

I use to do HD video editing(purely a hobby) on a lackluster pc that only had integrated graphics. The only time it slowed me down noticeably was to render a video after I was all finished - the only time you're going to struggle in photoshop is doing ridiculously demanding work or trying to do things in batch (like resize 100 pictures at once, or working with raw files)

Gonna' let my father know about this ; will make a great laptop to keep at our shop and handle all the office work.

Quote from menting : 300 is a pretty good price, but a 2nd gen i3 is really basic as it does not have variable frequency. i5 would be worth extra cost (not so much for i7), and 3rd gen is worth a bit extra as well, just for the HD4000 graphics.

It is worth it, there is little performance increase from 2nd gen i3 to i5. You can't justify the $200 difference in price for a i3 to i5. This is a good deal, although I would bump it up to 8GB RAM, and I like the bigger 15.6" screen.

Portability is not a big deal for me. For the same amount, can I get a desktop with much better specs ? (I already have a decent LCB Monitor)

Thank you All.

Quote from McNutsack : I was using photoshop just fine 8 years ago when I was still in school, on my personal laptop. This was when people were content with the speed at which a computer handled tasks because we actually had patience. I think a laptop made 8 years after that will handle it just fine - people like to over-exaggerate how crappy a deal or a laptop/PC is because theirs is better, or they know you can find a better one (but you'll have to pay more) I use to do HD video editing(purely a hobby) on a lackluster pc that only had integrated graphics. The only time it slowed me down noticeably was to render a video after I was all finished - the only time you're going to struggle in photoshop is doing ridiculously demanding work or trying to do things in batch (like resize 100 pictures at once, or working with raw files) Gonna' let my father know about this ; will make a great laptop to keep at our shop and handle all the office work.

The problem you are not mentioning is the increase in picture file size over the last 8 years. 8 years ago, common cameras were pushing 6megapixels and some pro cameras around 10megapixels. Now, some low end cameras are over 20 megapixels. I also find it interesting that you see working with raw files as "ridiculously demanding". Some of us work with them all the time.

Anyone know whats the deal with this? Will It be available at midnight on black friday? If so, most retailers would be hard pressed to have a better deal that doesn't involve waiting in the cold for hours.

can this be bought online for this price or do u have to go store?

I just purchased this laptop for $340 about two months ago.... This i3 machine runs just fine.

And BTW the comment that photoshop running like crap on this device... is a crap statement. That poster DOES NOT own this laptop if that make statements like that.

Quote from deringer : There was no such thing as a laptop when I went to college

Computers used tubes and punch cards when I started collage.

Quote from Sorandkairi : I just purchased this laptop for $340 about two months ago.... This i3 machine runs just fine. And BTW the comment that photoshop running like crap on this device... is a crap statement. That poster DOES NOT own this laptop if that make statements like that.

The small bunp on one core when considered as part of the whole computer is hardly noticeable. For the extra $ replace the slow hard drive with a ssd.Cost me $145 and 5 minutes

Quote from erishe : It is worth it, there is little performance increase from 2nd gen i3 to i5. You can't justify the $200 difference in price for a i3 to i5. This is a good deal, although I would bump it up to 8GB RAM, and I like the bigger 15.6" screen.

The small bunp on one core when considered as part of the whole computer is hardly noticeable. For the extra $ replace the slow hard drive with a ssd.Cost me $145 and 5 minutes

Looks like Sam's Club is going to have the HP Pavilion 14" Notebook w/ Intel Core i5, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 8 (14-b017cl) for $399.00 on Black Friday (Nov 23)

Do you think the extra $100 is worth it for Win8, and i5 and more RAM? How are HPs vs DELLs?

http://slickdeals.net/blackfriday...8-14b017cl