Shop online at Dell for notebook options

I recently ordered two Dell Studio notebooks online and I was pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of options offered.

Here are some selections for those who are interested:

Choose your CPU, RAM, hard disk: You can tweak the options and get instant feedback on the total price of your notebook. Usually I'll buy the maximum RAM (i.e. 4GB) and get the fastest CPU (Core 2 Duo) my budget can afford, since the faster CPUs tend to be very expensive and are probably not cost-effective.

Windows Vista and Microsoft Office: Other brands of notebooks come preinstalled with a specific edition of Vista (like Vista Home Basic) and upgrading to a different edition can be a hassle. With Dell, I chose to preinstall Vista Ultimate because it offered the options that I needed (like backup and multimedia).

Screen size (15- or 17-inch), resolution and backlighting: You can choose a higher resolution screen (up to 1440 by 900 pixels for 15-inch screens) with WLED backlighting, which is brighter than the older CCFL backlit displays.

Blu-ray drive: You can now transfer huge files and watch high-definition movies with Blu-ray discs and a Blu-ray drive on your notebook. Dell has a slot-loading Blu-ray drive that looks sleek.

Backlit keyboard: With a backlit keyboard the keys can glow in the dark and let you work in dim lighting. It's good for working on overnight flights.

Extended service package: At a reasonable price, Dell offers up to three years of night and weekend onsite service and accidental damage protection. If you depend on your notebook for critical business work, it's probably a good idea to get onsite help whenever you have serious problems with your notebook. Recently, I had problems booting Windows Vista on my Sony notebook; I wish I had onsite help.

Color: Personalize your notebook by choosing your color. I could choose from 16 color combinations.

The downside for having a variety of options to choose from? You need to wait a little longer for Dell to assemble your custom notebook. I ordered two 15-inch Dell Studio notebooks in two different colours; both were delivered together in about two weeks (along with two Belkin Messenger Bags that I ordered as options).

So far I haven't had problems with the notebooks and PCs that I ordered online from Dell. So you can count me as a satisfied Dell customer.

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Lee Lup Yuen

Lee Lup Yuen is passionate about mobile phones and PDAs, as he is constantly buying new gadgets and programming them in J2ME, .NET, Symbian and AppForge. He has developed commercial applications with mobile technologies like SMS, MMS, WAP, 3G video streaming and location-based services.