Hi i am looking at buying a dell inspiron 1520 laptop. just for use as a student. is this a good choice or not

here are the specs- the price is $1529.
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5750
2.0 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium - with AERO experience
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) Display with TrueLife (TM)
Jet Black Color with Matte Finish and camera
2GB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
250GB SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities
Roxio Creator 10
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Integrated Stereo Sound
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Dual Band 802.11a/g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card
Free Upgrade NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR2
1 Year Limited with Next Business Day Onsite Service
1 Year Plus Phone Support: Mon-Fri 0800-2000, Sat 1000-1600.
6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
No Case
90W AC Adapter
No Floppy Drive
Microsoft(R) Office Home & Student 2007 OEM Version
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote

Nice Looking DELL Notebook PC maybe better than or at least more expensive than my 3 DELL Notebook PCs: Inspiron E1505/6400, Latitude D620 and Latitude D800.

Just a few comments on weaknesses esp in view of your HIGH PRICE as most I paid for any DELL Notebook PC was $1200.

I would get larger more powerful 9 cell battery or maybe 2 batteries, and believe you would be better off with single DIMM 2GB RAM memory rather than filling both memory modukes to allow further expansion plus WINDOWS XP PRO or XP Media is better OS choice. Oh! Definitely UPGRADE WiFi to Next Gen INTEL ProSet 4965 AGN N Wireless since your spending $1500 and maybe longer warranty if not too much though only one of ours has 3 years

In general having owned a total of 4 Notebook PCs, one cannot go wrong with a mainstream DELL, HP or IBM Notebook as the replacement and upgrade parts on more readily availble.

GREAT JOB!