W&M Requires me to have a laptop. Is this one any good?

[jkwhat]

William and Mary and Dell have a special deal to give supposedly good laptops for cheap... They sell an apple as well but it is rumored to be garbage vs price (less competition means less bending over). Anyways here is the specs and price of the dell...

* 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 14.1 Wide Screen WXGA LCD Display
* 4 GB RAM (2 DIMM)
* 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M Graphics Card
* 250GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM
* 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD
* Backlit Keyboard
* Intergrated VGA Webcam
* Fingerprint Reader
* Dell 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Card
* Dell Wireless 410 Bluetooth Module (Ultra Wide Band)
* 5.1 pounds
* 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet
* W&M Custom Image with: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1, Sophos AntiVirus, and PDFWriter
* Four years of Dell CompleteCare. Dell CompleteCare offers warranty and accidental damage insurance.
* $1289 ($1367 for Regal Red or Regatta Blue)


Worth it? Can it play the occasionally video game? Nothing demanding but like an occasional dota game and I need a good sound card can I replace the one in this one? Or should I look for some deals at some sites?

Thanks for the time guys...

-JK

[radix]

I'd probably go for the mac due to OS X, but that doesn't seem like a bad deal.

[darkphantom]

pics of the said laptop? not too shabby for the price...