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Posted by Gilles Foucault on January 16, 2006, 6:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options Finally, I ordered a DELL Inspiron 9400 with centrino dual core
processor, and nVidia 7800 GT graphics card.
I hope to enjoy it soon
Cheers
Gilles
Gilles Foucault a écrit :
> Kevin and Brian : thanks for your comments !
>
> I'm just effraid of the ATI Radeon X300 Graphics Card : it has poor 3D
> performances, and it would make gaming impossible with recent games.
>
> Nevertheless, it would be sufficient for CAD and OpenGL programming.
>
> Maybe the brand-new Inspiron 9400 would be more interesting :
> * NVidia GeForce 7800 GTX
> * Centrino dual-core processors
>
> Cheers
>
> Gilles
>
> Brian a écrit :
>
>>
>>>
>>>> Hi girls and guys :-)
>>>>
>>>> I'm tempted with a promotion at Dell's store :
>>>>
>>>> Dell Inspirion 9300 :
>>>> -- Intel centrino M750 1.86 GHz
>>>> -- 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHz
>>>> -- screen : panoramic 17" UltraSharpT WXGA+ (1440 x 900)
>>>> -- ATI X300 VIDEO CARD
>>>> -- 80 GB HD 7200 rpm
>>>>
>>>> PRICE : 1300 euros
>>>>
>>>> I wonder wether if it would be worth to buy 2 memory sticks of 1
>>>> GBytes separately because Dell sell the option at 620 euros !
>>>> 1 GB DDR2 PC4200 memory stick cost only 120 euros in a computer
>>>> store...
>>>>
>>>> Then here are my questions :
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to add DDR2 PC4200 memory sticks in a Dell Inspirion
>>>> laptop ?
>>>>
>>>> What do you think about this laptop ? (I would use it for homework
>>>> i.e. CAD programming in C++ and OpenGL).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Gilles
>>>
>>>
>>> According to the specifications page of my Dell Inspiron 9300, the
>>> unit has a total capacity of 2 GB consisting of 2 modules of 1 GB
>>> each. My particular configuration uses 512 MB of total RAM and
>>> utilizes the Intel Pentium M processor. I can see where you might
>>> want some more room with your RAM if you will be running CAD. I
>>> would also consider the 128 MB video card as well. My 9300 is using
>>> the 64 MB ATI PCI Express x16 (ATI Mobility Radeon X300) video card.
>>> I can run Far Cry with no problems at all.
>>>
>>> The display is awesome! You wouldn't be sorry with this machine, in
>>> my opinion. There certainly are more powerful laptops available, the
>>> ones produced by Alien Ware come to mind, but as far as value for the
>>> money, I don't think there is a better machine than the 9300.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Totaly agree.
>> I have had the 9300 for 3 months now I have 1 gb memory and the 128
>> video card
>> recommended
>> Brian
>>
>>>
>>
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