04-16-2007, 12:22 PM
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New Laptop!
Well, I finally bit the bullet and ordered it. Its a Dell Inspiron 6400. Here are the specs:
-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
-LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™(glossy)
-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
-256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
-120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
-8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
-Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
-85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
-Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
-Windows XP™
It should be here around the 30th because its a custom built computer. It should be pretty nice, especially with the ATI video card. Im gonna take the 250gig harddrive thats in my computer right now and make it an external harddrive. I went ahead and ordered XP with my computer as opposed to Vista, because from what I've heard it sucks. I figure I'll upgrade to Vista in a year or so, just get a copy from my mom or dads work . Im also going to use my 17" LCD monitor and my Logitech wheel for my racing games so I can leave everything set up on my desk.
Here are some factory pics as mine wont be here for 2 weeks
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04-16-2007, 12:33 PM
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Sounds like a very nice laptop.
I ordered one some days ago and hopefully I'll get it tomorrow
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04-16-2007, 12:33 PM
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not bad, is it just for surfing the net or gaming also?
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04-16-2007, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TNT
not bad, is it just for surfing the net or gaming also?
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both. The 256mb ATI, 2gigs of Ram, and the 2.0 gHz Core 2 Duo should support most any game (at least the ones I play)
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04-16-2007, 01:03 PM
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Vista rules 0X
congrats
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04-16-2007, 01:38 PM
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^^ You seem to be the only one thinking that
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04-16-2007, 01:50 PM
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sorry you all use crappy non-rtm versions then
mine is great, runs games great, everything worked from day 1, no compatibility issues.. nothing! I'll never go back to XP.. 8)
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04-17-2007, 03:33 PM
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if you like listening to music you will find out how immenseley handy those 7 buttons on the front are you can easily hook them up with winamp and it's very practical.
i have an Inspiron 6000, though it's already ~2 years old so it's rather crappy
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04-17-2007, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by silentm
if you like listening to music you will find out how immenseley handy those 7 buttons on the front are you can easily hook them up with winamp and it's very practical.
i have an Inspiron 6000, though it's already ~2 years old so it's rather crappy
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How do you like it? My friend has one and I liked his, and this was the one I got the best deal on, so I was just like what the hey!
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04-17-2007, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Erez
sorry you all use crappy non-rtm versions then
mine is great, runs games great, everything worked from day 1, no compatibility issues.. nothing! I'll never go back to XP.. 8)
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Maybe..
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04-17-2007, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronin005
Originally Posted by Erez
sorry you all use crappy non-rtm versions then
mine is great, runs games great, everything worked from day 1, no compatibility issues.. nothing! I'll never go back to XP.. 8)
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ill never go forward to vista!! hahaha (but seriously, I dont plan on to for about a year or more)
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Thats what I'm gonna do. Upgrade when all the bugs are out and everything is Vista compatable.
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04-18-2007, 07:22 PM
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Nice laptop, though it does look kinda bland. And yes, those media keys are the greatest invention ever.
As for vista, I haven't really run into many problems and with the new video drivers released yesterday, games work much closer to what they're like in XP.
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04-19-2007, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by crazidude
Nice laptop, though it does look kinda bland.
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Yea thats the only thing that kinda bothers me. It dosnt look as cool as something like an HP with the zen garden back. But it wasnt worth the extra houndred bucks to get it to look cool, and it wouldnt have been as good.
*UPDATE*
:good: Awesome work from Dell. :good:
The computer was shipped a week earlier then what the website said. Should be here Sunday or Monday. The only thing that sucks is that I wont be able to get it for another week or so because I'm up at school and it is going to my house
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04-19-2007, 06:58 PM
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^^ That sux, anyway glad its sorted!
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04-19-2007, 07:00 PM
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Congrats on your purschase, sounds like you got some nice horsepower there.
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