BioHazard.89
Limp Gawd
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- Feb 25, 2004
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For Christmas I have plans on investing into a laptop... my folks are pulling a "For every dollar you raise, we'll toss in $1 too," so for the time being budgets not a real big issue. This is just curiosity....
In a quick rundown of specs:
15 or 17 inch monitor
Dual monitor compatible
Dual core processor - 2ghz?
2gb ram
CD/DVD burner
Gaming-worthy video card (non-integrated)
Wireless
Bluetooth
I'm planning on it to be a mobile desktop replacement. It won't be completely replacing my main desktop for gaming but I'd like it to be able to play games... World of Warcraft, Steam, Carpe Diem.....
I'll also be using it as a mobile DAW, using it with my firewire Firepod for recording at home as well as else where. When it's at home, I plan on connecting another monitor to it - dual monitors - so I can use the added space in Cubase and what not.
What are my options besides Dell's XPS seiries. By no means do I mean the by-god m2010.
Dell XPS M1710 Black
$3,813
$3,899 gets me the same in the colour red - Whoopdeedoo.
For $2,969, I can get a Inspiron E1705 except:
will 256mb difference in Video card be a noticeable difference? Also, the XPS doesn't say anything about shared memory, is there a hardware difference? Is there going to be a noticeable difference?
Thanks for the help!
John-Michael
In a quick rundown of specs:
15 or 17 inch monitor
Dual monitor compatible
Dual core processor - 2ghz?
2gb ram
CD/DVD burner
Gaming-worthy video card (non-integrated)
Wireless
Bluetooth
I'm planning on it to be a mobile desktop replacement. It won't be completely replacing my main desktop for gaming but I'd like it to be able to play games... World of Warcraft, Steam, Carpe Diem.....
I'll also be using it as a mobile DAW, using it with my firewire Firepod for recording at home as well as else where. When it's at home, I plan on connecting another monitor to it - dual monitors - so I can use the added space in Cubase and what not.
What are my options besides Dell's XPS seiries. By no means do I mean the by-god m2010.
Dell XPS M1710 Black
$3,813
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB)
Genuine Windows® XP Professional
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Business from XP Professional
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM
100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
512MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Integrated Audio
9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Microsoft Office Small Business Ed.- Basic plus PowerPoint and Publisher
PC-cillin Internet Security: AntiVirus, Firewall, Spyware removal 15-months
No preinstalled software
2Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service
Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 2Yr Lim Warranty
No ISP requested
$3,899 gets me the same in the colour red - Whoopdeedoo.
For $2,969, I can get a Inspiron E1705 except:
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7900 GS
and
I'm stuck with Wireless-N draft
and
the Inspiron states "shared" memory
will 256mb difference in Video card be a noticeable difference? Also, the XPS doesn't say anything about shared memory, is there a hardware difference? Is there going to be a noticeable difference?
Thanks for the help!
John-Michael