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Originally Posted by xeep
Western Digital 2.5" 3200 BEKT Scorpio black , 7200rpm, 320 GB,Sata II, 16 MB cache - one of the fastest on the market
I agree.
I just slapped a Western Digitial 7K320 "Scorpio Black" (model # WD3200BEKT) in my M1710 today. I originally spec'd the XPS with a Hitachi 7K200, then in the interest of a bit more space, replaced with a Samsung 5K320 about 6...
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Originally Posted by ibehnk
celly...one good thing is if you your video card ever breaks they will upgrade you with a 1730. my buddy just had his replaced today because they didn't have any gu067's in...
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Originally Posted by ibehnk
i can't believe you purchased the xps 1710. the 7950gtx and 7900gtx video cards have terrible overheating problems as well as memory issues I would return it and get a...
I'm dual booting XP Pro (SP3) and Vista Ultimate 32 bit (SP1).
XP hands down. I rarely use Vista. I use Fangui in both OS and the fans never stop working in Vista, but rarely in XP. My 1710 runs so much smoother in XP as well.
I...
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Originally Posted by zzpulp
Just wanted you to know that you made the right choice with the Samsung. While it is true that revolving at 5400 RPM requires less power than 7200 RPM, that is no guarantee that a 5400...
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Originally Posted by Razibus
AR9001 cards are released :
http://www.oxfordtec.com/us/p150/Spa...duct_info.html
http://cgi.ebay.ph/Brand-new-Atheros...QQcmdZViewItem
No Mini-PCIe for the moment....
I'm using a Samsung 320/5400. It replaced a (perfectly good) Hitachi 200 GB/7200 (I'm IT guy at work so I'm "testing" these drives).
No speed degradation at all. I wanted as big as possible because my 1710 has both XP Pro...
I just went from a Hitachi 200 GB 7200 drive to a highly recommended Samsung 320 GB 5400 drive. No noticeable speed degradation. I was looking at the WD as well, but the Samsung seemed to be the 320 GB drive of choice on when I did my...
