Posts by JPB

Quote: Originally Posted by Vancomycin I just got the m70 yesterday and I was really surprised at my low 3Dmark05 score. When I had only 512 MB of RAM installed, I got the 3Dmark05 score of only 2398. Then I...

Dell doesn't do themselves any favours by setting the default setup to under perform in the spec viewperf bench marks - at least two reviews I found reported the lower bench mark results and I spent ages experimenting until finally...

The XPS Gen 2 is bigger, heavier but more powerfull for games - have a look at this forum for various benchmark results. I think it comes down to whether or not you are going to carry it around or just leave it on your desk for most...

I like mine (M70 2.13GHz 1GB upgraded to 2GB, 60GB 7200rpm) but I've not done anything testing on it yet except benchmarks. Without overclocking the 3DMark05 was around 2,700. A lot of people report much higher (3,500 plus) with...

Yes - by plastic film I mean the stuff that you peel off (held in place just by air-pressure?) like you have on aluminium panels on hi-fi etc to protect it during shipment. You always have the option to send it back (though that's a...

I can't answer for the general case, but the M70 that I bought from Dell outlet had all the case metal work as new and protected with plastic film so I think you shouldn't get any scratches etc (I would hope that they would replace any...

I bought my M70 from Dell outlet in the UK and have been quite happy with it. The machine came as-new (with protective plastic on the cover etc) and the only slight annoyance was the lock screw for the optical drive was missing and it...

Quote: Originally Posted by prad I'm also an engineering student and will be working alot on solidworks 2005. The m70 looks like a nice machine but it's so damn expensive! No way a student can afford the m70. Dont you...

Quote: Originally Posted by gerryjoson For your info,Cadalyst online magazine has a review and some different benchmarks on the nw8240,M70 and eurocom mobile workstations. I think you have to subscribe to read...

I would just like to say that I have received excellent support from Dell on my Specviewperf 8.01 issue (see thread on the same). Having initially had no response by sending the standard support e-mail, I instead e-mailed one of the...