Member Reviews: Dell Inspiron 9400

I needed a laptop with a dual core processor, but also a decent graphics card. The Inspiron 9400 was one of the only laptops available that had both, and at £1950, it’s not a bad price either. Thanks to UPS, I received the laptop within two days of placing my order with Dell. Also in the box * 2 x 9 cell 80mWh Li-ion batteries * AC adaptor * Snap-on LCD cover (Carbon fibre design) Features The laptop came shipped with the usual bloat. Dell’s utilities, free trials and a copy of XP MCE 2005. MCE is fine, but I needed domain support and other stuff included with XP Pro, so the first thing I did was format and install XP Professional. MCE isn’t needed anyway because Dell’s...

This(Dell 9400/E1705) laptop is a great computer for 'most' power users. Pro's Processor. Firstly the dual core processor is very fast, in my case which can be upgraded to a Core 2 Duo. I currently get around 27 seconds for 1M super pi which is darn quick. You can upgrade to a 2.33 C2D CPU if you have the extra $$$ for around $1000AU. This would the give you possibly the fastest laptop currently on the market. Video Card. There is only one work to describe Nvidia's 7900 series - and that is...............wow. This card is designed for gamers, and it really shows 3D mark scores (3d mark05) of around 5500 at std clock settings. But this card is really at it's best when O/Ced....