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post #21 of 107
11/15/05 at 12:41pm
Boy, I am having the same problem, cant choose between the two. Price is about the same, but I will be travelling several times a year from NY to Sao Paolo.
Can i6000 handle Civ4 with x300 128m? Also, has anybody who travelled with i9300 had any problems in airports etc. ?
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post #22 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:04pm
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Originally Posted by Gargantua
Can i6000 handle Civ4 with x300 128m?
Yes, but you will probably have to lower the settings a bit.

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Originally Posted by Gargantua
Price is about the same
How does that work out? A 6000 will be a lot cheaper than a 9300 with a 6800 card.
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post #23 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by Keane3


How does that work out? A 6000 will be a lot cheaper than a 9300 with a 6800 card.
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Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
60GB Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Dell Nylon Deluxe Carrying Case

TOTAL1,356.00
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Inspiron 6000D
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
60GB Hard Drive
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
TOTAL1,344.10
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post #24 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:27pm
Get teh HP pavilion that has the x600 256mb card in it. Good middle ground. Pretty cheap. www.hp.com
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post #25 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:35pm
Gargantua, on Dell's website, I configured the 9300 and 6000 exactly how you listed the specs, and the 9300 came out $200 more. Which optical drive do you plan for the 6000?
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post #26 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:46pm
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Originally Posted by Keane3
Gargantua, on Dell's website, I configured the 9300 and 6000 exactly how you listed the specs, and the 9300 came out $200 more. Which optical drive do you plan for the 6000?
Strange...Dell must be changing prices every 20 min or so. I chose 60GB, minimum for both.
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post #27 of 107
11/15/05 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by Gargantua
I chose 60GB, minimum for both.
Not hard drive, optical drive. Like CD/DVD burner or CDRW/DVD player. Did you chose the more expensive one for the 6000? You listed "CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive" for the 9300, but nothing for the 6000.
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post #28 of 107
11/15/05 at 2:07pm
I think 6000D would better better for what ur looking to do.
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post #29 of 107
11/15/05 at 2:34pm
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Originally Posted by Keane3
Not hard drive, optical drive. Like CD/DVD burner or CDRW/DVD player. Did you chose the more expensive one for the 6000? You listed "CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive" for the 9300, but nothing for the 6000.
Oh, sorry , idiot me.
I chose the very same "24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive" for i6000.
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post #30 of 107
11/15/05 at 3:26pm
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Originally Posted by Gargantua
Also, has anybody who travelled with i9300 had any problems in airports etc. ?
No but I use the Dell backpack to haul it around. It is a nice backpack with lots of room. If you are looking to use it on the plane you better be in business class seating or better or you wont have enough room I never use it on the plane, just set it up in the hotel room and use it every night.
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post #31 of 107
11/15/05 at 6:07pm
i just got my 9300, it is huge!!!! if you dont mind big, get it
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post #32 of 107
11/15/05 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by woodstock
i just got my 9300, it is huge!!!! if you dont mind big, get it
I dont mind big, as long as I can travel with it without problems. I am big myself ~ 6'3...cant have too small
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post #33 of 107
11/15/05 at 10:04pm
I would definitely recommend the 9300. The uptick in cost is worth the power that will stretch the life of your laptop out. Check out EPP (Employee Pricing) discounts if your company participates....it's worth it!

Gargantua - 6'3" here too so I like my laptops to be comparable
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post #34 of 107
11/15/05 at 10:13pm
its the bigest laptop i have ever had, i suppose there are bigget, but dam! the display is a bit disapointing because native is so big, but i got a 20" widescreen for it too, so i guess i should stop crying
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post #35 of 107
11/15/05 at 10:44pm
I'm 6' and a 15.4" notebook is big enough. I have trouble fitting into a backpack already.

For your games, I currently play all the games you listed, not all the settings require to be below high. I run civilization 4 at max and I have no problems
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post #36 of 107
11/15/05 at 11:49pm
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Originally Posted by Carmmond
Or he could get the 9300 with the X300 and Warranty and upgrade to the 6800go when he can buy it with cash.

NO NO NO NO NO, he can buy the 6800 card with the laptop for what 100 or 150 dollars???
It will cost at least 300 dollars if he buys it later plus he would have to install it himself or risk sending it to dell for them to screw it up, NOt a good idea at all sorry.

There is currently an inspiron coupon for 30 percent off, he can get one with the 6800 card for under 1500 bucks right now
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post #37 of 107
11/15/05 at 11:52pm
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Originally Posted by SSJiffy
Just get the i9300 if you can afford it, aslong as you have a gig of ram both the 256MB and 128MB will work real well with a PM 2.0.

XP

Im sorry, but its totally stoopid to buy a 9300 and not get the 6800 card. and a 128 meg video card will not work real well these days, not for the latest games. he can save money and get a 1.73 ghz or 1.86 ghz processor, no need for 2.0 ghz, save that 75 bucks and use it on the 6800 card.
THE GPU is every bit as important as the CPU, probably more soo these days.
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post #38 of 107
11/15/05 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by Gargantua
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Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
60GB Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Dell Nylon Deluxe Carrying Case

TOTAL1,356.00
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Inspiron 6000D
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
60GB Hard Drive
9-cell Lithium Ion Battery (80 WHr)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
TOTAL1,344.10
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Precisely, just another reason to get the 9300 as demonstrated by the prices above, give that man a beer!!
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post #39 of 107
11/16/05 at 12:12am
its not to much $$ now with the 30% discount
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post #40 of 107
11/16/05 at 12:28am
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Originally Posted by woodstock
its not to much $$ now with the 30% discount
I can't get $500 discount if a price is less than $1999.
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