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msi ms 1036

post #1 of 12
12/24/05 at 7:14pm
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I am on the edge of getting this computer. My girlfriend is getting fed up with me using her Toshiba all the time. I was going to hold out for the dual cores but I am truely wondering how much faster things would run even with a dual core. I was thinking of picking this up in January. Can anyone tell me if there is going to be a better system (64 bit, 256mb graphics, 17 " screen)?
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post #2 of 12
12/24/05 at 8:47pm
Get a dell Inspiron 9300. Starting price is $999.

Here's the link: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Configure it to fit ur needs. I hope this helps.
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post #3 of 12
12/24/05 at 8:58pm
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there are only 3 things I have against the dells:
#1. they don't have amd/64bit.
#2. they still couldn't configure it exactly the way I would want it like the ms 1036 barebone.
#3. they outsourced their support a few years ago.
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post #4 of 12
12/24/05 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by davioh2001
there are only 3 things I have against the dells:
#1. they don't have amd/64bit.
#2. they still couldn't configure it exactly the way I would want it like the ms 1036 barebone.
#3. they outsourced their support a few years ago.
What benefit would you get from having AMD 64 bit? A pentium M will be just as fast for 99% of computing and give you way more battery time.
Who cares about outsourced support? You think you'll get better support from MSI? He he. True, you might not get intelligent support from Dell, I've never gotten intelligent support from anyone, but Dell will replace your parts quickly once YOU figure out what the real problem is.
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post #5 of 12
12/24/05 at 11:51pm
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
What benefit would you get from having AMD 64 bit? A pentium M will be just as fast for 99% of computing and give you way more battery time.
Who cares about outsourced support? You think you'll get better support from MSI? He he. True, you might not get intelligent support from Dell, I've never gotten intelligent support from anyone, but Dell will replace your parts quickly once YOU figure out what the real problem is.
some benefits of amd 64 bit:
-run both xp64bit and linux 64bit.
-as other have mentioned browsing and general operations on the pc will be faster and smoother.
-future-proofing.
-run processor heavy applications like cad and matlab better.

as far as the benefits of Dell: one time I lost an AC adapter but due to Dells proprietary plugs I could only order "direct" from dell. I don't know if MSI is any better, but things like that did nothing to make me a Dell fan. The only thing I can see in favor of the dell right now is about $100 less and a modular bay.
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post #6 of 12
12/25/05 at 7:18am
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
What benefit would you get from having AMD 64 bit? A pentium M will be just as fast for 99% of computing and give you way more battery time.
Have you heard processor called Turion?
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post #7 of 12
12/25/05 at 11:57am
supposedly dells tech support is in texas this year
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post #8 of 12
12/25/05 at 1:50pm
pctorque.com > 9750
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post #9 of 12
12/26/05 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by doggie96
pctorque.com > 9750
ok what does pctorque.com > 9750 mean??? is there some model called the 9750 that is better than the ms 1036?
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post #10 of 12
12/26/05 at 5:20pm
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Originally Posted by davioh2001
ok what does pctorque.com > 9750 mean??? is there some model called the 9750 that is better than the ms 1036?
The 9750 has the AMD 64 and 64 X2 processors which means no battery life. Still a nice desktop replacement.
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post #11 of 12
12/26/05 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by Pharoke
The 9750 has the AMD 64 and 64 X2 processors which means no battery life. Still a nice desktop replacement.
well to me then the 9750(OR ANY DESKTOP BASED NOTEBOOK) = hot, costly, heavy and zilch battery life. Therefore ms 1036 > the 9750.
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post #12 of 12
12/26/05 at 9:39pm
davi, what are you using this computer for anyways? I guess you mentioned matlab and CAD tools, both of which are heavily processor and memory dependent. So, if these are your primary uses, then graphics power shouldnt be too much of a concern. If you need portability and therefore battery life, go with a pentium m or a turion, turion if you have windows64 or a 64 bit flavor of linux. Do you really need a 64 bit extension? The key word in all of this is NEED. What do you NEED this laptop for? Large screen? Portability? Computing power? Gaming? Once you figure that out, then come back and people will have a dozen different laptops for you.
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