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D820 Review

post #1 of 11
3/30/06 at 2:04am
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Hi everybody

I've been reading this site for some time but only now have decided to register.

There is a review of the D820 on CNET
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Latitud...2.html?tag=sub

I'm seriously looking at getting a D820 to replace my dinosaur (8100) but have some concerns:

*Performance of the GPU for gaming
*Sound quality when ripping music or playing through external speakers/headphones
*Lack of a video out port

I'm not over keen on the Inspirons these days owing to the lack of a pointing stick and the quality of the plastic.

On another note does anybody know why so few notebooks have a pointing stick these days. IMHO they are far better then a touch pad.
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post #2 of 11
3/30/06 at 2:12am
coz no1 likes the pointing stick thing, a crappy ibm invention

well d820 is a new product and you won't see any 3d gaming benchmark on these machines for about a month or so
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post #3 of 11
3/30/06 at 2:23am
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Originally Posted by SirBA
coz no1 likes the pointing stick thing, a crappy ibm invention

well d820 is a new product and you won't see any 3d gaming benchmark on these machines for about a month or so
ha-ha - so I'm one of a few. I just find it quicker and more accurate
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post #4 of 11
3/30/06 at 2:32am
PC Mag also has a review:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1943316,00.asp

With the test data here including some gaming:
http://www.pcmag.com/image_popup/0,1...=128910,00.asp

Doesn't look that promising gaming-wise.
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post #5 of 11
3/30/06 at 3:15am
TPM? screw that
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post #6 of 11
3/30/06 at 3:17am
Ugh. That 512MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 120M looks to be on par with (or slightly worse than) the ATI X1400. I guess that's ok for a business laptop.
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post #7 of 11
3/30/06 at 3:19am
The NVS series is based off the 7300/7400.
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post #8 of 11
3/30/06 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by Rob W
ha-ha - so I'm one of a few. I just find it quicker and more accurate
Yeah I prefer it usually over a touchpad too so you're not the only one.
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post #9 of 11
3/30/06 at 10:00am
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Originally Posted by Flunar
Yeah I prefer it usually over a touchpad too so you're not the only one.
Yea, I would have a hard time adjusting to a comp without a eraser head.... I love em
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post #10 of 11
3/30/06 at 12:01pm
I tried the eraser head, and I can see where some folks would like it, but my dexterity was never good enough to use it well. Of course, I don't use the touchpad either, I always bring a bluetooth mouse with me.
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post #11 of 11
3/30/06 at 9:15pm
Trackpoint is a must to me. I barely if ever use the touchpad.
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