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post #61 of 72
4/30/06 at 3:16am
question: when you say x1600 is underclock, is it still better than x1400 and ge force 6600?
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post #62 of 72
4/30/06 at 3:23am
Let's do this based on scores of 3dmark05:
x1400 - 1600
Nvidia 6600 - 2400
ATi X1600 - 4100

Say the X1600 gets underclocked about 20%, which is typical by most companies. Then assuming we maintain our clock:speed ratio..you'd get about 3300 points in 3Dmark.... So yes, it would still be much better than the 6600.. But the thing is, if the video card is underclocked, you can easily clock it back to the regular clock when you want to play games, as well as have your laptop run nice and cool when you're just doing word processing..

I actually would prefer laptops that have underclocked video performance in 2D mode ... They run much cooler
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post #63 of 72
4/30/06 at 4:41am
Ya im also interested in the battery life. Generally i purchase two batteries whenever i buy a new computer but this time i was really cheap. Apple was charging me like $129 or somehting close to that and i just didnt want to fork over the money just now

Ended up purchasing http://www.ebags.com/scully/large_co...?modelid=48257
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post #64 of 72
4/30/06 at 4:50am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by efree58
All of the issues with the Macbook Pro, dropped wireless connection, whine, overheating, and a couple others, have been fixed with revision E of the Macbook Pro. They are now shipping.

Where are you getting that information? According to the following thread at the Macbook Pro forum at Apple, that is not true:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....33598&#2233598


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One thing that the Macbook Pro doesn't have that can be a problem is lots of USB ports. It only has 2 USB ports and one Firewire port(I don't think too many people use Firewire). When I have my laptop at my desk I have all of my USB ports in use. An easy way to solve this problem is to spend twenty bucks on a nice USB hub, I actually should do this.

Be careful: If you mix USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 devices on the same hub, the entire hub will slow down to USB 1.0 speed.
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post #65 of 72
4/30/06 at 4:56am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Mystery
Let's do this based on scores of 3dmark05:
x1400 - 1600
Nvidia 6600 - 2400
ATi X1600 - 4100

Say the X1600 gets underclocked about 20%, which is typical by most companies. Then assuming we maintain our clock:speed ratio..you'd get about 3300 points in 3Dmark.... So yes, it would still be much better than the 6600.. But the thing is, if the video card is underclocked, you can easily clock it back to the regular clock when you want to play games, as well as have your laptop run nice and cool when you're just doing word processing..

I actually would prefer laptops that have underclocked video performance in 2D mode ... They run much cooler


Note that the ATI X1600 is known to have several results with 3DMark05.

With the Macbook Pro, it gets 2866.
With the Acer 8204, it gets 4157.
With the Thinkpad T60p (it is actually the ATI FireGL V5200, the workstation version of the X1600), it gets 3271.

http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...ook+Pro+Review

http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...+ThinkPad+T60p
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post #66 of 72
4/30/06 at 5:27am
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Originally Posted by AbN610
Acer Travelmate 8204, hands down.
ACER, All the way!!
Best buy yet. Good Price, Great Performance.
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post #67 of 72
5/1/06 at 3:05pm
find close answer in my post here: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=149369
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post #68 of 72
5/1/06 at 4:32pm
Guess this is the best 15" by those criteria then:

4157 -- $2500 -- 1,66 -- Acer 8204WLMi -- 2.0 GHz Core Duo, ATI X1600 256MB, 15.4" 1680x1050, 2GB, 120GB 5400rpm, 3kg, 3h

I like mine.
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post #69 of 72
5/8/06 at 7:46pm
just wait a little, the MSI1039 is comming out!!!! with a turion X2!!!!!!!!

i returned my garbage acer in hopes the MSI will blow everyone out of the water
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post #70 of 72
5/8/06 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by pr50wner
i returned my garbage acer
Garbage Acer .... I like that
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post #71 of 72
5/8/06 at 10:06pm
Get the MSI-MS1039! The WSXGA model should be coming out soon enough.
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post #72 of 72
5/9/06 at 12:59am
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Originally Posted by MarekS
Garbage Acer .... I like that

it was garbage because of the toshiba HDD inside of it, Acer should of went with Seagate or WD HDD's
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