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New Dell E1705 with Go 7900gs review on PC World

post #1 of 21
5/1/06 at 2:53pm
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The new Dell E1705 will come with the go 7900gs and is supposed to have similar led lights of the Dell XPS M1710 as show on PC world magazine. The test show the Dell E1705 as one of the fastest game notebooks until the date of the review at least until the XPS M1710 is reviewed. The test also show that the new go 7900gs should be similar in performance to the go 7800gtx.

This show that at least the go 7900gs will be 100% compatible with the Dell E1705 and maybe the go 7900gtx should work with similar upgrade of the go 7800gtx (130w power supply, xps bios).



http://msn.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...,125425,00.asp

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Dell E1705-T2600-2gb 667-go7800-100gb7200-intel3945wifi-bluetooth-
Dockstation 3-cooling fan/4usb adapter
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post #2 of 21
5/2/06 at 2:52am

Argh!!!!

EVERYTIME i order EVERYtime : within DAYS not even weeks or months. something new comes out lol. i just got a great deal in dell outlet on a 9400 for $1322 shipped

t2500 uxga 80gb 7200 1gb dvd burner 3495 xp pro 256mb memory key 7800 and i bet with coupons in a week for the same if not a TINY bit more i can get that new grafx card and lights lol. oh well i am tired of upgraditis i am happy with what i purchased and actually plan on keeping this one for at least 2 years. besides i thiink i did great with this deal considering everything i got

phew sorry had to vent cuz the same happened two times in the past to me with insp 8600 and insp 6000. (both cancelled before shipment lol) all in all my trusty d600 was with me till the end which is when i got this

Edit: wow in my ventin i misread the review the blue LED they talking about must be the media buttons. for a second i thought they meany xps like led lights
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post #3 of 21
5/2/06 at 3:07am
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Originally Posted by eoplocust
EVERYTIME i order EVERYtime : within DAYS not even weeks or months. something new comes out lol. i just got a great deal in dell outlet on a 9400 for $1322 shipped

t2500 uxga 80gb 7200 1gb dvd burner 3495 xp pro 256mb memory key 7800 and i bet with coupons in a week for the same if not a TINY bit more i can get that new grafx card and lights lol. oh well i am tired of upgraditis i am happy with what i purchased and actually plan on keeping this one for at least 2 years. besides i thiink i did great with this deal considering everything i got

phew sorry had to vent cuz the same happened two times in the past to me with insp 8600 and insp 6000. (both cancelled before shipment lol) all in all my trusty d600 was with me till the end which is when i got this

Edit: wow in my ventin i misread the review the blue LED they talking about must be the media buttons. for a second i thought they meany xps like led lights

That seems like an awesome deal... I don't think you can beat that.
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post #4 of 21
5/2/06 at 3:09am
believe me i agree. i just felt like ranting lol. but wow i earned it. i used a 33% outlet coupon and camped on that outlet for like 2 hours lol.
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post #5 of 21
5/2/06 at 11:44am
Those LED lights are just the front panel ones.

"The E1705 will turn heads with its cream-colored trim and bright blue LEDs. At 8.2 pounds and with a 3-hour battery life (using the $79 nine-cell battery), it's a friendly travel partner."

I wanna see some 7900gs go. vs. 7800 go.
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post #6 of 21
5/2/06 at 11:58am
That's an awesome deal, eoplocust. Just remember that unless we're VERY rich & have no other outlets to spend our money, there's just no way that we can keep up with technology that's constantl & rapidly changing. I believe that as long as you can afford & like what you buy, then it beats having the best technology that's available.
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post #7 of 21
5/2/06 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by pretzel_x
Those LED lights are just the front panel ones.

"The E1705 will turn heads with its cream-colored trim and bright blue LEDs. At 8.2 pounds and with a 3-hour battery life (using the $79 nine-cell battery), it's a friendly travel partner."

I wanna see some 7900gs go. vs. 7800 go.

My overclocked E1705 with 7800 did a 3300 3DMark06, out of the box, my M1710 with 7900gs did a 3550, stock drivers, no overclock. Same hard drive, same ram, same memory.

I can't wait until the 7900GTX gets here and see what it puts out!
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post #8 of 21
5/2/06 at 12:59pm
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Originally Posted by meatpimp
My overclocked E1705 with 7800 did a 3300 3DMark06, out of the box, my M1710 with 7900gs did a 3550, stock drivers, no overclock. Same hard drive, same ram, same memory.

I can't wait until the 7900GTX gets here and see what it puts out!

Yeah and the 7900gs only uses 20W of power!
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post #9 of 21
5/4/06 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by meatpimp
My overclocked E1705 with 7800 did a 3300 3DMark06, out of the box, my M1710 with 7900gs did a 3550, stock drivers, no overclock. Same hard drive, same ram, same memory. I can't wait until the 7900GTX gets here and see what it puts out!
you really mean to say the 7800 and 7900gs ONLY have a 250 pts difference on 3dmark06?? do both of your notebook have the same processor speed too?
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post #10 of 21
5/4/06 at 7:56pm
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Originally Posted by stefanoda
you really mean to say the 7800 and 7900gs ONLY have a 250 pts difference on 3dmark06??
do both of your notebook have the same processor speed too?

Yes, although if you put in the 7900GTX 512 there will be a huge increase. The difference between the 7800 and 7900gs is minimal
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post #11 of 21
5/4/06 at 8:43pm
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Originally Posted by Knight Rider
Yes, although if you put in the 7900GTX 512 there will be a huge increase. The difference between the 7800 and 7900gs is minimal

So the 7900gs is equal or better than a 7800gtx? Im curious because I got rid of my M170 and got a M1710, but the 1710 has the GS card in it. I kinda thought it wouldnt be slower than the 7800gtx.
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post #12 of 21
5/4/06 at 9:35pm
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Originally Posted by Nugzy
So the 7900gs is equal or better than a 7800gtx? Im curious because I got rid of my M170 and got a M1710, but the 1710 has the GS card in it. I kinda thought it wouldnt be slower than the 7800gtx.

The difference between the 7800GTX and the 7900GS, I think they would be very close if not maybe still better for the GTX. You are comparing the almost top of the line 7800 with the bottom of the line 7900
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post #13 of 21
5/4/06 at 9:50pm
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Originally Posted by stefanoda
you really mean to say the 7800 and 7900gs ONLY have a 250 pts difference on 3dmark06??
do both of your notebook have the same processor speed too?

Yeah, both numbers were with a 2.16 processor, but keep in mind that the 7800 had its memory and gpu overclocked, whereas the 7900GS was at stock speeds with stock Dell driver.
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post #14 of 21
5/4/06 at 10:38pm
Does this mean that future warranty replacements of the 7800 video card will be 7900 cards?
Would this give an improvement in battery life?
Will dell no longer stock 7800s?

Thanks.
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post #15 of 21
5/5/06 at 4:02am
My M170 was replaced with a M1710, but the 1710 has a 7900gs. Im a bit upset that the 7900gs might not be as good as the 7800gtx. I will likely call Dell about it. Will the 7800gtx fit in the 1710?
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post #16 of 21
5/5/06 at 4:40am
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Originally Posted by eoplocust
EVERYTIME i order EVERYtime : within DAYS not even weeks or months. something new comes out lol. i just got a great deal in dell outlet on a 9400 for $1322 shipped

t2500 uxga 80gb 7200 1gb dvd burner 3495 xp pro 256mb memory key 7800 and i bet with coupons in a week for the same if not a TINY bit more i can get that new grafx card and lights lol. oh well i am tired of upgraditis i am happy with what i purchased and actually plan on keeping this one for at least 2 years. besides i thiink i did great with this deal considering everything i got

phew sorry had to vent cuz the same happened two times in the past to me with insp 8600 and insp 6000. (both cancelled before shipment lol) all in all my trusty d600 was with me till the end which is when i got this

Edit: wow in my ventin i misread the review the blue LED they talking about must be the media buttons. for a second i thought they meany xps like led lights

Some people just have bad luck. I have about the same specs - but just ordered on April 25th and it was 957$. It arrived on Tuesday. Still haven't opened it. Waiting to see if we get a surprise (like a new 7900GTX part number) before I decide if I want to keep it.
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post #17 of 21
5/5/06 at 5:00am
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Originally Posted by Nugzy
My M170 was replaced with a M1710, but the 1710 has a 7900gs. Im a bit upset that the 7900gs might not be as good as the 7800gtx. I will likely call Dell about it. Will the 7800gtx fit in the 1710?
If 7900GS and 7800GTX are quite similar, stay with 7900GS. Better temperature, ocerclock possibilities, 90W power adapter......
It is not so bad, in my opinion.
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post #18 of 21
5/5/06 at 7:21am
How is batterylife with 7900GS vs 7900GTX\7800GTX?
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post #19 of 21
5/5/06 at 7:44am
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Originally Posted by meatpimp
Yeah, both numbers were with a 2.16 processor, but keep in mind that the 7800 had its memory and gpu overclocked, whereas the 7900GS was at stock speeds with stock Dell driver.

hmm ok, now it makes more sense.. can you please post a 3dmark run with the same drivers, clock speed and everything else similar on both cards, so we can all get a better idea of how the 2 compares? and if it's worth updating a brand new 7800go with a brand new 7900gs?
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post #20 of 21
5/5/06 at 8:09am
In etest I saw with stock 7800go i9400 and the toshiba P105 the 3Dmark05-scores were 3800 vs 6200, over 50% faster... But I belive the 3800 score was with old drivers, with new ones over 4000 shouldnt be a problem
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