My Complete Dell E1505/6400 Review - Page 2

Can we see some pics?

I'm pretty sure the resolution of your monitor is dependant on the monitor itself, not the video drivers. If this was the case, then anyone with a WXGA monitor cold download the WSXGA drivers and run that resolution on their monitor.

actually, I'm commpletely sure. The resolution of your monitor is the actual physical number of pixels the monitor can display at max rez, because thats how many pixels the screen has.

This is true. You're physically limited by what the monitor can display. However, drivers can also limit the resolution - if the drivers are only designed to run at 640x480, there's no way for the OS to run a higher resolution than that without different drivers.

This is a problem for Linux users because the ATI drivers for Linux are not particularly good - so there's a good chance that they won't support the 1680x1050 resolution required, even if the monitor itself is perfectly capable of using that.

The plastic on the E1505doesn't bother me, I think it gives it a nice look.

My main gripe, besides the dingleberry commercial crapware installed, is the fact there is no PCMCIA slot.

The express card is nice and cutting edge and all, but it's still too close to the bleeding edge for me. PCMCIA cards are cheaper, and variations abound. Express cards are not typically on the used market yet and while they are the future, the present is still everywhere else except on the right side of this PC.

Is the ATI Mobility X1400 better than the 7300?

Have you played World of Warcraft with your laptop if so hows it run?

I doubt you were able to calculate 1M digits of Pi in 15 seconds with your processor.

A Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz does that in 20 seconds... I can't imagine how a Core Duo can finish it in 15 seconds.

Do you have a screenshot?

If you had only one choice of what to put in as a manufacturer, I'd put in the PCI-Express/54 slot as well. No point in supporting old standards if you are designing a new system. If you had space for two slots, I can understand making one of them PCMCIA though...

Yea x1400 > 7300

Great review. I also hate all the BLOATWARE Dells preinstalls on their systems. That was my major reason for installing Vista. I have been really happy with both of my Dell laptops. My Compaq has been a great computers also. My wife uses it for internet, MS Office and online classes.

The E1505/6400 is a nice laptop. Your specs look great. Beware of Vista though.

Great review!!

I have a E1505 6400 that i have worked on for a few years
specs
processor/T7600G 2.33-3.18GHz
Video/Ati x1400 modded drivers
hardrive/samsung 500 GB hardrive 5400 rpm
ram/ ocz0084gk 4GB 800 fsb runing 400mhz

system runns at regular settings no overclocking
i have only over clocked it once and so i feel that it does not need to be over clocked because of the power i've seen
vista ranks
processor/5.2
ram/5.2
video/3.8
gameing/3.8
hardrive/5.6


games runing on it
full blast means at the highest video settings

Battlefield 2 runs on. full blast.
halo. full blast.
dawn of war. full blast.
dawn of war dark crusade/ full blast.
dawn of war winter assult/ full blast.
dawn of war soulstorm/ full blast.
dawn of war 2 near full blast shadows cause problems and cannot render some pixils.
Halo 2/ full blast except for a big blood spot that you create by smashing elites face in and tons of gernades.
command and conquer first decade/Full blast.
battle field 1942/ full blast.
Playstation 2 emulators games/ only at 640x640 resolution so far...
Nintendo emulator games/ full blast
counterstrike/ full blast

I have tons of games still but i feel as if this is enough to say i love the x1400
I love my e1505 6400 i have out beat alot of new computers yet i must do more to it
i am a e1505 freak i have 4 of them
3 e1505 6400's and 1 e1505

i'd love to test a x1600 on one of them
However the x1400 i have does not work well in low settings it must be all full blast just about or there is major lag.....