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post #161 of 209
2/13/04 at 7:03pm
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No it is part of the cooling system. And it is why the XPS will be able to upgrade to a Prescott 4.0Ghz and mobility radeon 9800.
Thats Gross. Those legs will not make the system artic. The system will still get HoT, maybe not as hot, but still HoT.

I think liquid cooling has a future or some form of it. Please Please tell me there is because i dont want to have to put wheels on my next Lap...."Table-Top"
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post #162 of 209
2/13/04 at 7:10pm
Actually the best thing for notebooks is to have an all aluminum body to dissipate heat. Systems with aluminum alloy bodies run great with no fans at all. Just look at the PowerBook G4s.

Liquid cooling still require massive heatsinks to remove heat from the liquid...notebooks with them will sound like car engines...
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post #163 of 209
2/13/04 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
Actually the best thing for notebooks is to have an all aluminum body to dissipate heat. Systems with aluminum alloy bodies run great with no fans at all. Just look at the PowerBook G4s.

Liquid cooling still require massive heatsinks to remove heat from the liquid...notebooks with them will sound like car engines...
I have a 12" powerbook G4...it gets very Hot.
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post #164 of 209
2/13/04 at 7:58pm
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Originally Posted by kevhuynh
Once again you and I agree js. I'm gettng pretty tired of people giving me THEIR definition of a notebook. They say you can't lug this around? Uh, my cousin has a 17" HP and he does just fine thank you. Is it portable as an 8600? Hellz no...It wasn't targeted towards the same audience...obviously. Speaking of weight, it weighs less than the N5010.


Ugly as sin? Yes. Power packed? Yes. Portable? Yes. As portable as an 8600? No.
Rock on, Kev! My tag team partner has spoken!! Hope your 8600 is still treating you well.
Check out the Unreal Tournament 2004 demo. It's awesome in the 1920x1200 mode!
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post #165 of 209
2/13/04 at 7:59pm
Well, since the entire body is a heatsink, I guess it does get hot...

But no or very little fan noise! That is a priority for me.
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post #166 of 209
2/13/04 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by jswriter
Rock on, Kev! My tag team partner has spoken!! Hope your 8600 is still treating you well.
Check out the Unreal Tournament 2004 demo. It's awesome in the 1920x1200 mode!
Lol, been playing it since it was released yesterday brotha. Those assault missions are fun.
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post #167 of 209
2/13/04 at 9:27pm

i got a better idea

you all should just get alienware area51m if ya want a gaming laptop. If u put a dell xps notebook up aganist the alienware area51m w/ same specs th area51m cost less and looks lot better.
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post #168 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:13pm
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Originally Posted by MNguyen281
The new video card is indeed the Mobility Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB of memory. those cards are already in existence and if you guys are gonna get an XPS, wait until the northwoods in these get EOL'ed and the XPS is equppied with the mobile Prescotts up to 4.4GHz. The 9100 is in the exact same chassis as the XPS (basically the same computer) with eaker video offerings. neither are centrinos.
??
Where are you getting this information from?
Is this fact or just guessing?

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post #169 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:21pm
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Originally Posted by MNguyen281
The new video card is indeed the Mobility Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB of memory. those cards are already in existence and if you guys are gonna get an XPS, wait until the northwoods in these get EOL'ed and the XPS is equppied with the mobile Prescotts up to 4.4GHz. The 9100 is in the exact same chassis as the XPS (basically the same computer) with eaker video offerings. neither are centrinos.

What a load of blarney!!

4.4 prescott will be out sometime in 2005 - good luck waiting till then...
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post #170 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:28pm
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What I was interested to know was about when he said:

"The new video card (slated to be released may/June) is indeed the Mobility Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB of memory. those cards are already in existence..."

Is this truth or bologna?
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post #171 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:37pm
It is true that the Inspiron 9100 will be almost identical to the XPS. I don't know who started to say that the 9100 will be a Dothan notebook. It had been said in the very beginning that Dell will offer two flavors of the new design, the XPS being the faster and the 9100 being the slower.
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post #172 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:45pm
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but a Mobility Radeon 9800 ??
In May/June?

Is there truth to this?

If so..... I'm waiting....
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post #173 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by Techno
you all should just get alienware area51m if ya want a gaming laptop. If u put a dell xps notebook up aganist the alienware area51m w/ same specs th area51m cost less and looks lot better.
I had an Area-51m (2.8 GHz, ATI 9600 128 MB, 60 GB 7200 HD, 512 MB, 16.1" UXGA) and returned it because of its lousy screen and power problems. My Dell 8600 runs my games as well or better than the 51m. A fully decked out 51m also costs well over $4500, so it's not cheap, either. I will grant that the 51m is the best looking notebook available. Too bad its performance couldn't match its appearance.
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post #174 of 209
2/13/04 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by infamous_pb
but a Mobility Radeon 9800 ??
In May/June?

Is there truth to this?

If so..... I'm waiting....
I'm waiting for news on the 9800, too. If it's true, I'll be buying an XPS without hesitation!
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post #175 of 209
2/14/04 at 12:03am
u guys can believe what you want, im not telling you to believe me.
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post #176 of 209
2/14/04 at 1:15am
Just curious what the source of your info is.

I for one never 'believe' anything. I only predict based on fact. Nothing personal.
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post #177 of 209
2/14/04 at 1:36am
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Originally Posted by MNguyen281
u guys can believe what you want, im not telling you to believe me.

Hey man, we are not doubting you. We are just curious about your source of info. Thats all.

Care to explain?

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post #178 of 209
2/14/04 at 1:56am
I still havent understood why they made it so ugly.

Im sure an executive is reading this right now thinking,

bah! stupid fools, I'm the executive at Dell, what are you!

Its ugly because it has to dissipate heat!

... erm right.
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post #179 of 209
2/14/04 at 2:51am
As for "ugly", I think it has a utilitarian look about it. It's attractive in a "Howard Roark" kind of way... like the Sager 8890.
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post #180 of 209
2/14/04 at 4:03am
i specd one out for $3400...about $400 more than a comprable sager. but i think she looks better, appears to have a better lcd, more powerful battery, hella performance and all this at nine pounds. i 'd buy one....
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