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Bought New E1705

post #1 of 7
9/2/06 at 5:08pm
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Hey Everybody I'm new to this forum, and i'm happy to say that i've just ordered a Dell 1705. Here are the specs for it, and please let me know what are your guys thought's and recommondations i should add to it, later on in the future.

Specs:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 677MHz
100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
I also added a Carbon Fiber Cover

Total Cost was $2,013.67......
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post #2 of 7
9/2/06 at 5:38pm
Welcome to the forum AsianOne. I too am relatively new to the forum and the guys here are very helpful. They helped me land a great deal on my M90 (first lappy 4 me).

I really like the config you have on you comp, but if you intend to game you should upgrade to 2 GB ram. You can do this either through Dell or a 3rd part vendor (which ever is cheaper).

Post some Pictures if you can, would love to see that Carbon Fiber Cover.
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post #3 of 7
9/2/06 at 5:42pm
I second that Logan. Newegg is pretty cheap for ram
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post #4 of 7
9/2/06 at 6:32pm
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yeah thanks for the comments. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna order another gig of ram for my laptop. Since i'm new to dell notebooks, can the E1705 exceed the 2 gig limit?
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post #5 of 7
9/2/06 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by AsianOne
yeah thanks for the comments. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna order another gig of ram for my laptop. Since i'm new to dell notebooks, can the E1705 exceed the 2 gig limit?
i am not 100% sure but i think it is limited to 2 GB, also you should check to see if you have 1x 1 GB stick or 2 x 512 MB sticks. If you have the 2 x 512MB you will have to buy 2 x 1GB sticks.
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post #6 of 7
9/2/06 at 6:55pm
limited to 2GB and there isn't a reason to go higher with Windows XP, I can't speak for Vista as it isn't out. Currently Windows XP is pretty lousy at managing beyond 2GB of RAM so you won't notice much of a difference. Not to mention there are very few applications that require more than 2GB, even the terribly coded Battlefield 2 runs on 2GB
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post #7 of 7
9/2/06 at 6:59pm
wait until vista and get 4 gigs which is the max. You will be better with memron n Vista
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