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Can a Dell XPS M1330 even remotely compare with a sager np2096?

post #1 of 10
8/22/08 at 6:44pm
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My friend wants me to bring him oblivion, as he believes it will run it well (high or max settings). He has a Dell XPS M1330 laptop.

I recently ordered a Sager NP2096 pretty much specifically for oblivion, but also for hauling around a uni campus, so i wanted something light. I was told the NP2096 would run it at medium-high settings.

His dell XPS is very light, which confused me, as i thought that the XPS gaming laptops were very heavy (11 pounds), then i looked up the specs and found that his XPS isn't a gaming model.

When talking to him i was under the impression that i made a mistake ordering the Sager, because according to him, his XPS was lighter, slightly cheaper, and would even play oblivion better. I don't want to regret my purchase.

I am convinced that he is mistaken.

Will his XPS M1330 be able to compare at all to the Sager NP2096?

And will he actually be able to run oblivion at decent settings, let alone at all?
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post #2 of 10
8/23/08 at 2:52pm
Why is your friend comparing a 13 inch screen with a 15 inch screen?

That's like comparing a coup to a sedan.
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post #3 of 10
8/23/08 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
Why is your friend comparing a 13 inch screen with a 15 inch screen?

That's like comparing a coupe to a sedan.
yeah, that...

more can be stuffed into a 15 incher than 13 incher

cant really compare them, because both are made for diffrent uses
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post #4 of 10
8/25/08 at 1:26pm
If I remember correctly the XPS M1330 is still being shipped with the nVidia 8400M while the NP2096 has a 9600M GT with GDDR3.

Considering the 9600M GT is significantly faster than the 8600M GT (even the GDDR3 version) and the 8600M GT DDR3 version is about twice as fast as the 8400M, the M1330 is probably not comparable to the NP2096 at all. The NP2096 will smoke it. It will be heavier, simply because it's larger, but it will be so much faster.

If gaming is what you're after, go for the NP2096. As far as 15.4" laptops go it is one of the lighter ones, at 6.5lbs with the battery. Sure, it's a little heavier than the Dell XPS M1530 but it'll be much faster.

And I'm not sure the price difference between them would be that great either.

Also remember that, for now, when it comes to laptops there will always be a trade-off between size and power; smaller laptops will simply never be as powerful as larger ones. You need to decide what matters most to you: price, performance, portability, mobility (battery life) and make your decision based on that.
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post #5 of 10
8/26/08 at 11:23pm
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Thanks for the info.

Yes, i know the laptops have different applications, but the comparison i was trying to draw was gaming oriented. I was fearful that the XPS is lighter, cheaper (barely, actually) and better at gaming than the Sager, he confused me to say the least.

Also, his XPS has a intel GPU, not a nvidia. I'm sure on that. I'm not sure the model, but i'll look it up.

Edit: Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

So, does he even have hope of running oblivion at all with this GPU?

Also, gavin, i made my decision of the Sager mostly because i needed both a notebook for school (mobility) but i also wanted something i could run oblivion on. I was almost unianimously directed to the NP2096. The NP2096 comes in at around 6.5 lbs i believe, which is more than acceptable for me.
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post #6 of 10
8/26/08 at 11:26pm
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Originally Posted by Coolface View Post
Thanks for the info.

Yes, i know the laptops have different applications, but the comparison i was trying to draw was gaming oriented. I was fearful that the XPS is lighter, cheaper (barely, actually) and better at gaming than the Sager, he confused me to say the least.

Also, his XPS has a intel GPU, not a nvidia. I'm sure on that. I'm not sure the model, but i'll look it up.

Edit: Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

So, does he even have hope of running oblivion at all with this GPU?
not even a chance

x3100 would barely play Halo 1 with decent fps....
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post #7 of 10
8/26/08 at 11:32pm
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I see.

Thank you. Hopefully he doesn't bring this up again...so i don't have to argue about it with him.
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post #8 of 10
8/26/08 at 11:38pm
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Originally Posted by Coolface View Post
I see.

Thank you. Hopefully he doesn't bring this up again...so i don't have to argue about it with him.
hehe e-peen war over who has the better laptop?

my brother tries that crap with me, ive yet to have a laptop in which his was better than mine......he always thinks his is because its 17 inch

oh well
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post #9 of 10
8/26/08 at 11:44pm
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Well, no, it's just he wants me to bring him oblivion as i said in the first post. I'm just hoping he doesn't bring it up, because then I'll either have to tell him he can't run it, which will lead him into denial (this isn't laptop specific, he's just one of those guys that has to have the best of everything) or I'll just bring it to him anyways, letting him believe he will be able to run oblivion at max settings, then procede to watch as his GPU explode.
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post #10 of 10
8/27/08 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by Coolface View Post
Well, no, it's just he wants me to bring him oblivion as i said in the first post. I'm just hoping he doesn't bring it up, because then I'll either have to tell him he can't run it, which will lead him into denial (this isn't laptop specific, he's just one of those guys that has to have the best of everything) or I'll just bring it to him anyways, letting him believe he will be able to run oblivion at max settings, then procede to watch as his GPU explode.
the game wont start, will say something like "yer video card is no where near our standards"

and if he has to have the best of everything, its quite odd he didnt get the video card option along with the LED display
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