Specs:
Gateway P-7805u
* Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8400 3MB L2 cache - 2.26 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB
* 17" Ultrabright TFT WUXGA LCD (1920x1200 resolution) (look for the LG panel when purchasing)
* 320GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
* 4GB DDR3 1066 RAM
* NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS with 1GB of GDDR3 discrete video memory (future-proof for games)
* DVD+/-RW Super Multi Drive with Dual-Layer Capability
* 1.3MP Webcam
* Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 - 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N
* 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, plus 56k ITU V.92 ready fax/modem
* Ports: HDMI, 3 USB, 1 VGA, 1 eSATA, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 headphone audio out, 1 microphone, 1 Kensington lock slot, 1 AC adapter
* 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card)
* 1 year parts and labor warranty from Gateway- new system
* Average 3D mark06 score is 9500 a little better if tweaked or upgrade to P9600 or even P9800 CPU- cost about $500 extra
Please note that Gateway has mislabeled the box -- this is indeed a WUXGA screen!!
Price: $1050 + TAX at Best Buy starting 01/04/09
Dell XPS M1730
* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X9000(2.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
* Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition SP1
* 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
* 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
* 400G (2X200) 7200RPM Performance SATA HDD Free FallSensor
* Blu-ray / DVD / CD Burner (Blu-ray Disc Drive)
* NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory
* AGEIA Phys 100M Processor
* Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965a/g/n Mini Card
* Built-in Bluetooth (2.0 EDR)
* 9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
* Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD
* Multimedia Cable Kit
* McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months
* Microsoft works 9.0
* AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC TV Tuner w/ Media Center Remote Control
* Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
* Media Direct 3.5
* Roxio Creator 10 Premiere
* Dell Exclusive Media Direct
* 2GB Datasafe Online
* Dell Resource DVD
* Dell Travel ExpressCard
* Logitech Gaming LCD
* Dell XPS Laptop BackPack ( Black )
* 3 Year Extended warranty w/ accidental damage
* NO direct HDMI port- have to use DVI adapter
* NO Esata port, but 4 USB 2.0 ports
* Lots of fancy lights
* NO DDR3 RAM, NO 1066 FSB mother board, a little older GPU technology.
* Average 3D mark06 score is 13,500 a little better OC the CPU to 3.4 ghz
Price: $3,900 + TAX at Dell Home- NEW
$2,700 ebay new/refurbished- this is a crap shoot to get a good one
$????? craigslist- if you are lucky
So, my question to everyone is: which is better? I know that the XPS beats the Gateway by about 3000+ marks ( if you upgrade the CPU in the Gateway and OC the GPU you can get 11K marks I have seen this in other forums ), but the price difference is about $2500. This is with the the XPS being purchased NEW from DELL and the Gateway purchased NEW from BB and the CPU upgraded to a P9800 . I am a big gamer, mostly emulation (MAME, Dreamcast, Saturn, other) and the new FPS games and I need the power, but the cost......???? Thanks.
Gateway P-7805u
* Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8400 3MB L2 cache - 2.26 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB
* 17" Ultrabright TFT WUXGA LCD (1920x1200 resolution) (look for the LG panel when purchasing)
* 320GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
* 4GB DDR3 1066 RAM
* NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS with 1GB of GDDR3 discrete video memory (future-proof for games)
* DVD+/-RW Super Multi Drive with Dual-Layer Capability
* 1.3MP Webcam
* Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 - 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N
* 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, plus 56k ITU V.92 ready fax/modem
* Ports: HDMI, 3 USB, 1 VGA, 1 eSATA, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 headphone audio out, 1 microphone, 1 Kensington lock slot, 1 AC adapter
* 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card)
* 1 year parts and labor warranty from Gateway- new system
* Average 3D mark06 score is 9500 a little better if tweaked or upgrade to P9600 or even P9800 CPU- cost about $500 extra
Please note that Gateway has mislabeled the box -- this is indeed a WUXGA screen!!
Price: $1050 + TAX at Best Buy starting 01/04/09
Dell XPS M1730
* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X9000(2.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
* Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition SP1
* 17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
* 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
* 400G (2X200) 7200RPM Performance SATA HDD Free FallSensor
* Blu-ray / DVD / CD Burner (Blu-ray Disc Drive)
* NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory
* AGEIA Phys 100M Processor
* Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965a/g/n Mini Card
* Built-in Bluetooth (2.0 EDR)
* 9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
* Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD
* Multimedia Cable Kit
* McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months
* Microsoft works 9.0
* AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC TV Tuner w/ Media Center Remote Control
* Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
* Media Direct 3.5
* Roxio Creator 10 Premiere
* Dell Exclusive Media Direct
* 2GB Datasafe Online
* Dell Resource DVD
* Dell Travel ExpressCard
* Logitech Gaming LCD
* Dell XPS Laptop BackPack ( Black )
* 3 Year Extended warranty w/ accidental damage
* NO direct HDMI port- have to use DVI adapter
* NO Esata port, but 4 USB 2.0 ports
* Lots of fancy lights
* NO DDR3 RAM, NO 1066 FSB mother board, a little older GPU technology.
* Average 3D mark06 score is 13,500 a little better OC the CPU to 3.4 ghz
Price: $3,900 + TAX at Dell Home- NEW
$2,700 ebay new/refurbished- this is a crap shoot to get a good one
$????? craigslist- if you are lucky
So, my question to everyone is: which is better? I know that the XPS beats the Gateway by about 3000+ marks ( if you upgrade the CPU in the Gateway and OC the GPU you can get 11K marks I have seen this in other forums ), but the price difference is about $2500. This is with the the XPS being purchased NEW from DELL and the Gateway purchased NEW from BB and the CPU upgraded to a P9800 . I am a big gamer, mostly emulation (MAME, Dreamcast, Saturn, other) and the new FPS games and I need the power, but the cost......???? Thanks.
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