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Thinking of buying a 257SA1...

post #1 of 20
9/13/04 at 9:34pm
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Who on these forums would be interested in a review of the updated Uniwill 257SA1 (replacing the 258SA0)? I've found a distributor with one in stock and was contemplating purchasing it in order to offer a review and perhaps a definitive answer on whether or not they had resolved the much discussed heat issues of it's predecessor. To that end, though the new chipset supports the Prescott, I was thinking about building with a Northwood so it would be a more accurate comparison. Any thoughts? Oh, and anyone who would want to buy it after the review is done?
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post #2 of 20
9/14/04 at 10:46am
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Yes/No/Maybe?
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post #3 of 20
9/14/04 at 8:36pm
Sure why not.. it may well be the next A64 chassis too..
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post #4 of 20
9/14/04 at 8:42pm
I would be interested to know if it is just a pretty new case desig or if they actaully made some design improvements
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post #5 of 20
9/14/04 at 8:51pm
LoL....this sucks. My model is now obsolete.
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post #6 of 20
9/15/04 at 11:38am
Unleaded - What did you decide?

Do you know what the specific differences are in this refresh?
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post #7 of 20
9/15/04 at 11:51am
I'd be interested in what this new case would be like. I ended up returning my G3 because of the heat. Hopefully they did a better job of cooling the hard drive or at least shielding the palmrests from it.
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post #8 of 20
9/15/04 at 11:55am
Other than the gpu upgrade, the sa1 supports northwood and prescott cpus, has the mp3 playback controls on the front (with mini-LCD), allows playing music without booting up.
the size is almost identical.
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post #9 of 20
9/15/04 at 12:05pm
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Since it's garnered some interest, I'll order it. I will be building as follows:

3.0 P4 Northwood (so we can better guage any thermal shielding improvements)
512MB DDR 400
DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
60GB 7200RPM HD
Intel Pro Wireless 2200b/g

If you'd like to see it configured otherwise, let me know. As CoffeeShark noted, the only real changes in this upgraded model is support for Prescott (not going to get one as I want to do an apples to apples heat comparison with the 258SA0) and an upgrade to an MR9700 w/ 128MB VRAM. At this point, we just don't know if they have improved anything with regard to thermal properties....but we will soon.
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post #10 of 20
9/15/04 at 1:22pm
Come on, get the prescott too and see how they compare
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post #11 of 20
9/15/04 at 1:29pm
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Omg, you bugger...you are just stirring the pot. First an IM to convince me to get a second proc and now here...you're totally incorrigible
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post #12 of 20
9/15/04 at 1:55pm
Where are you buying the barebones from? Do you have any pics of what it looks like?

While you're at it why don't you also get a 3.4 P4EE and test it out for us.
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post #13 of 20
9/15/04 at 2:42pm
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OMG, Rustican, you bandwagoner! . After I get it I'll take pics of the build, finished product, etc. and provide a review/benchies.
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post #14 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:38pm
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Ok, all components will arrive on Friday:

Barebones 257SA1 w/ DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
P4 3.0C
512MB DDR 400 (Micron)
60 GB Hitachi 7K60
Intel Pro Wireless 2200b/g

Will have initial impressions on Friday night with any luck.
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post #15 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:43pm
NICE! - Thanks for checking this out.
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post #16 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:43pm
where's the 3.4EE? WIMP!

nice ship time, by the way.
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post #17 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:45pm
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Yah, it should arrive at the same time that the <friendly hello> I'm shipping to you by FedEx gets there.

Edit: Pwnz0red
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post #18 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:46pm
Personal Attack!!!! I'm reporting you now, where's the forum police?
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post #19 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unleaded
Yah, it should arrive at the same time that the bish-SLAP I'm shipping to you by FedEx gets there.
nice try, edit boy
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post #20 of 20
9/15/04 at 5:49pm
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OMG, Libel! Where's my cyber lawyer?
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