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10/4/04 at 6:58pm
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I thinking to buy

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Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional; Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 530 with HT Technology (3.0GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB); 512MB (256/256) DDR333 SDRAM; 80GB hard drive; integrated Super Multi Write Plus (DVD –RW, +RW, -RAM) drive; 5-in-1 card reader; 17.0" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT display; ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X600 graphics, 64MB DDR; 802.11b/g WLAN, gigabit LAN, V.92 modem

for $1,600.00 but i want know how good ATI Mobility radron x600 Graphics is also is it able to replace video card because it have PCI express

Thanks

if someone have acer 1800, let me know if it is good or bad
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post #2 of 3
10/4/04 at 7:12pm
check the reviews section. I think there was a reviewup
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post #3 of 3
10/4/04 at 8:25pm
It's just a tiny bit faster than an MR9700. However, the graphics card being PCI-E does not mean that it's upgradabl at all. PCI-E is just an interface like AGP. In fact most non IGP GPU have been using a daughtercard design since the days of the Ati M128 but most manufacturer have not jump on the upgrade idea. Basically it all depend on the weither the manufacturer is willing to go thru the trouble of offering upgrade (Alienware, Voodoo, etc).

My personal believe is that it's a waste of time and money. I will not pay $4000 for an Alienware that have maybe 10% better performance than a $2500 mainstream laptop just for the hope of being able to upgrade the GPU. I'll take the $2500 laptop now and buy another one in 2 year which will be lighter, faster, have better battery life than a 2 year old Alienware no matter how you upgrade it.
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