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post #21 of 38
10/27/04 at 10:08am
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Originally Posted by Xarthan
i got no mysterious discount! w00t! I got freebie-screwed!
Me either.

.. and I paid to upgrade to 1.6 to boot.
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post #22 of 38
10/27/04 at 10:10am
sucks.
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post #23 of 38
10/27/04 at 3:43pm
Afobisme Dell doesn't make money by being fair can't you *read* all the people who have cheated out this or that and your *concerned* with $16? You are a one of a kind or blind as bat to believe in the 'suspension of disbelief' another psychological real term, that DELL is your *friend*, not the manufacturer taking as much money out of your pocket as they can.
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post #24 of 38
10/27/04 at 3:54pm
never mind. just never mind.

yes, I edited this post.
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post #25 of 38
10/27/04 at 4:45pm
i got 1 out of 2 laptops today. yep, i have to confirm that i have the 1.6 upgrade when i ordered the 1.5.

only thing is, this laptop is for my friend. mine is coming tomorrow. i hope i got the upgrade as well...

or i'm gonna have to do some PROCESSOR SWITCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #26 of 38
10/27/04 at 9:11pm
I did not get a 1.6 either waaah. But I LOVE this 8600 watching movies is an experience and I have the type of screen that you can view it from angles not like my 600 where you have to sit directly in front.
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post #27 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:31am
Is this PM 1.6 what you see when you go to "My Computer" and "Properties?"

I got that too then I used Aida32 and saw that I actually had a PM 1.5.
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post #28 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:42am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Youhou
Is this PM 1.6 what you see when you go to "My Computer" and "Properties?"

I got that too then I used Aida32 and saw that I actually had a PM 1.5.

Nope. Start > Run > MSinfo32

this hooks directly into WMI and reads the system info. 1.6ghz. I've also loaded SpeedSwitchXP to change the processor speed and it also reports 1.6ghz. Intel Processor Frequency ID also reports 1.6 with 400mhz bus.

I think I have a 1.6!
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post #29 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:45am
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Intel(R) Processor Frequency ID Utility
Version: 7.1.20040716
Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 04:08:15
Number of processors in system: 1
Current processor: #1
Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 725 1.60GHz
Type: 0
Family: 6
Model: D
Stepping: 6
Revision: 17
L1 Instruction Cache: 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Packaging: µFCPGA/µFCBGA
MMX(TM): Yes
SIMD: Yes
SIMD2: Yes
SIMD3: No
NetBurst(TM) Microarchitecture: No
Expected Processor Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Reported Processor Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Expected System Bus Frequency: 400 MHz
Reported System Bus Frequency: 400 MHz
*************************************************************
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post #30 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:51am
I cant say the P4 EE is EXTREMELY different than a regular P4...I guess it has something to do with Doom 3 running extremely well..but so does the 500 dollar X800 XT. From my estimation I have a feeling that my overall SYSTEM speed comes with the 148 GB RAID 0 10,000 RPM raptors....I bet that is responsible for a lot of the speed difference that I'm seeing.
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post #31 of 38
10/28/04 at 1:47am
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Originally Posted by thecommish16
I cant say the P4 EE is EXTREMELY different than a regular P4...I guess it has something to do with Doom 3 running extremely well..but so does the 500 dollar X800 XT. From my estimation I have a feeling that my overall SYSTEM speed comes with the 148 GB RAID 0 10,000 RPM raptors....I bet that is responsible for a lot of the speed difference that I'm seeing.

what's this got to do with the 1.6 processor in the 8600?
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post #32 of 38
10/28/04 at 2:38am
It doesn't :P

I didn't get the 1.6. Oh well it wasn't worth it anyways. People who ordered that late risked the coupon expiring and I remember how pissed I was when that 500 dollar coupon expired early.

This laptop has been pretty good so far. Stop complaining lets just all be happy
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post #33 of 38
10/28/04 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by afobisme
did you people who got the 1.6 receive the "mystery" $16 discount? im hoping that the discount was a consellation for those who got the 1.5 ghz... then things would be more fair.
Yes, I did get 1.6 instead of 1.5 and a small discount like yours too. I like my new system so far
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post #34 of 38
10/28/04 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by Dukhat
I didn't get the 1.6. Oh well it wasn't worth it anyways. People who ordered that late risked the coupon expiring and I remember how pissed I was when that 500 dollar coupon expired early.
Inventory must've run out quick cause I ordered mine at 9am EST that day, and still got the 1.6 model. Now why couldn't the same thing happen with the hard drives.... "ooops, no more regular 60gb drives available, take this 7200rpm instead, we insist"
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post #35 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by cmarcho
Nope. Start > Run > MSinfo32

this hooks directly into WMI and reads the system info. 1.6ghz. I've also loaded SpeedSwitchXP to change the processor speed and it also reports 1.6ghz. Intel Processor Frequency ID also reports 1.6 with 400mhz bus.

I think I have a 1.6!

Oh my goodness... I got a free upgrade too

Also got the small discount

EDIT: Hmm, Is there a way to check the L2 cache? Aida32 and Fresh can't seem to find the L2 cache...
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post #36 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:35pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Youhou
Oh my goodness... I got a free upgrade too

Also got the small discount

EDIT: Hmm, Is there a way to check the L2 cache? Aida32 and Fresh can't seem to find the L2 cache...

go right to the source! Intel has a great free frequency id utility that will tell you exactly what proc you have:

http://www.intel.com/support/process.../CS-007620.htm
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post #37 of 38
10/28/04 at 12:45pm
Awesome, that did it, thanks!
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post #38 of 38
11/2/04 at 12:06am
I just today received my 8600 that I ordered during the $750 coupon deal. I ordered a 1.5, and I also received a 1.6. Made me very happy! I did not receive any odd discount like others have mentioned; in fact I cancelled my original order and reordered on the phone to make changes to my config.
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