The I6000! - Page 4

Don't know if you are referring me. I did not say PCI-EXPRESS=Upgrades. what I have said is i6000 utilizes either 915GM or 915GMS chipset and does not equip with a PCI-EXPRESS port. Having no port means there will be no upgrades unless we are talking about a whole systemboard replacement or the 32bit PCMICA slot Video card "upgrades".

I went through Dell's EPP site and configured a 9200 and 6000 identically - the 6000's list price came out to $2,145, the 9200's at $2,320. Only a $175 difference. Considering you get the 17" screen and the MR 9700 with the 9200, it seems the 9200 is a better deal. (Especially since the EPP discount on the 9200 is 15%, and only 10% on the 6000, making the prices nearly identical.) Now, I am certainly sympathetic with people who say they do not want a 17" laptop, so the 9200 isn't nearly as good a machine for them.

So in terms of widescreen 15.4" laptops, I don't think the 6000 exactly falls into the "budget" grouping. It's simply a nice midpoint between the 12" 700m and 9200.

I'm just saying the 6000 is priced a bit high, but that can be expected during initial launch.

And as for your other post. I've been able to configure a 9200 for those specs or even better specs for 1300 bucks.


Anyways you upgraded to the 60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive for 199 bucks. It's smarter to buy the hard drive seperately. It's usually cheaper and u end up with 2 hard drives.

If it is "cheap" then why does it cost more than 5160, the 1150 and the 1000? Why is it using the New Alviso chipset which costs more than the chipset being used by Dothan? If Dell wanted to make another budget notebook they should of used the chipset which supports the 400 MHz FSB. And because it is a "budget" notebook it would of made more sense, the 6000 then would of been cheaper, and Dell still could of made it weigh 6.65 lbs to satisfy the people who want that weight. And they should of stuck the Alviso in a lappy that has a graphic card for people who want to play games.

I wouldn't call the i6000 cheap. I more classify the the regular price wo/coupons under 700 bucks to be cheap. The 5160 is a pretty sturdy nice laptop. Only pitfall is its too thick and heavy.

well if u need the laptop right now then i guess go with what you can, but usually if you wait a few weeks dell S&B will sell the 60/7200 for 127 bucks.

But yes the 9200 comes up now high now, but then again I never buy a dell wo/coupons.

How many ppl here buy dell's wo the deal or coupons?

I hope you enjoy your computer, i'm considering getting that when a dedicated video card/mucho deals swing around.

I'm currious as to how the integrated video card preforms compared to the 700m one.

also you get an extra 30GB hard drive too, since you'll have the original one.

and its very easy to do the change.

Does the intergrated graphics card provide quality graphics?

Is it no good for gaming?

Does this mean the 6000 will never have an option for better graphics?

I'm betting the I6000 will be getting an dedicated graphics controller, probably by the end of February would be my guess. The specs had already been posted on another forum recently.

have you ever tried to max out an 1150 or 5160 with just hardware - not counting warranty, software, etc... i know someone who purchased a 5150 for THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS since he packed on every bit of hardware, etc. available. the i6000 is the budget replacement for the 5160 - just take my word for it because believe me, i know. it is NOT and i8600 replacement - that was already done with the i9200. there is NO i8700 or anything like that coming. why is it using the sonoma platform? its the FIRST ONE - doesnt mean higher end notebooks wont be coming out with it. remember what the first inspiron notebook was that was packing the centrino platform? the i600m. hardly a highend notebook, but it fit the needs of the people who bought it. Hardware progresses at a very advanced rate - the specs for the 5160 would not have been shabby at all a year ago, but now its garbage - 2 years ago it would have been faster than a top of the line inspiron 8200. damn the i6000 starts at NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS right now... if that isnt low end budget than show me what is. check this out:

Take an Inspiron 1150 - which i can assume that ALL of you think is a cheap entry notebook:

Inspiron 1150 Qty 1
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80GHz, 15-in XGA, Microsoft® Windows®XP Home Unit Price $1,998.00
Catalog Number: 29

Module Description Product Code Sku Id
Inspiron 1150 Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80GHz, 15-in XGA IP28LHN [221-4188] 1
Operating System Microsoft® Windows®XP Home WHXP [412-0689][420-4766][463-2282][420-4830][420-4928] 11
Memory 1GB Shared DDR SDRAM, 2 Dimms 1GB2D [311-3274] 3
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive 60GB [341-0186] 8
Network Card Integrated Network Card INTNIC [430-0810] 13
Modem Internal 56K Modem 56MPC [312-0188] 14
Document Management Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER [430-1048] 15
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability 8XDVDRW [313-2941][430-1050] 16
Wireless Networking Cards Dell® Wireless 1450 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps) TM1450I [430-0929] 19
Productivity Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® ICORELM [412-0714] 22
Security Software No Security Subscription NS [412-0755] 25
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software MMBASE [412-0741] 26
Primary Battery 96 WHr 12-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 12BAT [310-5969] 27
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 90 Days Ltd Warranty, 90 Days Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support T90DDRR [900-3961][950-8720][960-2780] 29
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included AOLDHS [412-0585][412-0625][420-3224][412-0687] 37
Digital Imaging or Digital Photography Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album™ Starter Edition DPS [412-0744] 38
Floppy Drive and Other Home Setup Accessories External USB Floppy Drive USBFD [341-0180] 91
Wireless Wide Area Networking Options Dell TrueMobile™ 5100 GPRS PC Card & A&TT TM5100A [430-0766] 114
Dell Media Experience Dell™ Media Experience DMX [412-0751] 115

ACCESSORIES

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SAVE $100 with mail-in rebate! System price shown before rebate. Qty 1
Unit Price $0.00
TOTAL: $1,998.00

just the basics that all of you would have in your computers - a 2.8ghz processor, 1GB of memory, a 60gb hard drive, dvd burner, and you're pushing TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS before tax and shipping... so what would you say to the guy spending over 2 G's on an 1150? you got a very good notebook - not a budget cheap entry level - because you spent 2 G's on your notebook even though its an 1150? yea im sure that will happen...

For the wait I hope it’s better than the ATI x300.