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RTS Dates XPS2 -- Dell Confidential

post #1 of 22
3/4/05 at 1:50pm
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Dell Technical Support Training
Date Printed: 2/25/2005 11:02:01 AM
Dell Confidential - Internal Use Only
Inspiron XPS Gen 2 - Folsom
Product Overview

Inspiron XPS Gen2 RTS Dates

Americas 3/15/2005
Europe 3/15/2005








This table provides an overview of the features of the Inspiron XPS Gen2 and XPS.
Features
Inspiron XPS Gen2
Processor Type
Pentium 4
Processor Speeds
Dothan (2.0GHz & 2.13GHz)
System Chipset
Intel 915PM
Memory Speed
533 MHz Dual Channel DDR2
Standard Memory / Max
512 MB / 2 GB
LCD Types
17" Widescreen LCD
WUXGA (1920x1200)
TrueLife
Video Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
Audio Chipset
SigmaTel STAC9750
USB support
USB 2.0
Storage Options
USB Only Floppy
DVD/CDRW Combo
DVD+/-RW
Integrated NIC (LOM)
Broadcom 570x - 10/100/1000 adapter
Internal Wireless Options
Intel Pro Wireless 2200
Intel Pro Wireless 2915
Dell Wireless 1370
Dell Wireless 1450
Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth
Internal Modem (MDC)
Conexant D110 MDC V.9x Modem (Hermes)
Additional Features
Customizable Lights in 3 zones
Operating Systems
Windows XP Home SP2
Windows XP Professional SP2
Windows Media Center 2005
Docking Station
Support for Targus USB Dock
AC Adapter
130 Watt
Battery Type
9-cell, 80-WHr, "smart" lithium ion
System Weight
8.6 lb


Features
Inspiron XPS
Processor Type
Pentium 4
Processor Speeds
Northwood MT (2.8GHz - 3.2GHz)
Prescott MT (3.2GHz - 4.0GHz)
Prescott DT (3.6GHz - 4.4GHz)
System Chipset
Intel 865PE
Memory Speed
333/400 MHz
Standard Memory / Max
512 MB / 2 GB
LCD Types
15.4" LCD
WXGA (1280x800)
WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
WUXGA (1920x1200)
Video Chipset
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
Graphics Upgrade Option
Audio Chipset
SigmaTel STAC9750
USB support
USB 2.0
Storage Options
Floppy Disk
CD-ROM
DVD
DVD/CDRW Combo
DVD+RW
Second Hard Drive
D-bay
Integrated NIC (LOM)
Broadcom 570x - 10/100/1000 adapter
Internal Wireless Options
True Mobile 1300 MiniPCI Wireless NIC
True Mobile 1400 MiniPCI Wireless NIC
TrueMobile 300 Bluetooth
Internal Modem (MDC)
Conexant D480 MDC 56k v.92 modem (Eclipse)
Additional Features
N/A
Operating Systems
Windows XP Home SP1
Windows XP Professional SP1
"Clean Install" Option
Docking Station
Support for Targus USB Dock
AC Adapter
150 Watt
Battery Type
Lithium-Ion 12-cell 95WH
16-cell (optional)
System Weight
9.1 lb


Dell Technical Support Training
Date Printed: 2/25/2005 11:02:01 AM
Dell Confidential - Internal Use Only
Inspiron XPS Gen 2 - Folsom



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post #2 of 22
3/4/05 at 1:53pm
What's all that stuff about P4 processors and WSXGA+ in there?
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post #3 of 22
3/4/05 at 1:56pm
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It's a table one column each for XPS2 and old XPS.
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post #4 of 22
3/4/05 at 1:59pm
So 15/03 for all of us ?!!
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post #5 of 22
3/4/05 at 2:40pm
It says something about Dothan ..... neither I XPS's have Dothan CPU's right?
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post #6 of 22
3/4/05 at 2:43pm
xps2's use the dothan
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post #7 of 22
3/4/05 at 2:43pm
Where did you get this?

Can we expect the xps2 to be shipped sooner then???
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post #8 of 22
3/4/05 at 2:59pm
Get the one for the 9300. I want to see if it has gigabit.

Unfortunately, if they don't have the video cards to put in them, the RTS date means nothing.

BTW, what does RTS stand for? Release something?

Yo, and check this:
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NOTE: There are two versions of the GeForce Go 6800 graphics card. Sullivan (GeForce Go 6800) has a lower AISC and Memory speed then Folsom's (GeForce Go 6800 Ultra). These two cards are not swappable between the two systems.
This sounds like some significant information regarding the difference between the 6800's and also whether either card can be used in either notebook. It doesn't say what "the two systems" are, but the have to mean the 9300 and the iXPS2, right? And what is AISC? And are "Folsom" and "Sullivan" nicknames for the iXPS2 and 9300, respectively?

Yeah:
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The LCD is a FRU component on the Inspiron XPS Gen2 system due to logistics costs. The XPS Gen2 has a 17" LCD with one resolution option:
WUXGA - 1920x1200 TrueLife
The LCD on this system has a "shiny" (aka. TrueLife) finish like the previous 700M - Molokai. This is by design, the shiny finish gives a clearer, crisper display especially when viewing DVD movies.
This document is a really cool find, props to Ami111 for obtaining and posting it. But why do they call it "shiny" instead of shiny? That leads me to believe it's not really shiny but only kind of shiny.
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post #9 of 22
3/4/05 at 3:06pm
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There are two versions of the GeForce Go 6800 graphics card. Sullivan (GeForce Go 6800) has a lower AISC and Memory speed then Folsom's (GeForce Go 6800 Ultra). These two cards are not swappable between the two systems.
Is this referring to the 9300 vs xps2 GPU?

edit: posted at same time lol
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post #10 of 22
3/4/05 at 3:20pm
Just some more info about the LCD:


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LCD Cleaning Kit
Because the LCD on the XPS Gen2 has a shiny surface, a cleaning kit will be included in the box for the customer 100% of the time. The customer should use this cleaning solution when cleaning the LCD so that the screen finish is not damaged. Additional cleaning solution can be purchased from Klear Screen.
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post #11 of 22
3/4/05 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
BTW, what does RTS stand for? Release something?
Hopefully, it means Release To Shipping, and that's when the systems will go out the door to us!

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This sounds like some significant information regarding the difference between the 6800's and also whether either card can be used in either notebook. It doesn't say what "the two systems" are, but the have to mean the 9300 and the iXPS2, right? And what is AISC? And are "Folsom" and "Sullivan" nicknames for the iXPS2 and 9300, respectively?
Hmm, where have we heard that before? Oh yeah, from me

Folsom = XPS2
Gilbert = 9200
Sulivan = 9300

AISC is a mispelling of ASIC = Application Specific IC = the 6800 core. The 9300's 6800 will have a slower-clocked core.
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post #12 of 22
3/4/05 at 4:41pm
nice!

ami111 you are the light at the end of the dark tunnel =)
finally xps2 gets to europe!!!!
can't wait to have this thing in my hands!!!!!! damn, i want one, now!!!!

btw who are folsom, gilbert and sullivan?? dells employees of the month or are these town names?? =)
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post #13 of 22
3/4/05 at 4:59pm
Folsom is a city in California famous for it's prison. XPS2 owners are obviously bad-ass ex-cons, for the most part.

Gilbert and Sulivan wrote show tunes. Dell's internal names reveal that the 9200/9300 were planned from the beginning as a two-part act. The 9200 was merely a stop-gap until Intel released Sonoma. I still like my stop-gap though
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post #14 of 22
3/4/05 at 5:07pm
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Originally Posted by dellbert
Folsom is a city in California famous for it's prison. XPS2 owners are obviously bad-ass ex-cons, for the most part.

Gilbert and Sulivan wrote show tunes. Dell's internal names reveal that the 9200/9300 were planned from the beginning as a two-part act. The 9200 was merely a stop-gap until Intel released Sonoma. I still like my stop-gap though
thats interesting...

anyway i'am going for this xps2 =)
i did enough illegal in my life to legitimate this
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post #15 of 22
3/4/05 at 5:25pm
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Originally Posted by dellbert
Folsom is a city in California famous for it's prison. XPS2 owners are obviously bad-ass ex-cons, for the most part.

Gilbert and Sulivan wrote show tunes. Dell's internal names reveal that the 9200/9300 were planned from the beginning as a two-part act. The 9200 was merely a stop-gap until Intel released Sonoma. I still like my stop-gap though
Just to follow up with useless trivia:
XPS1 was project Alcatraz. Its a prison island located in California's San Francisco Bay and was a home of some of the worst mob criminals back in the 1950s and 1960s prisons. Many movies have been made about it.

For XPS2 dell kept the prison name theme going and chose another corrections facility located in California, Folsom State Prison.

So now you know....
I would expect the XPS3 possibly named San Quentin after San Quentin State Prison. This is the new home of Scott Petterson.
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post #16 of 22
3/4/05 at 10:55pm
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Originally Posted by dellbert
Folsom is a city in California famous for it's prison. XPS2 owners are obviously bad-ass ex-cons, for the most part.

Gilbert and Sulivan wrote show tunes. Dell's internal names reveal that the 9200/9300 were planned from the beginning as a two-part act. The 9200 was merely a stop-gap until Intel released Sonoma. I still like my stop-gap though
Folsom is about 15 minutes away from me

And I'm buying the XPS 2.
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post #17 of 22
3/4/05 at 10:59pm
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Originally Posted by DaddyOf2Girls
Just to follow up with useless trivia:
XPS1 was project Alcatraz. Its a prison island located in California's San Francisco Bay and was a home of some of the worst mob criminals back in the 1950s and 1960s prisons. Many movies have been made about it.

For XPS2 dell kept the prison name theme going and chose another corrections facility located in California, Folsom State Prison.

So now you know....
I would expect the XPS3 possibly named San Quentin after San Quentin State Prison. This is the new home of Scott Petterson.

Sooo.... does this mean XPS customers need to be locked up?
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post #18 of 22
3/4/05 at 11:14pm
Prescott DT (3.6GHz - 4.4GHz)

What a laugh
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post #19 of 22
3/7/05 at 8:51am
Thread Starter 
Still thinking whether to buy from UK or get it from US(£700 cheaper).
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post #20 of 22
3/7/05 at 9:04am
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Originally Posted by ami111
Still thinking whether to buy from UK or get it from US(£700 cheaper).
Imported or picking one up over there and bringing it back?
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