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post #121 of 153
4/13/05 at 12:07am
Thanks for the pics, looks the same as my 7422 on the surface.

Btw, 5400 rpm HD?
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post #122 of 153
4/13/05 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by randyman
Here are a few Pics:
that one's for you, rhino-of-little-faith
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post #123 of 153
4/13/05 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by randyman
I am sorry everyone, it appears I cannot attach photos. Its a bummer, I want to show pictures of the Hinges in particular. They appear to be a little more square than the ones that are cracking, but I can not be sure.

Anyway, I am still extremely satisfied with this machine. I ran several apps this morning with the computer on full power, and the battery still lasted nearly 2 hrs. I know it is not a long time, but with this size processor I think it is pretty good.
Hey Randyman, here is a tip from someone else about battery life.

Originally Posted by RobertJasper
Gateway didn't install the Mobile Athlon 64 driver on these laptops, they are using the windows built in driver. The windows driver will not throttle the CPU properly until after the computer has been in sleep mode. You can test this easily. With a full battery run CPU-Z and you will see that your CPU is running at full speed, and your battery remaining will be roughly 2 hours. Now put the computer to sleep, wait a minute, and then wake it up. Run CPU-Z again and your CPU will be running at 800MHz and the battery remaining will be roughly 3 hours.

Just download and install the latest driver from AMD and you will have 3 hour battery life, without having to put the computer to sleep first. Hope this helps.
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post #124 of 153
4/13/05 at 12:42am
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Originally Posted by kirby
Hey Randyman, here is a tip from someone else about battery life.

Originally Posted by RobertJasper
Gateway didn't install the Mobile Athlon 64 driver on these laptops, they are using the windows built in driver. The windows driver will not throttle the CPU properly until after the computer has been in sleep mode. You can test this easily. With a full battery run CPU-Z and you will see that your CPU is running at full speed, and your battery remaining will be roughly 2 hours. Now put the computer to sleep, wait a minute, and then wake it up. Run CPU-Z again and your CPU will be running at 800MHz and the battery remaining will be roughly 3 hours.

Just download and install the latest driver from AMD and you will have 3 hour battery life, without having to put the computer to sleep first. Hope this helps.
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post #125 of 153
4/13/05 at 2:17am
Randyman, What is the HD speed, 5400rpm???
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post #126 of 153
4/13/05 at 2:38am
Thx for the pics randyman. you may want to do a review - seems a lot of ppl are eager to see how its working for you. I know I am.

BTW, how's the screen ? Look good on white/light backgrounds? DVD's, games, etc...

cheers
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post #127 of 153
4/13/05 at 7:16am
The hard drive is a Fujitsu MHU2100AT, I googled it to see that it runs at 4200 RPM.
Oh well, I guess we can't have everything when we buy off of the rack.

I still love it tho. Also, thanks Kirby for the battery life info, I am sure it will work, I had put it to sleep and already notice that the fan shuts off more now.
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post #128 of 153
4/13/05 at 10:19am
Credit should go to RobertJasper.
Radyman, does yr lappy gets hot after intensive task???
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post #129 of 153
4/14/05 at 12:01am
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Originally Posted by HardBall
There is really no comparison.

The PM 2.0 runs much cooler, but is comparable to a P4 3.0 - 3.2 depending on the application; 3.0 in encoding and editing apps, and the rest of the apps about a P4 3.2

The A64 3700 is equivalent to a P4 3.8 in most applications; except in encoding and video/photo editing, where HT shines, there the 3700 is only comparable to a P4 3.4.

But in business, scientific, and other routine apps, the 3700 is comparable to the highest clocked P4 5xx, and in gaming, it even slightly tops the P4 3.8.

So if you are looking for power, the 3700+ really runs away from the PM 2.0; but it should have much worse battery life.
I don't have either of these laptops, but I've been researching this stuff enough to laugh at a comparison between these two laptops. Sure, the 3700+ athlon is faster than the centrino in many applications, but beyond that, the dell is better in every respect besides size, not counting warranty stuff (heard bad things about dell ) Anyway, keep in mind that the XPS gen 2 has an incredibly superior video card. The ddr 2 is a joke, the cpu is ok, hard drive is configurable, but the video card is the bomb. If you got the XPS-2, I'm assuming gaming is involved somewhere in that decision -- if that's the case, the only reason not to go with the xps-2 is the size/weight or price in my opinion.

Just didn't want to let that go unanswered...
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post #130 of 153
4/14/05 at 12:18am
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Originally Posted by joeld100
I don't have either of these laptops, but I've been researching this stuff enough to laugh at a comparison between these two laptops. Sure, the 3700+ athlon is faster than the centrino in many applications, but beyond that, the dell is better in every respect besides size, not counting warranty stuff (heard bad things about dell ) Anyway, keep in mind that the XPS gen 2 has an incredibly superior video card. The ddr 2 is a joke, the cpu is ok, hard drive is configurable, but the video card is the bomb. If you got the XPS-2, I'm assuming gaming is involved somewhere in that decision -- if that's the case, the only reason not to go with the xps-2 is the size/weight or price in my opinion.

Just didn't want to let that go unanswered...
It wasn't a comparison between those two notebooks, it was a comparison between the processors.


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Originally Posted by anthean
I think Hardball was merely making a processor comparison (the Athlon64 3700+ vs a Pentium M 2.0), NOT a comparison between the two notebooks overall.

EDIT--Robert, I see you beat me by minute.
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post #131 of 153
4/14/05 at 12:19am
I think Hardball was merely making a processor comparison (the Athlon64 3700+ vs a Pentium M 2.0), NOT a comparison between the two notebooks overall.

EDIT--Robert, I see you beat me by minute.
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post #132 of 153
4/14/05 at 3:12pm
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/V...~96667,00.html

Looks like the 3700+ in the Gateway 7426gx is the Mobile Athlon 64 69w TDP version.
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post #133 of 153
4/14/05 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by joeld100
I don't have either of these laptops, but I've been researching this stuff enough to laugh at a comparison between these two laptops. Sure, the 3700+ athlon is faster than the centrino in many applications, but beyond that, the dell is better in every respect besides size, not counting warranty stuff (heard bad things about dell ) Anyway, keep in mind that the XPS gen 2 has an incredibly superior video card. The ddr 2 is a joke, the cpu is ok, hard drive is configurable, but the video card is the bomb. If you got the XPS-2, I'm assuming gaming is involved somewhere in that decision -- if that's the case, the only reason not to go with the xps-2 is the size/weight or price in my opinion.

Just didn't want to let that go unanswered...
Truth to your statement.

But I personally wouldn't pay anything more than 1200 USD for any Dell. I have owned several Dells before, and everyone of them developed problems relatively soon into their life, which were obviously due to build quality. The only reason to get a Dell is if you are short on cash, or just need a secondary Laptop at the office or an ultra-portable or something.

I would never buy Dell as my main machine, or spend significant Dough on it, certainly not an XPS. If one really wants to game, get a Shuttle, and an LCD, which will be cheaper and nearly as light, but performs much better in gaming (possibly SLI graphics)

The only possible time when I would consider buying an XPS is if they have 50% off sale or somthing, like yesterday morning.
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post #134 of 153
4/14/05 at 4:18pm
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Originally Posted by RobertJasper
It wasn't a comparison between those two notebooks, it was a comparison between the processors.
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Originally Posted by anthean
I think Hardball was merely making a processor comparison (the Athlon64 3700+ vs a Pentium M 2.0), NOT a comparison between the two notebooks overall.
Thanks, guys, for making my statement clear.
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post #135 of 153
4/14/05 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by SerbiaNem
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/V...~96667,00.html

Looks like the 3700+ in the Gateway 7426gx is the Mobile Athlon 64 69w TDP version.
62?
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post #136 of 153
4/15/05 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by SerbiaNem
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/V...~96667,00.html

Looks like the 3700+ in the Gateway 7426gx is the Mobile Athlon 64 69w TDP version.

I got it right, and I wrote on page 6 like 2 weeks ago

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Originally Posted by AlexRuiz
I am pretty sure the announcement of the mobile Athlon 64 3700+ (62W) will coincide with this machine. As someone mentioned, they have maxed the computer, so my guess is that the next refreshing is not going to be a refreshing... it is going to be a new model.

Guess for Jul 2005:
Mobile Athlon 64 (Turion?)
x700 128 MB PCI-E
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post #137 of 153
4/15/05 at 12:54pm
Do any Gateways come in a WSXGA+ 15.4" size?

I took advantage of the Dell $750 off $1500 deal and ordered the below. I was thinking of the 7426x but the option to order a higher res. screen convinced me to order the Dell. Outside of that, I think the 7426x is still better than the Dell in every way. I still have time to cancel it and wonder if I should and wait for the 7426x to go on sale?

Dell 6000d
1.6ghz Centrino @ 533fsb
Ultrasharp 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050
256mb DDR2 PC2-3200 (plan to order 512mbx2 DDR2 PC2-4200 from Kingston for $160)
x300 128mb
60gb hdd (will replace w/ 60gb Hitachi 7200rpm from Dell SB for $135)
DVD-ROM

$813 Notebook
135 7200rpm hdd
160 512x2 DDR2
1108 Total
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post #138 of 153
4/15/05 at 1:29pm
My 7426gx I have for sale, brand new in the box.

i posted in the for sale section. I just thought this would get more visibility sorry. I wish for those interested to have a chance to buy.

Specs are as is follows

amd64 3700+
1gig ram
64mb ati radeon 9550
100gb hard drive
dual layer dvd burner
15.4 ultrabright screen
fire wire, 6 in 1 etc

If you have any questions please ask through ebay or email me at ronaldh@gmail.com
I have a 2 year 6month warranty from best buy I can transfer to you on this laptop. I orginally had another laptop that was defective. Best Buy swapped it for this one, and the warranty carried over. I decided I don't need a laptop so I'm selling it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
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post #139 of 153
4/15/05 at 1:32pm
wrong forum. try for/sale.
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post #140 of 153
4/15/05 at 3:30pm
Yeah, I mean 62w.
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