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post #21 of 27
4/30/05 at 1:54am
the high resolution will be great for when you do video editing and movies...makes things look sharper and cleaner. you wont regret getting that one, i only wish it was a trubrite screen...
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post #22 of 27
5/3/05 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by mcyi
Gaming is great! The Nvidia GeForce Go 6600 is amazing! A great graphics card and puts out amazingly. It doesn't show in the benchmarks but in real time gaming it gives a great smooth reaction! Almost looks real!

Benchmarks:

Aquamark: 36,584
3DMark05: 1548
3DMark03: 5134
3DMark01: 13,984
I have been seeing some conflicting info on the tos website and here on the forums. would you be able to check in the device manager to see what the 6600 registers as, and under PowerStrip what the cards OEM clock frequinces are?
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post #23 of 27
5/3/05 at 9:24pm
can you guys list the price you paid with your specs for comparison? thanks
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post #24 of 27
5/16/05 at 3:55am

Tecra S2: 3DMARK05 Scores--Compare 256MB RAM with 2GB RAM

Here is the configuration:

TECRA S2
INTEL PM 2.00GHZ
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO (SP2)
MICROSOFT OFFICE TRIAL PRO
256MB*
15" UXGA TFT DISPLAY
NVIDIA GEFORCE 128MB
60GB HDD (7200 RPM)
DVD SUPER MULTI SNGL LAYER
WIN-DVD CREATOR
INTEL PRO 802.11ABG WIRELESS**
BLUETOOTH V1.2
10/100/1000 GIGABIT ETHERNET
6 CELL BATTERY
MICROSOFT WORKS
1 YEAR STANDARD WARRANTY
NO FDD

*Hynix PC2700S-25330 256MB DDR 333MHz CL2.5
**Turned off while testing


After starting up, and installing Windows updates, Norton Anti-Virus 2005 updates, but nothing else, I ran 3DMARK05 Free Edition on AC power, with default settings:

Tests
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Game Test 1: Selected
Game Test 2: Selected
Game Test 3: Selected
CPU Tests: 2 of 2
Feature Tests: 0 of 5
Batch Size Tests: 0 of 6

Settings
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Resolution: 1024 x 768
Anti-Aliasing: None
Filtering: Optimal
HLSL VS Target: 3_0
HLSL PS Target: 3_0
Fixed Framerate: Off

System
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GFX: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor
OS: Microsoft Windows XP


3DMark05: 1888 3DMarks

Then I installed 2GB RAM (from NewEgg):
2 SODIMM KINGMAX 1GB DDR333 MSAD42D-KI

Then using the same settings as before:

3DMark05: 1948 3DMarks
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post #25 of 27
6/15/05 at 2:34pm
Can S2 be used for .Net and Java development ?
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post #26 of 27
6/18/05 at 10:53pm
how's battery life and heat?
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post #27 of 27
6/19/05 at 4:26am
heats not an issue with the S2 i have used, as for the battery life, its not the absolute best but it gets what toshiba says it will get you so its not at all bad....
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