This is just a brief initial review where a full review will follow after the first month.
1.6GHz
1G DDR
80G HD
X300 video
WXGA+ (1440x900)........no good!
$1990 - $750 = $1240 to my front door.
Yes its big, yes its well built. Right off the bat I didnt like the 1440x900 resolution. Windows is looking very jagged, browsing the internet also showed jagged images (including text, jpeg, graphics, etc.). This was quite a disappointment. But, even though I was throughly dissappointed with the internet resolution I was happily surprised that my pictures (taken from a Canon 10D) were looking pretty good. They were only slightly softened but still nice and crisp. DVD's were pretty much the same, nice and crisp (not extremely crisp though).
Anyway, Im now wishing I had sprung for the extra $125 for the UXGA w/ TrueLife. I called Dell to find out my exchange options but they say the only thing I can do is return this unit and go through a whole new re-ordering process without getting the deal I got on this unit. Basically, I will be governed by whatever deals are going on at the time of my re-order. This sucks, even though there are still $750 off coupons for this unit they dont apply to my exact set-up plus the upgraded screen.
Sooooo, if you guys come across a deal that I overlooked which allows for what I have plus the UXGA then please let me know. Otherwise, I'll have to just return this one and do w/o for a while.
Final question, has anyone had the personal experience of comparing these two different resolutions? If so was the difference dramatic or subtle?
Thanks!!
1.6GHz
1G DDR
80G HD
X300 video
WXGA+ (1440x900)........no good!
$1990 - $750 = $1240 to my front door.
Yes its big, yes its well built. Right off the bat I didnt like the 1440x900 resolution. Windows is looking very jagged, browsing the internet also showed jagged images (including text, jpeg, graphics, etc.). This was quite a disappointment. But, even though I was throughly dissappointed with the internet resolution I was happily surprised that my pictures (taken from a Canon 10D) were looking pretty good. They were only slightly softened but still nice and crisp. DVD's were pretty much the same, nice and crisp (not extremely crisp though).
Anyway, Im now wishing I had sprung for the extra $125 for the UXGA w/ TrueLife. I called Dell to find out my exchange options but they say the only thing I can do is return this unit and go through a whole new re-ordering process without getting the deal I got on this unit. Basically, I will be governed by whatever deals are going on at the time of my re-order. This sucks, even though there are still $750 off coupons for this unit they dont apply to my exact set-up plus the upgraded screen.
Sooooo, if you guys come across a deal that I overlooked which allows for what I have plus the UXGA then please let me know. Otherwise, I'll have to just return this one and do w/o for a while.
Final question, has anyone had the personal experience of comparing these two different resolutions? If so was the difference dramatic or subtle?
Thanks!!
