Latitude D620 with Quadro Review ... Quote:Originally Posted by ridin8udeRonin,Thanks for the thorough revie ...

titaniummd · 05-17-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridin8ude

Ronin,
Thanks for the thorough review.

It's really helping me get closer to making a decision on which laptop I want to purchase.

I already have a business laptop provided by my company, I want a personal laptop as well and hence the conundrum I'm in now.

With that in mind, I'm debating whether to go for the Inspiron 640M over the Latidtude D620.

Did you make this type of consideration before your purchase? Why did (or why would) you go for the D620 over the 640M?

I liked the build of the D620, the spillproof keyboard, smaller footprint and thinner size. Additionally there is a dual pointer (pointing stick and mousepad) and I wasn't interested in multimedia more than abusability of the exterior. The 3 year versus 1 year warranty and better customer service was the clincher.

My choices were the 710 m, IBM T60 and the D620. It came down to the 710 and D620 for price and finally the duo core was the deciding factor.

titaniummd · 05-17-2006, 02:35 PM

All I can say is WOW. I am glad I am returning my Intel with GMA 950 for the NVIDIA. The screen is brighter and more parameters for adjusting the screen are available. The viewing angle subjectively looks better.

I ran a hardware check for games on www.systemrequirementslab.com and it recognizes the video card as a NVDIA Quadra NVS 110 (Geforce Go 7300) with 256 MB RAM with 3 D acceleration and pixel shader.

Stokes · 05-17-2006, 03:12 PM

Titan -

Any info you can provide in better drivers then dells standard? Would it make sense to try and find some Go 7300 drivers that are optimized for gaming and that card?

I'm basically looking at a way to turn the performance of the quadro with the help of drivers to get the max out of my video card. And yes I know the quadro is not made for gaming, but it can game.

titaniummd · 05-17-2006, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stokes

Titan -

Any info you can provide in better drivers then dells standard? Would it make sense to try and find some Go 7300 drivers that are optimized for gaming and that card?

I'm basically looking at a way to turn the performance of the quadro with the help of drivers to get the max out of my video card. And yes I know the quadro is not made for gaming, but it can game.

I don't game...yet. Looking at the Microsoft website, it meets requirements of games that interest me: EA sports and Sims 2. Beyond that I don't see myself playing anything else ( I wasn't a fan of Freeware version of Doom or Wolfenstein when I was in college a long time ago...It gave me a headache).

I don't know of any modifications with drivers. I have searched around without success to 'ramp up' performance. I am just happy the screen is noticeably brighter and vivid without the glossy nature of 'brightview' or 'truelife' etc.

Ronin228 · 05-17-2006, 10:37 PM

On this forum, I posted some beta drivers that I'm presently using.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1379

antskip · 05-18-2006, 12:34 AM

A couple of great places for Nvidia gpu drivers:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...hp?showforum=1.
http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...d=163&Itemid=1.

ridin8ude · 05-18-2006, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titaniummd

I liked the build of the D620, the spillproof keyboard, smaller footprint and thinner size. Additionally there is a dual pointer (pointing stick and mousepad) and I wasn't interested in multimedia more than abusability of the exterior. The 3 year versus 1 year warranty and better customer service was the clincher.

My choices were the 710 m, IBM T60 and the D620. It came down to the 710 and D620 for price and finally the duo core was the deciding factor.

Guys,
Thanks for the thoughts. The only thing I miss out on is the built in card reader which is convenient but not critical...

However now I'm drifting towards the Acer Aspire 5562 which is the same form factor, but with an ATI x1400 card.

Guess I'm not as close as I thought to making a decision on what to buy!

Ronin228 · 05-18-2006, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridin8ude

Guys,
Thanks for the thoughts. The only thing I miss out on is the built in card reader which is convenient but not critical...

However now I'm drifting towards the Acer Aspire 5562 which is the same form factor, but with an ATI x1400 card.

Guess I'm not as close as I thought to making a decision on what to buy!

And there is an ASUS A3J coming out, 14'1" with a X1600.

titaniummd · 05-18-2006, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridin8ude

Guys,
Thanks for the thoughts. The only thing I miss out on is the built in card reader which is convenient but not critical...

However now I'm drifting towards the Acer Aspire 5562 which is the same form factor, but with an ATI x1400 card.

Guess I'm not as close as I thought to making a decision on what to buy!

You have two (actually, I have two options), use the external card reader which is rare to infrequent, or to buy a PCMCIA card adapter.

Chyron · 05-20-2006, 08:57 AM

if you buy the quadro card, do you get an s-video out option?

(thanks for all the info so far guys, this is very informative)

Ronin228 · 05-20-2006, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chyron

if you buy the quadro card, do you get an s-video out option?

(thanks for all the info so far guys, this is very informative)

No.

titaniummd · 05-21-2006, 02:03 AM

Ronin

Any updates on gaming?

Ronin228 · 05-21-2006, 09:53 AM

I apologize, I still need to acquire a copy of Civ4 to play on the D620. Are there any game demo's you want me to try?

titaniummd · 05-21-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin228

I apologize, I still need to acquire a copy of Civ4 to play on the D620. Are there any game demo's you want me to try?

I am interested to know if it plays EA Sports games (ie Tiger Woods, Madden, and NhL), Godfather and Sims 2.

titaniummd · 05-22-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin228

I apologize, I still need to acquire a copy of Civ4 to play on the D620. Are there any game demo's you want me to try?

How about Half Life 2 or games in the Star Wars series?

05-17-2006, 10:37 PM	#50
Ronin228 Masterless Samurai Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 752 Credits: 49	On this forum, I posted some beta drivers that I'm presently using. http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1379 __________________ Latitude D620 / Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83GHz / 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD / 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM / 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M / 80GB HD / UPEK fingerprintreader / Bluetooth / WLAN / 90W AC / 8X DVD+/-RW / 9-Cell

05-18-2006, 12:34 AM	#51
antskip Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 438 Credits: -232	A couple of great places for Nvidia gpu drivers: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...hp?showforum=1. http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?o...d=163&Itemid=1. __________________ Precision M70, Pentium M 750 (1.86MHz), 256MB Nvidia QuadroFX Go 1400, 1024MB 533MHz DDR2, 60G @ 5400RPM, 15.4" WUXGA with 147 ppi set at 120 ppi in XP. System Bios A04, Video Driver XTreme-G MobileForceM4 94.20. Weight 7.12 lbs [3.2 Kg] (with DVD module). 9-cell battery.

05-21-2006, 09:53 AM	#58
Ronin228 Masterless Samurai Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 752 Credits: 49	I apologize, I still need to acquire a copy of Civ4 to play on the D620. Are there any game demo's you want me to try? __________________ Latitude D620 / Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83GHz / 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD / 1GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM / 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M / 80GB HD / UPEK fingerprintreader / Bluetooth / WLAN / 90W AC / 8X DVD+/-RW / 9-Cell

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05-17-2006, 02:35 PM	#47
titaniummd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 101 Credits: -322	All I can say is WOW. I am glad I am returning my Intel with GMA 950 for the NVIDIA. The screen is brighter and more parameters for adjusting the screen are available. The viewing angle subjectively looks better. I ran a hardware check for games on www.systemrequirementslab.com and it recognizes the video card as a NVDIA Quadra NVS 110 (Geforce Go 7300) with 256 MB RAM with 3 D acceleration and pixel shader.

05-17-2006, 03:12 PM	#48
Stokes Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7 Credits: -348	Titan - Any info you can provide in better drivers then dells standard? Would it make sense to try and find some Go 7300 drivers that are optimized for gaming and that card? I'm basically looking at a way to turn the performance of the quadro with the help of drivers to get the max out of my video card. And yes I know the quadro is not made for gaming, but it can game.

05-20-2006, 08:57 AM	#55
Chyron The new pilot of Serenity Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 13 Credits: -346	if you buy the quadro card, do you get an s-video out option? (thanks for all the info so far guys, this is very informative)

05-21-2006, 02:03 AM	#57
titaniummd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 101 Credits: -322	Ronin Any updates on gaming?