AMD laptops...

Printable View

Show 25 post(s) from this thread on one page

07-29-2005, 11:17 AM
freedon

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefatty369

I wish you could see me kicking myself. You would laugh. I wish I would have talked to you guys sooner. I can't believe I bought onboard graphics. I saw a brand name, and didn't know much about laptop graphics, so I thought "why not?". I should have gotten a lattitude, w/ the centrino and x600. I might have even been able to get a discount through my school.

Really, you should see my foot in my mouth, I didn't know I could fit so much of it in.

If it's recent, call if you can cancel it..DO IT NOW!!
or if you can return the laptop, even if it costs you something
07-29-2005, 11:18 AM
Johnmcl7

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefatty369

I don't see how the pentium M can game so well with such a low FSB (compared to AMD64 1600MHZ) and lower clock speed 1.7 v 2.2. Maybe I just don't understand the crazy way they label these things, but I thought that higher numbers were better.

I admit, I don't know much about the Turion. I just knew the AMD64's reputation. I put a 90nm 3500+ in one of the machines I built, and it was balls to the wall performance, with the ASUS SLI deluxe board, and a Raptor drive. The 6600GT had something to do with that also, but that was still a good proc.

Besides, I got the 12cell battery, instead of the 8cell, so what's a little battery life?

The AMD64 has an 800Mhz FSB, the Pentium-m a 533Mhz. You can't judge a processor by numbers like that, the Pentium-m has a short pipeline, a high IPC and a massive amount of low latency cache so it doesn't rely on high bandwidth or a high FSB. Also, the Pentium-m 1.7ghz is one of the lower processors in the range (there are also three versions of it), the Pentium-m's go higher than that.

I wouldn't buy a laptop without a Pentium-m, it's a great little mobile processor.

John

John
07-29-2005, 11:22 AM
Johnmcl7

Quote:

Originally Posted by freedonX

If it's recent, call if you can cancel it..DO IT NOW!!
or if you can return the laptop, even if it costs you something

I agree, integrated graphics are no good if you plan to do any gaming.

John
07-29-2005, 11:27 AM
thefatty369

Sorry guys. I wish I could cancel. They already shipped the carrying case. But get this, It won't be built until aug 15!!. I start school on the 20th! Will it even get here with 5-7 day shipping? If I ordered a lattitude, I could pay a little more and have a x600, with a good centrino. It'd be built by the 11th. I'm calling HP, but I think I'm already commited. I regret my decision.
07-29-2005, 11:30 AM
freedon

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefatty369

Sorry guys. I wish I could cancel. They already shipped the carrying case. But get this, It won't be built until aug 15!!. I start school on the 20th! Will it even get here with 5-7 day shipping? If I ordered a lattitude, I could pay a little more and have a x600, with a good centrino. It'd be built by the 11th. I'm calling HP, but I think I'm already commited. I regret my decision.

Keep the carrying case, if you can. If you can't cancel it, ask if you can return it, even if they charge you a restocking fee
07-29-2005, 11:34 AM
Johnmcl7

Bear in mind if you do order another machine that the X600 is an older graphics card now, you can get laptops with the more powerful X700 and 6600, or 6800/X800 if you move up to the DTR segment. Personally I wouldn't go fo an X600 based machine now (since you can't upgrade them), my 9600 pro turbo (same card, just lower clocked pretty much) has been a great little card but it's really showing its age on new games.

John
07-29-2005, 04:05 PM
TXBrain

I own an Emachines M6805. AMD Athlon 64, ATI64. I have had it for over a year and sent it back 4 times for repair until they got it right. No problems for at least 4 months, good thing to because the warranty has expired.
Anyhow, now that the warranty has expired I have upgraded the ram to 2GIG and installed the trial version of Windows XP64. All the 64bit drivers were easily found on the web. Only the ATI 64bit driver needed tweeking so XP would recognize it.
Is It Fast? YES IT IS.
I'm currently reliving the FarCry game with the 64bit upgrade patch. It works great on the second from highes video settings but has a very slight lag in sound. All other programs work without a hitch.
As u may know Emachines merged with Gateway. If you want a 64 bit machine check all over the net for driver update and product forums because not all manufacturers support XP64 eventhough it has the proper cpu.
The RAM upgrade wa not easy because I had to open the case to replace the second stick. Two 1 GIG (Crucial) were recognized by the bios without any action on my part.
Windows is offering a free 64bit os for a 120 or 360 day trial. I installed it, it worked, I added the video, sound, and other drivers and never looked back.
Now I'm Happy
07-29-2005, 05:54 PM
SaturnBeat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnmcl7

The laptop was shipped with either the WXGA screen (1280x800) or the WSXGA+(1680x1050), obviously it can't be both. If you can't go any higher than 1280x800 then it must be the WXGA screen.

John

Ah alright alright. Thanks for all the info John! :)
07-30-2005, 12:16 AM
thefatty369

Personally, I'm not a fan of Emachines or Gateway. I've had compatibility issues, service issues, and just plain poor craftsmanship issues with both companies. But I will keep an open mind.

You say you got a AMD64. Which one? and what graphics chip? I'm just curious. And when is the full version of XP64bit coming out?

Quote:

I own an Emachines M6805. AMD Athlon 64, ATI64. I have had it for over a year and sent it back 4 times for repair until they got it right. No problems for at least 4 months, good thing to because the warranty has expired.
Anyhow, now that the warranty has expired I have upgraded the ram to 2GIG and installed the trial version of Windows XP64. All the 64bit drivers were easily found on the web. Only the ATI 64bit driver needed tweeking so XP would recognize it.
Is It Fast? YES IT IS.
I'm currently reliving the FarCry game with the 64bit upgrade patch. It works great on the second from highes video settings but has a very slight lag in sound. All other programs work without a hitch.
As u may know Emachines merged with Gateway. If you want a 64 bit machine check all over the net for driver update and product forums because not all manufacturers support XP64 eventhough it has the proper cpu.
The RAM upgrade wa not easy because I had to open the case to replace the second stick. Two 1 GIG (Crucial) were recognized by the bios without any action on my part.
Windows is offering a free 64bit os for a 120 or 360 day trial. I installed it, it worked, I added the video, sound, and other drivers and never looked back.
Now I'm Happy
07-30-2005, 09:09 AM
TXBrain

The cpu is an AMD Athlon 64 3000 (1.8 GHz). The Graphics are intagrated into the MB using an ATI 64meg (dedicated vram) Radeon 6400 Mobility chip.

Service is the biggest drawback, there was never any question asked when I called about a problem and they quickly issued an RMA. Turnaround time was always fast, usually within a week with all prepaid shipping. It just took 4 times to get some little things right.

Again all drivers were easily located when upgrading to XP64 which is available over for purchase in most major internet stores, not retail yet. I'd download an try the free version first to make sure all the bugs are worked out.
07-30-2005, 11:14 AM
Johnmcl7

Do you mean the Radeon 9600?

John
07-30-2005, 11:26 AM
TXBrain

Yes, ATI RADEON 9600 Mobility in the laptop. I don't know where that 6400 came from. :confused:

Show 25 post(s) from this thread on one page