I am in the process of locating funds to buy a Dell 9300 W/ 6800. I am going to be replacing my two desktops and current laptop with this single laptop:) Check in with any comments and concerns, thanks.
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I am in the process of locating funds to buy a Dell 9300 W/ 6800. I am going to be replacing my two desktops and current laptop with this single laptop:) Check in with any comments and concerns, thanks.
Great laptop, a topic recently posted here about the laptop. Also go over to notebookreviews.com and read up on more about the DELL 6800.
If you ask specific questions, i'll be more than glad to answer you, I own the I9300 w/ 6800 and PM 1.73 and 7200RPM
My 9300 has been great. No complaints so far. :D
What screens do you have and what res do you run in windows as most games?
No clue what screen. It's 17 inch. I only play WC3, and run that at the highest resolution. It runs just fine, all settings on high.
wait for that $750 off coupon deal to come around again... i got (2) Dell 9300's for $2200 total... sold them on ebay for $1500 each
Ys I know about the cupuons and will wait from them.
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Originally posted by Vengance_01
What screens do you have and what res do you run in windows as most games?
I have a 17" screen (Samsung) at 1920x 1200. I run everything at that res. HD video and games look great. :cool:
I also have one and its awesome. It's like a mobile doom 3 machine. :) You cant beat the 6800go for a laptop.
The 6800go Ultra in the XPS Gen 2 is quite a bit faster than the standard 6800 in the 9300.
John
Very true but if you got over $2000 to blow on a laptop sure then you cant beat a 6800 ultra.Quote:
Originally posted by Johnmcl7
The 6800go Ultra in the XPS Gen 2 is quite a bit faster than the standard 6800 in the 9300.
John
I remember reading the regular 6800 could be overclocked to 6800ultra speeds safely.Quote:
Originally posted by Johnmcl7
The 6800go Ultra in the XPS Gen 2 is quite a bit faster than the standard 6800 in the 9300.
John
Possible but I think you have to worry about heating issues doing that on a laptop.Quote:
Originally posted by coolqf
I remember reading the regular 6800 could be overclocked to 6800ultra speeds safely.
my friend just bought I9300 with the bext screen available.
It was very nice. Tried not to stare too long because made me jealous :p
You gonna get the 1920x1200 screen? I think that is the one I would want to get.
Honestly Ive had both the 1920x1200 and the 1440x900. Dont get the 1920 it can kill your eyes to look at the screen and print and also makes your games run crappy cause its the high rez. Get the 1440 wuxag i think thats what it is. It so sweet print and everything is awesome bigger isnt always better.;)Quote:
Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
You gonna get the 1920x1200 screen? I think that is the one I would want to get.
You can run games at other resolutions, I believe. You can also drop to say 1600x1200 or 1024x768, etc. as your main desktop res, I think.Quote:
Originally posted by D3Fan
Honestly Ive had both the 1920x1200 and the 1440x900. Dont get the 1920 it can kill your eyes to look at the screen and print and also makes your games run crappy cause its the high rez. Get the 1440 wuxag i think thats what it is. It so sweet print and everything is awesome bigger isnt always better.;)
WUXGA is 1920x1200, WSXGA is one of the lower ones.Quote:
Originally posted by D3Fan
Honestly Ive had both the 1920x1200 and the 1440x900. Dont get the 1920 it can kill your eyes to look at the screen and print and also makes your games run crappy cause its the high rez. Get the 1440 wuxag i think thats what it is. It so sweet print and everything is awesome bigger isnt always better.;)
Just because you don't like the resolution, doesn't mean it's not for everyone, I wouldn't buy a laptop with anything less than 1920x1200, I find is superb on my 8600. Just trying to resist picking up an XPS Gen 2....very much a losing battle at the moment.
John
You can do pretty much any resolution but the interpolation makes the screen look horrid. LCD's only shine in their native res. If you go outside of it, you either lose screen space in "centered output mode" or have to deal with interpolation.Quote:
Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
You can run games at other resolutions, I believe. You can also drop to say 1600x1200 or 1024x768, etc. as your main desktop res, I think.
I would have no problem with the centered screen space, which shows the actual pixels for each mode. At least that way there is no distortion at all.
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Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
I would have no problem with the centered screen space, which shows the actual pixels for each mode. At least that way there is no distortion at all.
Yeah, that works in a pinch; however, you lose a ton of screen real estate when going down to something like 1024x768. 800x600 is about the size of a 4x6 photo print on my 9300. :D
I was about to buy an XPS 2 but I got a very good deal on an Outlet 9300, the 1.86Ghz processor rather than the 2Ghz, no bluetooh and the standard 6800 but at 700 pounds less I couldn't ignore it. I'll see how I get on with it, if I'm finding performance to be too much beneath the X850XT then I'll return it, but if I'm happy with the performance I'll have saved myself a lot of money.
John
use the latest VC drivers (not those from the DELL site) and you'll feel the difference
Thanks, I'm looking forward to getting a hold of the machine and seeing how it goes - just wish I could get the crazy prices Dell give the US people, my machine cost over 1800 dollars and the XPS 2 deal I had organised (cheaper than Dell) was just under 3,000 dollars with only a couple of small upgrades from the basic spec.
John
Where do you get them and which ones?Quote:
Originally posted by coolqf
use the latest VC drivers (not those from the DELL site) and you'll feel the difference