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    Just purchased an old XPS M170

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by shogunxp, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. shogunxp

    shogunxp Notebook Geek

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    hello there, i just purchased this laptop off ebay. just looking into some thoughts as to what i should watch out for. are there any issues related to this laptop?

    heres my specs:
    PM 2.13ghz 533mhz
    2g RAM
    60G 7200 RPM HD
    7800GTX

    cosmetically it looks good. im in the process of reinstalling XP pro, and have yet to test any games on it.

    any insight would be appreciated! thanks!
     
    shogunxp, Mar 16, 2009
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    Ajbeagles Notebook Evangelist

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    dont plan on running everything on max settings but its a great laptop
     
    Ajbeagles, Mar 16, 2009
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  3. shogunxp

    shogunxp Notebook Geek

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    yeah i figured that, haha i just couldnt resist when i saw it for $500. comparing to other laptops for sale now, can't get this spec on a $500 budget.
     
    shogunxp, Mar 16, 2009
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    NickQ Notebook Consultant

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    Good deal for $500. Congrats.

    It's definitely an eye-catcher. Doesn't matter whether I have mine out at work, or home when company's over, it's always the same: "What the hell? That's a crazy laptop. What is that thing?".

    Lol
     
    NickQ, Mar 17, 2009
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    cooljerk_dv Notebook Geek

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    its an ok deal..

    an inspiron e1705 with a 7900gs (which can be flashed, and heavily overclocked).. would be better.. and it would be at least a core dou maybe core 2 duo, instead of a pentium-m

    ivel seen them for around $500 aswell.

    the m170 looks better, but that e1705 with 7900gs was excellent at the time for price/performance
     
    cooljerk_dv, Mar 17, 2009
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  6. shogunxp

    shogunxp Notebook Geek

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    i seen those deals but they were close to $600, i was on a strict budget just to get a desktop replacement. nothing fancy. just the xps caught my eye haha.
     
    shogunxp, Mar 17, 2009
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