XPS m170 vs m1710

Well I bought a xps m170 a few months ago when it was going for a good deal only $1350. About a month ago I got a letter saying I won a xps m1710, figures about time I finally get around to finally buying a notebook a few months later I win one!

Well I recieved it today, its a m1710 w/core duo t2400, 7900gs, 2gigs ram.

My question is how does my m170 I bought compare with the one I won?

My m170 has a pent m 760, 7800gtx, 1 gig of ram.

Is it much faster or about the same? Thanks

 

the go 7900 gs is gonna be almost exactly equal to the 7800 gtx - the trick is power consumption.

because the 7900 is based on a smaller manufacturing process than the 7800, its gonna suck up less battery power, and run cooler and quieter

send me your m170.

no, seriously.

also, the m1710 obviously has a cooler body.

"As with past XPS models, the XPS M1710 destroyed CNET Labs' gaming benchmarks. In our Doom 3 test, it delivered 25 percent more frames per second (fps) than the XPS M170; with F.E.A.R., it notched 72fps compared with the XPS M170's 44." (thats on a 7900 gtx)

 

and you'll have dual core, and twice the RAM...i'd say keep the new one

 

Keep the new m1710, gimme the m170. YAY!

 

thanks for the quick replys, I personally like the m170 body better but this one is starting to grow on me quickly.

 

How the heck did you win a notebook? Lucky

 

Very lucky! As far as graphics power goes, both notebooks will play the latest games about the same... The Core Duo is faster though. The 7900GS is an excellent card. It uses much less power than the 7800GTX, yet runs just about as fast, and has the overclocking potential to be just about right in line with the 7900GTX. Enjoy your new notebook

 

Thanks

I got another question now though and Ill just ask it here. I just reformated and I got all the drivers installed cept for one thing. Under device manager it list under "other devices" "modem Device on High Definition Audio Bus".

What hardware is that and whitch driver do I need to get for it?