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    help on XPS M1730

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by gundam789, Mar 20, 2008.

  1. gundam789

    gundam789 Notebook Geek

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    Hi i need some help with the xps m1730 since im confused on what to order.

    I wanted to order the WoW edition but since i live in canada that is not an option for me. Sucks to be canadian....anyways

    For the cpu i have this options :1)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X7900
    2)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300


    on the US site it has this options: 1)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300
    2)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9500
    3)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X9000

    Ok so the 9500 is no option for me , lovely way to go canadian dell :confused:

    Now just by the look of it i believe the x9000 is way better then the x7900? or is there an x8900?
    i guess in canada we are 3 steps behind?

    there is a 610$ difference between the x7900 and the T9300, is it worth the upgrade?
    also is the x7900 the same has the x9000? if not why in the hell we do not have this options in canada?
    I would really hate to buy this laptop and 3 weeks later they update the website and make the x9000 available.


    PS good thing we have the option for the NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX , wich i will be getting on my system since i heard that the 8700 sli was having problems.
     
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    1.x9000 is penryn version of x7900,no big difference.
    2.no,610$ is not worth it.
    3.you can by from outlet for muchhhhhhhhhhhhh less!
     
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    72hundred, Mar 20, 2008
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  4. gundam789

    gundam789 Notebook Geek

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    Ok thx for the help.

    I will get the T9300 , wich will save me 600$. also is this processor penryn version?

    this what the final system spec will look like:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300
    Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition
    4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
    RAID Performance: 400GB (2x200GB) 7200RPM
    NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory
    Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
    Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N


    now for sound i need some help here cause i do not know the difference

    it comes with : Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition ? not sure what this is

    and also have the option for 160$ to get:High Definition Audio 2.0 + Bose Companion 3, 2.1 Stereo Audio ? are these speakers or integrated audio?
     
    gundam789, Mar 20, 2008
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  5. ACHlLLES

    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    Make sure to get atleast 3 year of warranty. Complete care preferred.
     
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  6. MAG

    MAG Notebook Deity

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    Yes, the T9300 is penryn
     
    MAG, Mar 20, 2008
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