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    I think I did the right thing.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Embrace, Jun 26, 2007.

  1. Embrace

    Embrace Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I ordered my insperion 1705 a couple weeks ago... the day after I ordered it they took out the 7900gs option, at this point I knew the new ones were going to be coming soon.


    Today when I looked I saw that the new ones are there but there is not real dedicated card for any of the insperion series (and the XPS series is way overpriced)


    So I was wondering If I did the right thing in not waiting... or are they going to get a line of dedicated cards for the 1721?
     
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  2. crimsontwo

    crimsontwo Notebook Geek

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    They always remove/add features and 7900GS appears/disappears all the time. You can have any feature added by calling their sales people.

    I think you did the right thing. I was about to sell my fully loaded 1705 but will wait until DELL comes up with something better.
     
    crimsontwo, Jun 26, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Right now the 8600GT is the most powerful DX10 GPU currently available (though the 8700 is around the corner). I *think* it's performance is on par with the 7900GS.
     
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    OneHeavyBrick Notebook Guru

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    I've looked at the newer models as well, and they all seem to come with some pretty weak video cards. The 1720 on their web site that sells for about $1300 comes with a really weak intel accelerator video card. So glad I bought mine with the 7900GS. I'm sure to upgrade to a descent video card on the 1720 is going to cost you a good $200 more...which is being optimistic. You can by an E1705 on ebay with a 7900GS for $900 if you wait for a good deal...than buy the 7950GTX for about $300 and have a killer setup. The E1705 with the 7900GS seems like the smarter choice in my book.
     
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