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    Inspiron 9400

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by giancesa, May 24, 2007.

  1. giancesa

    giancesa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I want to buy a 17" screen laptop.
    I found this Dell Inspiron 9400 is it good?, does it worth $1173USD (it doesn't include taxes)??.

    This are the specifications.


    -Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5300 (2MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB)
    -Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
    -17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display with TrueLife™(glossy)
    -2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
    -120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
    -8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    -256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
    -Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
    -Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
    -80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    -Integrated Audio
    -Media Direct 3.0

    and will I be able to use programs such us dvdshrink, vlc player, BS player, AVG, utorrent, or will I have problems with Vista????

    please let me know asap...
    THANKS!!!
     
    giancesa, May 24, 2007
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can run all those applications petty comfortably in that setup. The price looks good too.
     
    PhoenixFx, May 24, 2007
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  3. giancesa

    giancesa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Another question, is this Vista 32bit or 64bit??
     
    giancesa, May 25, 2007
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    It would be Vista 32bit.
     
    Octupi79, May 25, 2007
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  5. Valerius

    Valerius Notebook Guru

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    what's the difference between Vista 32bit and 64bit?
     
    Valerius, May 25, 2007
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  6. jujube

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    I would get the standard ram that comes with it and get ram from 3rd party vendors like newegg etc. and shave a few more bucks off
     
    jujube, May 25, 2007
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    Octupi79, May 25, 2007
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    with OC on the gs-card you get nearlly same performance like a m1710 with a gtx-card. (i have clock my card up to 9000 in 3dmark05. nice)

    ps. dont take Vista...Vista sucks bigtime, if you want to play hardcore games on your rig.....(you get less "gaming power" with Vista...Vista eats your Ram, and your FPS in games)...take XP.
     
    KSMB, May 25, 2007
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    Valerius, May 25, 2007
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  10. giancesa

    giancesa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much.

    any other opinions??
     
    giancesa, May 27, 2007
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