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    Inspiron E1705 V.S. Dell Inspiron XPS M170

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by aimar16, May 28, 2006.

  1. aimar16

    aimar16 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well , each one is better??, i'm thinking to buy one , but i dont know it one

    Dell Inspiron XPS M170 :
    Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)

    Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
    LCD Panel: 17 inch UltraSharpTM Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeTM
    Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
    Combo/DVD+RW Drives: 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
    Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 7800 GTX
    Hard Drive: 60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
    Network Card: Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem
    Primary Battery: 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)

    Inspiron E1705:


    Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
    Operating System (Office software not included):
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    -Installation CD:
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD
    LCD Panel:
    17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
    Memory:
    1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
    Hard Drive:
    60GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Combo/DVD+RW Drives:
    8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability 8XDVDRW
    Wireless Networking Cards:
    Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
    Video Card:
    256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
    Sound Options:
    Integrated Audio
    Primary Battery:
    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Office Software (not included in Windows XP):
    No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
    Network Card:
    Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    Hardware Warranty:
    2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty Support
     
    aimar16, May 28, 2006
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  2. Deadbolt360

    Deadbolt360 Notebook Evangelist

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    In terms of graphics the M170 is better. In terms of utilizing a application that relies heavily on the CPU and two cores, the E1705 is better. What will you be using this for?
     
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  3. Unreal

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    E1705 w/T2400 and 7900GS would be overall better then the M170 in my opinion.
     
    Unreal, May 28, 2006
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    Yeah, the 7900GS is very close to performance in terms of the 7800GTX. He put the 7800 go though.
     
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    well, i will use both sides, graphic for games, and application , has really difference between each processor ?

    i dont have money to get 7900 GS or T2400
     
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    What about using the coupons? Configure a E1705 w/7900 GS and T2400 + some other things so it gets the price to $1,999 or more and use the $750 off coupon.
     
    Unreal, May 28, 2006
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    Is that $750 coupon still valid? I thought last night 2 posters said they had gone thru the 400 buyers and it was invalid. I'm of the same mindset. I'm waiting it out and once I decide the 1705 is for me I'm maxing it out to gety over $1900 and hopefully they re-instate the $750 coupon again.
     
    cali68l79, May 28, 2006
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