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    Lightweight Dell With Graphics Card

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by darthgervais, Nov 20, 2005.

  1. darthgervais

    darthgervais Notebook Consultant

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    I'm new to this site and I'd like to say good job on the structure.

    As for my question, I was wondering if anyone here would know if Dell has a lightweight model (less then 6 lbs) that has a reasonable battery life and isn't limited to a dreaded integrated graphics card (even a low end real graphics card would be better)?

    Thanks!
     
    darthgervais, Nov 20, 2005
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    if you're not gaming, you really don't need anything more than integrated solution; especially in a lightweight model which i assume you want for portability. an integrated solution provides better battery life and less heat.

    it will help if you fill out the "What Should I Buy" sticky/faq found at the top of the Hardware Forum.
     
    drumfu, Nov 20, 2005
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  3. lazybum131

    lazybum131 Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out the Dell Latitude D610. Can be configured with a 64MB X300, low end but it's dedicated. Getting the d-bay (modular/optical bay) battery will extend battery life to over 6 hours, these can be bought for cheap on ebay.
     
    lazybum131, Nov 20, 2005
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    System memory is cheaper than video memory.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 21, 2005
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