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    Need Help from Studio 15 Owners

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by guzzlamiamor, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. guzzlamiamor

    guzzlamiamor Newbie

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    I am shopping the Studio 15 with a 2.2 ghz duo, 4gig RAM, and 256 meg ATI video. Can owners with similar specs please post your Vista experience scores? I am trying to do a little comparison work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    processor - 5.1
    ram - 4.9
    graphics + gaming - 4.0
    hard disk - 5.3
     
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    rezendevous Notebook Evangelist

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    Processor: 4.9
    Memory: 4.6
    Graphics/Gaming: 4.0
    Hard disk: 5.3
     
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    guzzlamiamor Newbie

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    That score on the graphics/gaming is surprising. My daughter has a 1525 with the Intel integrated graphics that comes in at the mid 3's. The ATI card must be very sub-par. Computers with the nVidia 9400M are pulling like a 5.1, and based on the fact it is a 400 series card is not even one of their more powerful offerings. Can anyone provide thoughts on video performance?
     
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  5. SpoogleDrummer

    SpoogleDrummer Notebook Enthusiast

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    How come the Studio 15 comes with the 3450? My Studio 17 has a 3650 and posts 5.8/4.9 respectively. Other than that my scores seem the same.
    I'm guess Dell want people to get the XPS for more beefy video performance but for my needs it's fine.
     
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    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    yeah... the mobility 3450 isnt that good.. but keep in mind these scores arnt accurate. i can play COD4 at 800x600 at around 35 fps, so it is playable. how come our memory scores are different when we got the same specs? does cpu affect ram?!
     
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