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    New Dell 5160

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kurgan, Sep 9, 2004.

  1. kurgan

    kurgan Notebook Enthusiast

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    not yet on the home site, but on the small business site

    - no blue accents
    - newer mobile pentium 4's (53x, prescott) processors 2.8-3.2ghz
    w/hyperthreading and 1mb cache and 533mhz bus
    - same memory
    - only the 12 cell battery (dropped the 8 cell)
    - weight TBD
    - ports look the same
    - new inexpensive choice for graphics card (XGI Volari XP5) in
    addition to the old GeForce FX Go5200
     
    kurgan, Sep 9, 2004
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    kurgan Notebook Enthusiast

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    my opinion ... yawn [8D]
     
    kurgan, Sep 9, 2004
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    hey kurgan, thanks for the heads up on this. as indicated by the minor increment in the model # this is obvious not a major upgrade to the 5100 line, but certainly noteworthy and interesting.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Sep 9, 2004
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    i frankly think its in the dustpan except for the prescott...wouldnt buy
     
    Ballin4life, Sep 10, 2004
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