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    Pentium M Processors

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by OpenFace, Nov 14, 2004.

  1. OpenFace

    OpenFace Notebook Consultant

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    I'm exloring my options right now and I decided to check out the Dell Inspiron 9200. I don't know much about the Pentium M processors but a friend of mine said that they are a good way to go when shopping for a notebook with good battery life.

    My question is this: Will there be a noticable difference in speed when going from 1.6 GHz to 1.8? I would like to save the $85 if there isn't much difference.

    Also, how does this processor perform with tasks such as gaming, web design and browsing, software development, image editing, and DVD playback and creation?

    Thanks!

    For what it's worth, I did try searching but every time I searched I got an error about something timing out.
     
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  2. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    Get as much RAM as possible first, and spring for a fast hard drive. Those will make more of a difference than the 1.6ghz-1.8ghz. It will affect gaming by about 11%, but RAM helps far more.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
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  3. OpenFace

    OpenFace Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, sounds good. I found out that there is a 25% off coupon thing going right now so I can get a 1.8 GHz Processor, 1 Gig of RAM, 60 Gig Hard Drive, Dell Media Experience Deluxe with Remote Controll, the bigger battery, and a wireless card for just over $1800. It's supposed to be around $2400 so I end up saving $600!

    Thanks for the reply!
     
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    inspiron9200 Notebook Guru

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    Hey I only got the 15% discount??? where did you guys get the 25% coupon??? is it over??? I just bought today and pay a hell of alot for it???
     
    inspiron9200, Nov 16, 2004
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  5. OpenFace

    OpenFace Notebook Consultant

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    It ended on Sunday. It was a coupon code for 25% off of Inspiron notebooks $999+.

    Dell coupon codes can be found here: http://www.xpbargain.com/dell_coupon/

    You can also find them by searching google for "Dell Coupons"
     
    OpenFace, Nov 16, 2004
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