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    Should I buy a new laptop?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by colonelclutz, Mar 16, 2008.

  1. colonelclutz

    colonelclutz Notebook Geek

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    Suprised that I haven't posted around here lately.

    Anyhoo, I'm been thinking lately of either buying a macbook pro or a dell xps 1530 laptop.

    But I do have a dell e1705/9400 right now with the following specs:

    Dual Core 2 - 2.0 ghz processor
    2GB RAM
    Upgraded my HD to 250GB
    Nvidia 7900gs Video Card

    Should hang on for a while (thinking at least july) or get one now.

    Main reason I'm looking is the video card & the newer processor.
     
    colonelclutz, Mar 16, 2008
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I would wait a little more. This fall the nvidia 9000 series graphics cards will be out, and the new mobile quad core processors will be out also. Any upgrade to what is out right now, wont really be that much of an upgrade to your current system.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 16, 2008
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  3. colonelclutz

    colonelclutz Notebook Geek

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    Yea, I was kinda thinking about that too. Just wasn't sure about the 9000 series and when that would be out (haven't heard anything about them for a while now).
     
    colonelclutz, Mar 16, 2008
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  4. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    wow mobile quad processer out? When? with penryn?!
     
    McGrady, Mar 16, 2008
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  5. mtv2004

    mtv2004 Notebook Evangelist

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    i would wait too...if i had a machine with your specs......look at my sig thats all you need to know lol.......I am ordering the m1730 by the way ;)
     
    mtv2004, Mar 16, 2008
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