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    Some questions on Dell

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Matthew., Jul 27, 2007.

  1. Matthew.

    Matthew. Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    After looking, the 1400 has become a possible option for me.

    My question(s) are...(and I hope you don't mind the list).

    1. What is this graininess I keep hearing about? Is it affecting many laptops? Is it something I don't want for heavy photoshop use?

    2. What's the order to delivery times like on these things? Anything like the M1330? (I am from the UK)

    3. How portable is portable? I can find the specifications, and they self class it as a thin and light notebook...but in reality other factors such as size do come into affect....anyone have experience carrying it about?

    4. Would you choose this over something like the HP DV2500?

    5. What's the dedicated GPU like? ("NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory") Good for playing older games? How well does it handle Vista Aero (any benchmark scores?)?

    6. What's the battery life with a 6 cell like? Is it 2.5+ hours?

    Thanks for any replies!

    Matt
     
    Matthew., Jul 27, 2007
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