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    Studio 13 No Geforce 8400 Option?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by gamerguy76, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. gamerguy76

    gamerguy76 Newbie

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    Anyone know what happened to this option? I remember speccing out a system a few months back and it was possible to upgrade the x3100 to geforce 8400, but its no longer there.

    Ooops I meant Inspiron 13 not studio sorry.
     
    gamerguy76, Apr 2, 2009
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  2. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Maybe they ran out of parts or an upgraded Centrino 2 Inspiron 13 is coming soon? Why not get a Vostro 1320 instead?
     
    Jayayess1190, Apr 2, 2009
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  3. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    Take a look at the Vostro 1310, which is the Inspiron 13's business twin- LINK

    There's a good configuration starting at $689- LINK. It has Vista Business with XP Pro downgrade, 1.8GHz T5670, 128mb nVIDIA 8400M GS, 3GB RAM, 250GB hard drive...not bad for the price!
     
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  4. Satlas

    Satlas Notebook Enthusiast

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    AS well, you could try the newer Vostro 1320 starting at $779 with the nVidea 9300m GS dedicated video card option. The base cpu is better than the 1310, although it does start out with less ram and a smaller hard drive.
     
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    GoLuxor Notebook Consultant

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    Do those NVidea 9300 video cards have any of the heating problems the 8400 had before?
     
    GoLuxor, Apr 2, 2009
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