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    UPDATE.....i9300 Will be released in "early March"

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by matgyver, Feb 23, 2005.

  1. matgyver

    matgyver Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got off the phone with a dell rep. I was about to get the i6000 with the dedicated video. He told me to wait for the i9300 for the video editing I want to do. He wouldn't give a solid date, but he did say "the first week of March". Funny, just a few days ago dell said the i9300 didn't exist. Well I guess it really does.

    http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/promo.aspx/my/en/20050225_onlineinsp1?c=my&l=en&s=bsd&~lt=print
     
    matgyver, Feb 23, 2005
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  2. Ballin4life

    Ballin4life Notebook Evangelist

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    Thats funny, there was a post by madaxle saying the i9300 gets released tomorrow, and the iXPS Gen 2 early-mid March.
     
    Ballin4life, Feb 23, 2005
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  3. matgyver

    matgyver Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I may be wrong. That was what the rep was telling me. I can't wait. It's ordered as soon as it comes out!
     
    matgyver, Feb 23, 2005
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  4. Chips

    Chips Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered my i9300 yesterday.

    The rep who did my order says it can't ship until tomorrow (Friday)....but another sales rep said the official launch was monday

    Weird.

    Pentium M 1.7Ghz Inspiron 8600
    128Mb Radeon 9600 Pro
    1920x1200 WUXGA 15.4" TFT LCD
    1 Gb RAM
    80Gb Hitachi HDD
     
    Chips, Feb 24, 2005
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    cobra01 Newbie

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    is the i9300 the same as the XPS2? or are they different notebooks?
     
    cobra01, Feb 24, 2005
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  6. DeathMoJo

    DeathMoJo Notebook Consultant

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    I ordered my 9200 yesterday and neither the 9300 or XPS2 was an option, online that is. Today Dell has added the XPS2 as an option to buy and configure online. Guess the 9300 did get backed up.

    Also anyone notice the XPS2 comes with a P-M with the new sonoma? Dropped the P4 but a few reviews i have read that the XPS2 can still achieve high FPS for huge games, like DOOM 3 and UT2k4. I believe they said a fully loaded XPS2 got 99.6FPS in DOOM 3. Also a 2 hour battery life!

    *Dell Inspiron 9200, P-M 2.1ghz 400fsb, 1 GB Ram 333mhz, 60gb 7200rpm hd, 128 ATI M Radeon 9700, XP Pro SP2, Wifi + Bluetooth*
     
    DeathMoJo, Feb 24, 2005
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  7. DarthZug

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    The i9300 will be release next week in the US.
     
    DarthZug, Feb 24, 2005
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