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    What is Vista Experience Index Score?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by benna, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    Please post your Experience index score of your Dell Laptops here. Please incude the specs also
     
    benna, Jan 17, 2007
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  2. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    Admin can u please change the name to

    "What is Your Windows Experience Index Score?"
     
    benna, Jan 17, 2007
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  3. Dylan255

    Dylan255 Notebook Geek

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    4.3 Windows Experience Index, specs are in signature.
    5400 RPM HD is the lowest score.
     
    Dylan255, Jan 17, 2007
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    maimone Notebook Consultant

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    My score is 3.1 due to integrated graphics card.
     
    maimone, Jan 17, 2007
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  5. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine is Just 1 with Inspiron 630m. Its really ****
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
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  6. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    That is a great score for ur config
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
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  7. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    Du u have any screen shot
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
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  8. Robert in Sadorus

    Robert in Sadorus Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe a stupid question but...
    Where do you get this score from? I am a complete notebook noob so please forgive my ignorance.
     
    Robert in Sadorus, Jan 18, 2007
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  9. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    it is the new function in Windows Vista. Its called Windows exprerience index
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
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  10. Robert in Sadorus

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    Guess I'll have to wait untill i get my upgrade disc to find out. (if i upgrade, I like MCE)
     
    Robert in Sadorus, Jan 18, 2007
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    I will have to check tonight - but my score was a 3.3 with an XPS M1210 with the nvidia 7400 graphics card.
     
    jeme, Jan 18, 2007
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    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    please post screenshot also
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
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  13. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    What is the Maximum of the Perfomance Index Score?
     
    benna, Jan 19, 2007
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    maimone Notebook Consultant

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    In my opinion when you decide to switch to vista you should de a complete re-format. If your able to back up all your important data I would strongly recommend it. I did it that way and it took me 25 mins to completely install vista, my friend upgraded and it took him 3 hours. :p

    The maximum score you can get is 5.9. The thing I dont like about that score is that, it's not an average just the score of your weakest component.
     
    maimone, Jan 19, 2007
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  15. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    so, how much score does it ca go up to? i mean like 8 9 10......
     
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    The maximum score you can recieve is a 5.9. It does not evaluate all your parts and add it up. It evaluates all your parts and the part with the lowest score is your score.
     
    maimone, Jan 19, 2007
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    benna Notebook Evangelist

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    So What will be the average of a Laptop - a dell one.

    Mine is a s*h*i*t*t*y one. it has index score

    PROUDLY . 1. :D
     
    benna, Jan 19, 2007
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    Most dell laptops will probably have a score a bit higher then mine because I have an integrated graphics card.
     
    maimone, Jan 19, 2007
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    me too have the Intel 915 Graphics. That is really a Heavy side of my laptop. That's y i am getting a new m1210
     
    benna, Jan 19, 2007
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    Windows Experience Index is something that is coming out with Vista and it is just a way for consumers to determine if specific programs will run on your laptop. There are five categories that a score is given for and the lowest score will determine your Windows Experience Index.

    Processor
    Memory (RAM)
    Graphics
    Gaming Graphics
    Primary Hard Disk
     
    Dylan255, Jan 19, 2007
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  21. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    please edit your post, these forums are for all ages, keep it clean
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 19, 2007
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  22. benna

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    abaxter has created an other thread for WEI......
     
    benna, Feb 19, 2007
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    im running vista 64 beta

    i have a 4.7 overall score.

    i havent been able to install my graphics driver or any other system drivers. its running on the initial windows installation settings/drivers.

    I wonder what improvements i will see when the proper drivers become available?
     
    vitog123, Feb 19, 2007
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  24. shocka

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    my base score 2.4

    processor: 4.9
    RAM: 4.5
    Graphics:2.4
    Gaming Graphics 3.4
    HD:4.6

    why the hell is my base score soo low if everything is soo high?
    is this index thing a scam to upgrade ur computer?
    256mb video card is not enough for vista? bullshiznit!!!
     
    shocka, Feb 19, 2007
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    4.3 - Processor
    4.5 - RAM
    5.0 - Graphics
    5.9 - Gaming Graphics
    4.5 - HDD

    Although vista ran like it had scored a 1.0 even with 2GB of ram. The new UI is too taxing for me for now, so I just went back to XP (or rather, swapped hdd's back, vista had been installed on a spare)
     
    win32asmguy, Feb 19, 2007
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