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    Wth dell?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007.

  1. BigBoy92

    BigBoy92 Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought my laptop (dell vostro) less than a month ago for almost $800, wit a huge coupon! if u check my sig those are the specs i got! now (wit no coupon) u can get it with a 160gb hdd, and a 1gb of ram for the same price!!
     
    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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    dont you know prices go down and not up as time passes ?
     
    pardes3, Sep 1, 2007
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    I didnt think you could run Vist awith less than a gig of RAM...
    Hows it run?
     
    rtracer, Sep 1, 2007
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  4. BigBoy92

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    yeh obviously, but not that quickly!!
     
    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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    Ahh it runs pretty horrid lol, thats y i want the 1gb! maybe i should send it back, and get that deal?
     
    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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    upgrade the ram yourself..its cheap enough
     
    staffsMike, Sep 1, 2007
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    Yeah. I'm sure that rig gets almost 4000 points in 3dmark06. :rolleyes:
     
    meh_cd, Sep 1, 2007
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    Uh yeh it did (overclokced) thank you very much!
     
    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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    A WXGA (1280x800) laptop can't run 3DMark06 at default resolution (1280x1024) unless you hook it up to an external monitor. His scores are probably correct for the lower resolution.
     
    Stella, Sep 1, 2007
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    yeh it was at 1280x800 res
     
    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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    ill hook it upto my external monitor some time n try it :)

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    BigBoy92, Sep 1, 2007
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