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    XPS M140 - Good deal?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ontario Scholar, Mar 13, 2006.

  1. Ontario Scholar

    Ontario Scholar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought the following XPS M140 (Refurb.) from the Dell Outlet. Just wondering if you guys think I got a good deal.

    Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
    512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
    60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
    8X DVD + RW Drive
    2200 Wireless Card
    9 Cell Primary Battery
    + 6 Cell Additional Battery

    Total price: $807 shipped

    Please tell me what you think!
     
    Ontario Scholar, Mar 13, 2006
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  2. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    l'd toss out the ram and buy a stick of 1gb from newegg to put in it.


    Other then that, not bad for the price!
     
    Unreal, Mar 13, 2006
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  3. USAFdude02

    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Or you can get 2x512 sticks to run it in dual channel. Looks like a good deal to me.
     
    USAFdude02, Mar 13, 2006
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  4. brn80

    brn80 Notebook Geek

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    Pretty decent price for that config.

    2X512 would be better than 1GB since it would be cheaper, but I don't think the M140 is dual channel capable.
     
    brn80, Mar 13, 2006
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  5. E1505Guy

    E1505Guy Notebook Consultant

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    The M140 is dual channel capable.
     
    E1505Guy, Mar 13, 2006
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  6. brn80

    brn80 Notebook Geek

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    Yeah, I checked the specs after looking up the chipset, M140 uses the 915GM chipset, and does support dual channel.

    I researched a few laptops when I was helping my gf choose a laptop; always thought it didn't support dual channel since they showed the E1705 etc. having dual channel in the configuration screen and not in the M140's one.
     
    brn80, Mar 13, 2006
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  7. automan227

    automan227 Notebook Guru

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    I got the following from the outlet a couple weeks ago:
    XPS M140
    Centrino 1.86ghz
    1gb DDR2 533 RAM
    100gb 5400RPM EIDE
    DVD+/-RW
    Bluetooth
    Intel 2915 a/b/g Wireless
    14.1inch WXGA w/ TrueLife

    I got it for $900 shipped.
     
    automan227, Mar 13, 2006
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  8. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Looks like the both of you got pretty good deals on your notebooks. For Ontario though: I'd also recommend putting more RAM into your notebook, preferably 1-2GBs.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Mar 13, 2006
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  9. lappypappy

    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    Good deals...mine is due this week
    1.86
    1 gig ram
    80 gig HD
    dvd +/- dual layer
    trulife screen
    2200 card
    6 cell battery

    849 shipped.
     
    lappypappy, Mar 14, 2006
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  10. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Go dell outlet! ;) Go XPS M140 :)

    I got mine a couple of months ago. The reason it was so cheap is I used a 20% off dell outlet coupon.

    Look at my sig for specs.

    Hope you guys like your new machines!
     
    Jason, Mar 14, 2006
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  11. gridtalker

    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    Great deal but like someone else said get new ram from newegg
     
    gridtalker, Mar 14, 2006
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