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    diff. btw. 128mb x1400 and 256mb x1400

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kguo7, May 10, 2006.

  1. kguo7

    kguo7 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys,

    I'm wondering if there is a difference between the 128mb x1400 and the 256mb one. I know that the x1400 has 128mb and the other 128mb is borrowed from the memory sticks. I've read in this forum that there is an on and off switch in the graphics card control and you can choose to use the extra 128mb or not. Could it be that the x1400 with 128mb is the same card as the 256mb one except that Dell disabled the 128mb before shipping? If they are the same card, I can buy the 128mb card and save some money and turn the extra 128mb on when I buy my e1505.
     
    kguo7, May 10, 2006
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    kguo7 Notebook Consultant

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    Disregard my post. The 128mb card is a x1300, not x1400.
     
    kguo7, May 10, 2006
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    rob_peer Notebook Enthusiast

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    x1400 has 128mb onboard
    x1300 has 64mb onboard
     
    rob_peer, May 10, 2006
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    the X1300 is 64 dedicated+64 shared from memory
    the X1400 is 128 dedicated+ 128 shared from system memory!
     
    deedeeman, May 10, 2006
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    yep. hypermemory. the rule sort of is, if u have hypermemory or turbocache, take the total value and divide by 2 and u get the dedicated amount of memory.
     
    shadow85, May 11, 2006
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    Wait a sec... you mean to tell me that this isnt true 256 MB onboard the gfx card and its still shared?! wtf...?

    Does this mean the x1300 is a piece of junk?

    Granted.. id be worried.. but I already heard nice reviews on the x1400 benchmarks and how it performs well..

    But makes me worry that the other laptop with the x1300 is going to be junk.. can someone confirm..? Thought shared ram = bad...
     
    Mysticales, May 11, 2006
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