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    new dell notebooks, ANY news?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tyspc, Sep 23, 2004.

  1. tyspc

    tyspc Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I am looking to buy a notebook, and I want to make good use of my money. I like the dell 8600 a lot, but it has been out for a year, and i get the feeling that it will be upgraded in some way soon. What I want to know is how soon? I would like to get the notebook now, but I can wait until early next year, and I will wait if something new is coming from dell. I have my heart set on dells, for several reasons, mainly because the school that i work at gets a discount on dells. anyone have any ideas as to rumors or anything about upcoming dell notebooks? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you.
     
    tyspc, Sep 23, 2004
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  2. Andrew Baxter

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    yes, there will be a release or two in the October/November time frame.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Sep 23, 2004
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  3. tyspc

    tyspc Notebook Guru

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    really, then i will def. wait. do you happen to know if they will be upgrades or new lines?
     
    tyspc, Sep 23, 2004
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    At least one will be an entirely new product.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Sep 23, 2004
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  5. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    I know you wouldn't answer if I asked what chipset it used, but I would like to know if you personally think it would be a good idea to use grantsdale in a notebook, considering power consumption, increased weight, etc. How about LGA 775 sockets? The instertion failure rate of LGA does not seem feaseable.

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
    mathlete2001, Sep 23, 2004
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  6. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I really don't think we'll see anything dramatic in the releases we're aware of.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Sep 23, 2004
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  7. tyspc

    tyspc Notebook Guru

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    I wish that Dell was not so quiet on new releases, buzz and hype are good things, people wanna know this stuff, I know that there are some people that don't really care if a product is a year old or not, but some of us do, and if we do not hear of new releases, we might buy from another company.
     
    tyspc, Sep 24, 2004
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  8. eaadams

    eaadams Notebook Consultant

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    looks like another thread has new widescreens to dell by year end. Check out the other thred and shut this one down
     
    eaadams, Sep 25, 2004
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