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    Goodbye 8400M GS Welcome 8600M GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by koo, Dec 13, 2007.

  1. koo

    koo Notebook Consultant

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    I'm sending my dv6500t back to HP and getting the Dell XPS 1530. This move is soley for the purpose of upgrading to the 8600M GT. The HP wins over the Dell for style points - but HP screwed up by not having the GT in their graphics card lineup. I went to Dell stand at my local mall and got a very very sweet deal on the 1530. $300 off, plus another $42 off and another $50 off for getting the 3 year warrnety plan. On top of that - they gave me a $200 gift card to spend at the dell store. I'm thinking about purchasing an XBOX with it. That is almost $600 in savings. In the end I'm roughly paying $300 more for the Dell - but its worth it.
     
    koo, Dec 13, 2007
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  2. crinzema

    crinzema Notebook Evangelist

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    You don't think the m1530 has more style than the hp dv6500t?
     
    crinzema, Dec 13, 2007
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  3. koo

    koo Notebook Consultant

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    The dv6500t def. has a lot more style than the 1530 - BUT - I will say this about the Dell - it is alot more slick - very tight and chizzled - which I like a lot.
     
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  4. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I really like the style of the XPS. BTW did they JUST add the 8600m GT? :O I'm pretty sure it wasn't there a few weeks ago. My buddy got that XPS with the 8400, man he's going to be pissed :D
     
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  5. koo

    koo Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah the 1530 is brand new - it came out a couple days ago I believe. You can see the Review here:

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4135
     
    koo, Dec 13, 2007
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    Yeah - If you want to try any respectable 3D games released in the last two years or so, 8600m GT is necessary. Should be fine for the next year and a half or so too for anything coming out considering the new graphics engines (UT3, ET: QW, Crysis, CoD 4, Gears of War) run respectably on this hardware.
     
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  7. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I think the 8600m GT will be useful for more than a year and a half. With Games for Windows getting a lot of 360 ports, and the 8600m GT being able to play them easily, it should be good if you plan to use it as a console replacement. Although PC exclusive games will eventually become far superior than console games in a year or so.
     
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  8. koo

    koo Notebook Consultant

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    What are your benchmark scores on your Vostro vs. your Desktop?
     
    koo, Dec 13, 2007
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