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    Is dell crazy or something???

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Thaenatos, Jul 31, 2006.

  1. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    I am shopping around for a budget lappy for a co workers son who is starting college and I was looking at the 1505 to compare it to my 5672. After configuring it to similar specs as mine (except for a x1400 vs. x1600 as he is not a gamer) and the 7300 is a ~$35 increase over the more powerfull x1400. I was just wondering what they are on to cause this?
     
    Thaenatos, Jul 31, 2006
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  2. spookyu

    spookyu NBR Zombie Expert

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    Its the name.
     
    spookyu, Jul 31, 2006
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    blackmagic911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thats exactly wat i saw! I just built a dell yesterday and i didn't know which one to choose. There was 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™ for $79 more or 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™Go 7300 TurboCache for an additional $24. In the end i chose the geforce go 7300 for $24 more. Now i'm wondering if that was a bad decision. Which is pretty much why i spent all this morning searching the web on which one is a better buy. So any one know why the price difference and which one is better???
    From wat i read the ATI has a faster clock while the turbocache on the GeForce allocates memory more efficiently.
     
    blackmagic911, Jul 31, 2006
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Because default they are the x1400 so they have to change it? I suppose if you want to run linux then you go nvidia.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 31, 2006
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  5. blackmagic911

    blackmagic911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    but if i'm not running linux?

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    well i searched the forum and found a few conflicting, but overal people seem to agree that the X1400 is better than teh 7300. Namely because of the price and the X1400 faster speed. Do you think dell will let me change my order??? O.O
     
    blackmagic911, Jul 31, 2006
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I'm not sure why Dell charges more for the Go7300, but the X1400 is the superior GPU. Most people think more expensive = faster. Always do your research before you buy.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 31, 2006
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  7. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Doubtful Dell will let you change your order without a fee of some sort. I personally trust NVidia's drivers more than ATI's. ATI's drivers have habitually been flaky (as a developer, I may punish/utilize them more than just a casual gamer) whereas NVidia's have been solid. The x1400 is almost undoubtedly faster though. I found this site a while back, and though it doesn't have numbers for everything, it does happen to have them for the 7300 and the x1400. Draw your own conclusions, and decide what you want. Call Dell ASAP to get a chance at changing it though, even for a fee.
     
    Pitabred, Jul 31, 2006
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    blackmagic911 Notebook Enthusiast

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    fixed with no charge!!! THX
     
    blackmagic911, Jul 31, 2006
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  9. LFC

    LFC Ex-NBR

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    To rip people off and get more monza?

    P.S. Mr Dell sue me. My opinion is just that and in no way represents this forum's view, it's owners or it's affiliates in any way
     
    LFC, Jul 31, 2006
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  10. csinth

    csinth Snitch?

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    Normal people don't research and try to understand everything. Normal people see ads on tv and think "Hey! That looks awesome! And its a Dell! Everyone has a Dell! I want one too!"
     
    csinth, Jul 31, 2006
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