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    7805 for 7801?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Tehkun, Apr 19, 2009.

  1. Tehkun

    Tehkun Notebook Evangelist

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    If my 7805 is defective and on the off chance they actually just decide to give me a new one, whats the chances they would offer a 7801? My laptop now is the 1900x1200 resolution version of the 7805, which is the only reason I bought it (they let me open it before i bought it :D). If im not mistaken the 1900x1200 7805's are identical to the 7801's right?
     
    Tehkun, Apr 19, 2009
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  2. jkemnitz23

    jkemnitz23 Notebook Consultant

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    The HDD is a bit smaller on the 7801's (200GB I think). Other than that, they are identical. I'd say that your chances are good that they offer you a 7801, if they have one, at least.
     
    jkemnitz23, Apr 19, 2009
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  3. Tehkun

    Tehkun Notebook Evangelist

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    hmmm everything i see on google states a 320 (though they vary, some say 54000 others say 72000 rpm).
     
    Tehkun, Apr 19, 2009
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  4. pmassey31545

    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    GPU is different. 7801 has 512Mb and 7805 has 1GB
     
    pmassey31545, Apr 19, 2009
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  5. ktr

    ktr Notebook Consultant

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    no, both has 1gb of vram.

    Only the 7811 has 512mb.
     
    ktr, Apr 19, 2009
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  6. JohnWhoTwo

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    Chances are not good since the 7805 is a BestBuy exclusive and the 7801's are sold by other outlets.

    On the other hand, you might get lucky again and get another 7805 with 1920x1200 screen.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Apr 19, 2009
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  7. ktr

    ktr Notebook Consultant

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    Here is a quick spread sheet I made showing the differences between the P-78xx line up:

    [​IMG]
     
    ktr, Apr 19, 2009
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  8. Tehkun

    Tehkun Notebook Evangelist

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    Man... I really like my 1900x1200 screen though...
     
    Tehkun, Apr 19, 2009
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  9. jkemnitz23

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    The ones I've seen on eBay have 200BG HDD. Must be the very early models. I must be mistaken, my bad. :eek:
     
    jkemnitz23, Apr 19, 2009
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  10. pmassey31545

    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    I stand corrected, ktr. And nice work on the spreadsheet. That's cool
     
    pmassey31545, Apr 19, 2009
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  11. maskedformed

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    Isn't the 7801u "sold out" everywhere? Tehkun, you could replace your 7805u with a new one and buy a 1920x1200 lcd screen for around $150. Overall, the overall cost should be $1300 (which is $150 more than the discount you could have received from TigerDirect if you order two weeks earlier).
     
    maskedformed, Apr 20, 2009
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