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    NEed HELP! Got the MX7118 but have second thoughts about processors!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by NickSS, Jun 16, 2006.

  1. NickSS

    NickSS Notebook Enthusiast

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    PLease help me with my purchase. I purchased the MX7118 from OD for $679 with these specs.
    CPU- Athlon 3400+
    1GB PC2700
    80GB HD
    15.4" WXGA
    4 USB 2.0
    Memory Card reader including CF cards (impressive)

    I thought this was a great deal and I love this computer and can do my photoediting on Adobe CS with great ease but as usual, doubts have started creeping in.
    How does this compare with the Turion ML-34 or the Intel Duo Core T2300? I think this is a great deal for $679 and actually I got this brand new on clearance. Is this a good deal and a good computer? Thanks guys.
     
    NickSS, Jun 16, 2006
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    NickSS Notebook Enthusiast

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    No one cares to add anything?
     
    NickSS, Jun 16, 2006
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  3. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    The Athlon 3400+ is slightly faster than the ML34. The Core Duo however is much faster than it.
    What are these doubts? Are you not satisfied with it's performance?
     
    Hellmanns, Jun 17, 2006
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  4. NickSS

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    Actually I have no way of comparing the said processors. I do a lot of photo editing on Adobe PS and use a variety of other tools and want a laptop that does not slow me down.
    I have been able to bump up the video memory to 128MB since and so far so good but I don't want to be caught unaware with a laptop that might slow me down. I got this because I was attracted by the price but if the Intel duo core will make a lot of difference then I'd rather get that.
    I don't play Video games and do not need it for gaming but do a lot of picture editing using Adobe CS2, Nikon Capture amongst other things so the 80GB 4200RPM HD is also fine I guess.
     
    NickSS, Jun 17, 2006
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  5. Hellmanns

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    If you have no intentions of playing games, I'd take away from the video memory, as excessive v-ram will cripple your Windows performance. You would notice a boost in performance with a Core Duo, but the Athlons are good cads for PS too. For the things that you do, the only thing that I would change is the harddrive. But if you are satisfied, I see no reason to change it.
     
    Hellmanns, Jun 17, 2006
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    Thanks, I did think about the HD but it seems to do the job well right now.
     
    NickSS, Jun 19, 2006
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    How do you bump the video memory?
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Aug 11, 2006
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    Okay I foudn a program called power strip that you can use to overclock your graphics card. I was wondering if it would be fine to over clock the video card from 64 mb to 128?
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Aug 11, 2006
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    over clock from 64m to 128m? so crasy. The best way is add a 64m video memory on the MB.
     
    Ragnarok_D, Aug 14, 2006
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