X300 Performance - Owner Opinion

I'm just wondering if I could get the opinion of X300 owners.

I have a Dell D820 T2500 2.0 Ghz Duo Core with 2 GB of Memory, 7200 RPM 80 GB HD. The computer lags somewhat when I have the following programs running (typical usage):

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Skype
MSN Messenger
Firefox with (4-8 tabs open)
Itunes

Will the X300 lag, or will it run smoothly with its 1.2 Ghz ultra low processor?

I'm debating whether to wait for the Dell E4300 with its 2.4 Ghz duo core. The X300's processor isn't 45 nm, right? I like the X300's build, just concerned about its performance.

 

I think it's strange that your computer lags when you run the mentioned application. I've a T60 with a T2400 1.83 GHz, 2.5 GB RAM and a 7200 RPM 100 GB HDD. I have no problem using the mentioned applications plus others...

Also, I would think it would be a matter of RAM usage and not the processor but I wouldn't think that my 512 MB more RAM would make any diffrence between lag an running the applications smoothly.

I would take a look at the number of processes you're running in the background. If there's some process which take sup a large amount of RAM adding more RAM could make the difference...

 

I've been using an X300 since March and have to say it's been exceptional. The 1.2ghz Core 2 is pretty weedy for serious CPU hogging tasks e.g. encoding or rendering.

However for all the applications I throw at it I'd say it's actually snappier than my MacBook Pro 2.6 ghz. The 2nd gen SSD is seriously quick.

I use the following apps routinely:

Office 2007 (Word, Access, Excel, Outlook)
Visual Studio 2008
SQL Server 2005
Oracle
Netbeans

I've previously owned a Vaio TZ with the 100gb 1.8" disk and it frankly couldn't cope. Huge delays as it tried to access applications.

The X300 runs them all without a problem.

Just goes to show that your computer is defined by it's slowest component.

Looking at the spec of your laptop there must be something not quite right. It should easily swallow the apps you require. Have your checked your OS, defragged the disk etc?

 

me too, i don't feel the SSD speed on the X300 like i left it on the Eee PC from asus the 4GB disk one, that one boots within 13 seconds into linux the X300 takes couple of minutes before it does

same goes for windows visa almost a minute or two

any testing tools for the SSD speeds ?

 

Are you using Vista? Is your power plan set to Balanced or High Performance? If it is set to Power Saver, your processor will always run at lowest possible frequency regardless of workload. Try setting it to High Performance. (but Balanced should work well too)
There is no reason your computer should lag using any of the programs you mentioned. Check processes running, amount of empty memory, and the actual frequency of your processor while working with your programs.
It is possible that your CPU is always running at the lowest possible frequency and not throttling up during use. You should check.

 

i have vista and ubuntu, i will give it another try when i move things over from my T42P