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    best ways to measure new laptop performance?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by euphoriuhh, Dec 6, 2008.

  1. euphoriuhh

    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    yO! just got a refurb'd Dell Studio 15 with the specs listed below.

    just wondering what the best methods for measuring its performance are...

    i havent been able to really put this thing to the test yet.

    thanks! mD
     
    euphoriuhh, Dec 6, 2008
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  2. Andy

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    PCMark05/Vantage or SiSandra (System), HDTune (HDD), WPrime (CPU), 3dMark06 (GPU)....
     
    Andy, Dec 6, 2008
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  3. atbnet

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    Good list, you can also use HDTach for HDD.
     
    atbnet, Dec 6, 2008
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  4. jisaac

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    passmark...
     
    jisaac, Dec 6, 2008
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  5. MaXimus

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    My laptop is better than yours!

    I bought it yesterday for 1600 USD
     
    MaXimus, Dec 7, 2008
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  6. atbnet

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    I am sure it costs more to import or whatever, but that is overpaying.
     
    atbnet, Dec 7, 2008
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  7. euphoriuhh

    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    me? =D
    i dont know...
    yeah, you have a slightly better gpu and 1 more gb of ram, but i paid 50% less...
    :)

    thanks for the recommendations. im going to do some performance testing tomorrow.
     
    euphoriuhh, Dec 7, 2008
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  8. frazell

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    Ah so this is a pissing contest?

    Good thing you paid a ton more than the rest of us for a negligible performance boost.
     
    frazell, Dec 7, 2008
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  9. euphoriuhh

    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    PCMark05 will not work for me. i downloaded the free basic version from futuremark, installed.. when i first load it, it says it is gathering system info and it may take a few minutes.... it just churns and churns and never returns, eventually i have to force quit. i tried this before and after reformatting and installing freshness. weird. oh well.

    im gonna move on to the other benchmark tools later.

    bump.
     
    euphoriuhh, Dec 9, 2008
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  10. Shyster1

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    Did you get the right version that would support _Vista (I'm assuming you're running _Vista).
     
    Shyster1, Dec 9, 2008
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  11. Hiker

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    50% less or $800? Great deal from what I can tell and not much more than I paid 2.5 years ago. .
     
    Hiker, Dec 9, 2008
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  12. bobh

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    Ya.....So what i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance :rolleyes:
     
    bobh, Dec 9, 2008
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  13. Leon

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    MY DESKTOP BEATS ALL! :D

    *out*
     
    Leon, Dec 9, 2008
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