dell insperon 9400 out now

shIfty_oc · 17th January 2006, 8:47 PM

its out on the aussie dell sie. check it out.

kevincooper · 17th January 2006, 9:06 PM

does this mean the 9300's will come down in price within a few months?

esprit · 18th January 2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kevincooper

does this mean the 9300's will come down in price within a few months?

That would be the general consensus yes

Acid · 18th January 2006, 6:12 AM

Hate to say it, but I told ya so.

shIfty_oc · 18th January 2006, 1:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kevincooper

does this mean the 9300's will come down in price within a few months?

umm no. cause they already removed the 9300 from their site.
lol
forced to buy the new stuff if u want the best from dell.

skinz · 18th January 2006, 2:44 PM

That sux!

I'm biased (i have a 9300), but as a gamer, i think i'd still go for the 9300, as from what i have read, dual core offers little advantage for gaming. Then buy a 1.7 400mhz fsb dothan, pin mod it to 2.26, grab a 7800go gtx for $530 from the states, and grab some extra ram, and you have a totally kick arse laptop!

Raaagh · 18th January 2006, 3:12 PM

The 7800 is so good, you could simply duct tape it to a microwave and it would get solid 60 fps in Quake4.

You know what I mean.

thetron · 18th January 2006, 3:20 PM

Can you ask to have no O/S installed?

Acid · 18th January 2006, 3:58 PM

We were at the launch today and prepared a little launch guide with some previews of the models that will be hitting the market first:

http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilecomputi...59602-1,00.htm

We'll keep it updated as more info becomes available.

Varuna · 18th January 2006, 7:10 PM

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Originally Posted by thetron

Can you ask to have no O/S installed?

You could, but dell doesnt offer a discount. They get XP home licences for ~10USD a copy.

Deja Vu · 20th January 2006, 6:57 PM

Im looking at getting this laptop, but holy shit at price, im not 100% sure that i want to pay that much at this stage.

After my modifications it comes to $3.7K, which is a fucking huge wad of money for me.

I dont mean to hijack the thread, but if anyone can answer some of the following questions about then many thanks.

How much does the accidental damage & theft cover? Basically if i spill beer on the laptop (which is fairly likely) will it be covered?

Does anyone know what HDD's they are using in this model?

Anyone know (or estimate) the battery life with either a 6cell or the 9cell battery?

Is the UXGA screen much better then the UGA Screen? It has some truelife propaganda word that i have never heard of. Because its about $188 which is also a fair chunk of money that i coudl do with (its like a good few days worth of drinking while at uni).

Anyone else know any other good gaming laptops they can suggest (just while im already asking lots of questions)?

Memphis · 21st January 2006, 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Deja Vu

Im looking at getting this laptop, but holy shit at price, im not 100% sure that i want to pay that much at this stage.

After my modifications it comes to $3.7K, which is a fucking huge wad of money for me.

I dont mean to hijack the thread, but if anyone can answer some of the following questions about then many thanks.

How much does the accidental damage & theft cover? Basically if i spill beer on the laptop (which is fairly likely) will it be covered?

Does anyone know what HDD's they are using in this model?

Anyone know (or estimate) the battery life with either a 6cell or the 9cell battery?

Is the UXGA screen much better then the UGA Screen? It has some truelife propaganda word that i have never heard of. Because its about $188 which is also a fair chunk of money that i coudl do with (its like a good few days worth of drinking while at uni).

Anyone else know any other good gaming laptops they can suggest (just while im already asking lots of questions)?

My brother has the 6-cell battery in a 9300 he bought before Christmas. He barely gets 2-hrs on this battery and wished he purchased the 9-cell battery. He also got the UXGA. It looks sweet. His recommendation to me was to get the 7200rpm HDD. Compared to a regular 5400rpm laptop he has as well, there is a noticeable difference in access speed. Go with just the 60GB 7200rpm HDD and purchase an external 200GB USB2.0 HDD for your extra stuff.

I'm going to wait a little while until these laptops drop in price because it looks like there is a fair premium on these 9400's at the moment. As for alcohol, get yourself a homebrew kit for $40!

Kelvin · 21st January 2006, 10:25 AM

Over at whirlpool.. there a thread about a few people picking up 9400s for about $2300

Liam · 21st January 2006, 3:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Deja Vu

im not 100% sure that i want to pay that much at this stage.

5 weeks and they'll drop a chunk, guarenteed

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How much does the accidental damage & theft cover? Basically if i spill beer on the laptop (which is fairly likely) will it be covered?

Seems like it's only 70 bucks or thereabouts ... probably not a bad option.

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Does anyone know what HDD's they are using in this model?

5400rpm standard ... my 100gigger is a fujitsu. I would recommend spending the extra for a 7200rpm upgrade.

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Anyone know (or estimate) the battery life with either a 6cell or the 9cell battery?

3 hours on the 9 cell. $48 upgrade from the 6 cell.

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Is the UXGA screen much better then the UGA Screen?

You've got a choice of WXGA+ and WUXGA. The former is 1440x900 and the latter is 1920x1200 and comes with that TrueLife. In terms of resolution, you are looking at 100dpi vs 133dpi. Personally i find that 133dpi is way too small... everything looks tiny. You can make up for this to an extent by using large icons and fonts, but i think the best solution to a problem is to avoid the problem in the first place. There's plenty of real esate with 1440x900 and games will run better at that than they would trying to pump out 1920x1200.

All that Truelife is is some coating/film/whatever on the screen that makes it look all glossy and shiny. This makes the colours look all nice and vibrant but apparently glare on the screen can be a bit of a problem. If you go to Harvey Norman and check out the laptop range, you'll notice some screens have 'that glossy effect', like there is a pane of glass infront of the screen, and others look normal. I think it's just that.

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Anyone else know any other good gaming laptops they can suggest (just while im already asking lots of questions)?

Unless you want to spend up big on one of the specialist brands, not really. Toshiba have some nice rigs but they only come with 6600 Gos

Modafroman · 21st January 2006, 4:11 PM

trust me, 1920x1200 vs 1440v900, there is no choice, the 1920x1200 is way better, much clearer, and its true 1080p res, so you can watch hd movies etc in full HD

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Deja Vu Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 1,405	Im looking at getting this laptop, but holy shit at price, im not 100% sure that i want to pay that much at this stage. After my modifications it comes to $3.7K, which is a fucking huge wad of money for me. I dont mean to hijack the thread, but if anyone can answer some of the following questions about then many thanks. How much does the accidental damage & theft cover? Basically if i spill beer on the laptop (which is fairly likely) will it be covered? Does anyone know what HDD's they are using in this model? Anyone know (or estimate) the battery life with either a 6cell or the 9cell battery? Is the UXGA screen much better then the UGA Screen? It has some truelife propaganda word that i have never heard of. Because its about $188 which is also a fair chunk of money that i coudl do with (its like a good few days worth of drinking while at uni). Anyone else know any other good gaming laptops they can suggest (just while im already asking lots of questions)?

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Kelvin Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,668	Over at whirlpool.. there a thread about a few people picking up 9400s for about $2300

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