9400 or M1710

ShammY · 11th December 2006, 4:47 PM

I just went to the Dell site and priced a XPS M1710 with the 7950GTX the 7200 C2D 2GhZ processor and 1 GB of RAM and it comes to $4,187.70, does this sound about right? Also I'm not too worried about GST as I am going to buy with salary sacrifice so work will pay the GST on it. So it should only cost me about $3,807.00 or a 9400 Inspiron with 2GHz C2D processor 1GB RAM and a GO 7900 256mb card for $3280.00. I play a bit of BF2 and would mainly be using it for watching movies etc when away on work.

So any pros or cons for me guys what do you think?

wwwww · 11th December 2006, 4:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ShammY

I just went to the Dell site and priced a XPS M1710 with the 7950GTX the 7200 C2D 2GhZ processor and 1 GB of RAM and it comes to $4,187.70, does this sound about right? Also I'm not too worried about GST as I am going to buy with salary sacrifice so work will pay the GST on it. So it should only cost me about $3,807.00 or a 9400 Inspiron with 2GHz C2D processor 1GB RAM and a GO 7900 256mb card for $2973.00. I play a bit of BF2 and would mainly be using it for watching movies etc when away on work.

So any pros or cons for me guys what do you think?

I say the latter one with an extra gig.

ShammY · 11th December 2006, 4:51 PM

9400 with 2GB RAM $3480.00, would the GPU cope with BF2 though?

Tobes1990 · 11th December 2006, 5:13 PM

7900 would jizz all over BF2 and most games for a few years to come.

wwwww · 11th December 2006, 5:13 PM

Yeah easily.

Tobes1990 · 11th December 2006, 5:47 PM

main thing with the XPS lappys is screen size and how it looks.

Dont be a sucker for a pretty gal, do what im doing when i get my 6400, when i get the cash, give her plastic surgery, colour change kits ftw!

ShammY · 11th December 2006, 6:01 PM

The 9400 has a 17 inch monitor also, it runs 1440x900 or the top of the range 9400 runs 1920x1200, I am starting to lean towards the 9400, it has better battery life than the M1710 and doesn't look as wanky. Also it will have an extra 1 GB of RAM to compensate for the 7900 GO rather than the 7950GTX in the M1710.

break · 12th December 2006, 3:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ShammY

9400 with 2GB RAM $3480.00, would the GPU cope with BF2 though?

I have a 9400, 2ghz C2D, 1gb 667, 7900GS and its playing the following games fine (fine for me is above 40fps) at 1920x1200 maxed (no AA, however)

CS: Source
Battlefield 2142
FlatOut 2
Supreme Commander
Unreal Tournament 2
Savage

The games that i've tested that need 1280x800 to run at 40fps+:

Need for Speed: Carbon

Goram · 13th December 2006, 6:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ShammY

I just went to the Dell site and priced a XPS M1710 with the 7950GTX the 7200 C2D 2GhZ processor and 1 GB of RAM and it comes to $4,187.70, does this sound about right? Also I'm not too worried about GST as I am going to buy with salary sacrifice so work will pay the GST on it. So it should only cost me about $3,807.00 or a 9400 Inspiron with 2GHz C2D processor 1GB RAM and a GO 7900 256mb card for $3280.00. I play a bit of BF2 and would mainly be using it for watching movies etc when away on work.

So any pros or cons for me guys what do you think?

I salary Packaged an Inspiron 9400 with the same specs you have mentioned and i love it. I am playing BF2142, WOW, TW2 and CoH. All of these play great without a hitch. i would recommend going upto 2gb RAM, i wish i had of. Also if you go ahead with the purchase speak to someone over the phone instead of ordering of the net. I bargained down and saved an extra $200. But yeah go the 9400, you wont be disapointed

ShammY · 13th December 2006, 6:40 PM

Cool man. I included 2GB of DDR2 667MHz instead of the offered 1GB of DDR2 533MHz. Now all that I have to do is order it.

ZaK1 · 17th December 2006, 8:59 AM

Yeah go 9400, plenty of power for games! Company of Heroes at 1440*900 looks pure bling!

BadaBing! · 17th December 2006, 10:49 AM

Check out my sig.

I don't have a PC anymore. Only this notebook.

I'm thinking of upgrading to a core 2 duo soon. As I bit the bullet early and got the first core duo version.

The high end 9400 is the same as the XPS series without the bling and access to Creative audio hardware etc.... We even share the same BIOS. The 9400 can do it, you just need to find after market parts. As dell just wont sell you a audigy 2 for your notebook.

Hmmm reminds me have to start researching prices and availability for c2d. Cant remember what maximum cpu this can take now? Top of the current dell range I guess.

kuruptz · 19th December 2006, 8:24 PM

couldn't recommend a 9400 more

get it.

Get 1GB of ram and upgrade it to 2gb urself it will save you around $150. (doesnt void warrenty anymore, so you can buy ur own ram and put it in urself)

ShammY · 20th December 2006, 1:11 AM

Sent my boss an e-mail today of everything that I want on the 9400, so hopefully all goes well. Apparently our company uses a 3rd party that is contracted to us to buy all of our hardware from Dell and they also get some sort of corporate discount.

max223 · 20th December 2006, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BadaBing!

The high end 9400 is the same as the XPS series without the bling and access to Creative audio hardware etc...

The Creative audio option is software (driver) NOT hardware. Just read Dell's fine print under the upgrade option.

11th December 2006, 4:47 PM	#1
ShammY Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth W.A Posts: 197	9400 or M1710 I just went to the Dell site and priced a XPS M1710 with the 7950GTX the 7200 C2D 2GhZ processor and 1 GB of RAM and it comes to $4,187.70, does this sound about right? Also I'm not too worried about GST as I am going to buy with salary sacrifice so work will pay the GST on it. So it should only cost me about $3,807.00 or a 9400 Inspiron with 2GHz C2D processor 1GB RAM and a GO 7900 256mb card for $3280.00. I play a bit of BF2 and would mainly be using it for watching movies etc when away on work. So any pros or cons for me guys what do you think? __________________ \|Nvidia 7950GX2 Club Member #24\| System: A8N Sli Premium Motherboard \| SKT939 64 AMD 4800+ X2 \| 74GB Raptor \| 4 x 200GB WD HDD \| 3 x 500GB WD HD \| 2 x 320GB External HDD \|Sli ASUS 7950GX2 \| 4 x 512mb "el Crappo" DDR400 \| G15 KB \| Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse \| Logitech Z5500 \| Tt Shark Case \| Tt 750W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP LCD \| Last edited by ShammY; 11th December 2006 at 4:49 PM.

11th December 2006, 4:51 PM	#3
ShammY Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth W.A Posts: 197	9400 with 2GB RAM $3480.00, would the GPU cope with BF2 though? __________________ \|Nvidia 7950GX2 Club Member #24\| System: A8N Sli Premium Motherboard \| SKT939 64 AMD 4800+ X2 \| 74GB Raptor \| 4 x 200GB WD HDD \| 3 x 500GB WD HD \| 2 x 320GB External HDD \|Sli ASUS 7950GX2 \| 4 x 512mb "el Crappo" DDR400 \| G15 KB \| Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse \| Logitech Z5500 \| Tt Shark Case \| Tt 750W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP LCD \|

11th December 2006, 6:01 PM	#7
ShammY Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth W.A Posts: 197	The 9400 has a 17 inch monitor also, it runs 1440x900 or the top of the range 9400 runs 1920x1200, I am starting to lean towards the 9400, it has better battery life than the M1710 and doesn't look as wanky. Also it will have an extra 1 GB of RAM to compensate for the 7900 GO rather than the 7950GTX in the M1710. __________________ \|Nvidia 7950GX2 Club Member #24\| System: A8N Sli Premium Motherboard \| SKT939 64 AMD 4800+ X2 \| 74GB Raptor \| 4 x 200GB WD HDD \| 3 x 500GB WD HD \| 2 x 320GB External HDD \|Sli ASUS 7950GX2 \| 4 x 512mb "el Crappo" DDR400 \| G15 KB \| Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse \| Logitech Z5500 \| Tt Shark Case \| Tt 750W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP LCD \|

13th December 2006, 6:40 PM	#10
ShammY Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth W.A Posts: 197	Cool man. I included 2GB of DDR2 667MHz instead of the offered 1GB of DDR2 533MHz. Now all that I have to do is order it. __________________ \|Nvidia 7950GX2 Club Member #24\| System: A8N Sli Premium Motherboard \| SKT939 64 AMD 4800+ X2 \| 74GB Raptor \| 4 x 200GB WD HDD \| 3 x 500GB WD HD \| 2 x 320GB External HDD \|Sli ASUS 7950GX2 \| 4 x 512mb "el Crappo" DDR400 \| G15 KB \| Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse \| Logitech Z5500 \| Tt Shark Case \| Tt 750W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP LCD \|

17th December 2006, 10:49 AM	#12
BadaBing! Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 557	Check out my sig. I don't have a PC anymore. Only this notebook. I'm thinking of upgrading to a core 2 duo soon. As I bit the bullet early and got the first core duo version. The high end 9400 is the same as the XPS series without the bling and access to Creative audio hardware etc.... We even share the same BIOS. The 9400 can do it, you just need to find after market parts. As dell just wont sell you a audigy 2 for your notebook. Hmmm reminds me have to start researching prices and availability for c2d. Cant remember what maximum cpu this can take now? Top of the current dell range I guess. __________________ ======================================= Guitar Tech - Sales & Service - Custom Builds - Spare Parts =======================================

11th December 2006, 5:13 PM	#5
wwwww Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 2,135	Yeah easily.

17th December 2006, 8:59 AM	#11
ZaK1 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 259	Yeah go 9400, plenty of power for games! Company of Heroes at 1440*900 looks pure bling!

19th December 2006, 8:24 PM	#13
kuruptz Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenfield, NSW Posts: 1,452	couldn't recommend a 9400 more get it. Get 1GB of ram and upgrade it to 2gb urself it will save you around $150. (doesnt void warrenty anymore, so you can buy ur own ram and put it in urself)

20th December 2006, 1:11 AM	#14
ShammY Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth W.A Posts: 197	Sent my boss an e-mail today of everything that I want on the 9400, so hopefully all goes well. Apparently our company uses a 3rd party that is contracted to us to buy all of our hardware from Dell and they also get some sort of corporate discount. __________________ \|Nvidia 7950GX2 Club Member #24\| System: A8N Sli Premium Motherboard \| SKT939 64 AMD 4800+ X2 \| 74GB Raptor \| 4 x 200GB WD HDD \| 3 x 500GB WD HD \| 2 x 320GB External HDD \|Sli ASUS 7950GX2 \| 4 x 512mb "el Crappo" DDR400 \| G15 KB \| Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse \| Logitech Z5500 \| Tt Shark Case \| Tt 750W PSU \| Dell 2407WFP LCD \|