What is the cheapest laptop with the 8600M GT?

shippuuden · 7th February 2008, 6:35 PM

Yesterday my mate brang over his macbook pro, and i was pretty damn impressed, Im wanting to get rid of my pc and buy a laptop, but i dont want to spend to much on one ( he payed 4.5k for his ).

So i want to know what the cheapest laptop is with the 8600M GT video card if anyone knows

mastablasta · 7th February 2008, 10:58 PM

It's quite possibly the Dell Vostro - http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...sd1&l=en&s=bsd

shippuuden · 8th February 2008, 6:11 PM

none of them have the 8600 only have the 8400..

gamb[it] · 8th February 2008, 6:14 PM

you can upgrade the graphics on them for $89

haydio · 8th February 2008, 6:15 PM

Click build then select your configuration. All the 1500s can have a 8600m.

shippuuden · 8th February 2008, 6:28 PM

Oh wow thats pretty good, read a review bout that laptop just now, sounds pretty decent.

Kazander · 9th February 2008, 3:31 PM

I ordered a Vostro with T7250 and 8600GT for $1109.

Falls · 10th February 2008, 2:40 PM

Whats the situation with upgrading the ram on Dell Vostro?

I like the specs and price but Ram from Dell is way to expensive.

F.

sanjay · 10th February 2008, 3:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falls

Whats the situation with upgrading the ram on Dell Vostro?

I like the specs and price but Ram from Dell is way to expensive.

F.

either under the keyboard or under the flap on the bottom, either way takes about 30 seconds to put in yourself and is a user-serviceable item (will not void warranty).

Falls · 10th February 2008, 4:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjay

either under the keyboard or under the flap on the bottom, either way takes about 30 seconds to put in yourself and is a user-serviceable item (will not void warranty).

I was just concerned as my mother has a dell d400 and it has the underneath ram flap, which has 1 x user serviceable ram module and another ram module somewhere else in the laptop.

F.

sanjay · 10th February 2008, 4:45 PM

theyre both user serviceable in the D400 buddy, the second one is under the keyboard. i used to have a D400, great little lappy

booksacool1 · 10th February 2008, 5:08 PM

Speaking of which, does the vostro still have the shitty vram?

leighzor · 10th February 2008, 5:21 PM

will they have another offer of free things if i order on the 15th? my dad seems to think so but if he is wrong then his out of pocket about 200 bucks

Falls · 10th February 2008, 7:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booksacool1

Speaking of which, does the vostro still have the shitty vram?

You mean ddr2 instead of gddr3, then YES.

F.

SLATYE · 10th February 2008, 7:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leighzor

will they have another offer of free things if i order on the 15th? my dad seems to think so but if he is wrong then his out of pocket about 200 bucks

Dell always have those offers running. They change the exact offer each week (sometimes it'll be a free RAM upgrade; sometimes it'll be a free HDD upgrade; sometimes they just offer a discount).

7th February 2008, 6:35 PM	#1
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7th February 2008, 10:58 PM	#2
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8th February 2008, 6:11 PM	#3
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8th February 2008, 6:28 PM	#6
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10th February 2008, 2:40 PM	#8
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8th February 2008, 6:14 PM	#4
gamb[it] Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 179	you can upgrade the graphics on them for $89

8th February 2008, 6:15 PM	#5
haydio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rockingham, WA Posts: 366	Click build then select your configuration. All the 1500s can have a 8600m.

9th February 2008, 3:31 PM	#7
Kazander Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tuncurry Posts: 135	I ordered a Vostro with T7250 and 8600GT for $1109.

10th February 2008, 4:45 PM	#11
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