XPSM1710 Qs

legs11

right,

i read it is better to leave a battery run out before charging again, ie: not leave plugged into the mains all the time.

however, any XPS owners here notice its pretty much impossible to watch dvds with a battery, and playing games (well recent ones such a FEAR) is a no no......
so mine is pretty much all the time powered up........

opinions?

also, does 2 gigs or ram make much of a difference from 1gig.....?

BlackWizard

legs11 wrote:

i read it is better to leave a battery run out before charging again, ie: not leave plugged into the mains all the time.

I'd like to hear where you heard that. I use mine in college and at home a lot.
So the battery is getting charged and used a lot. Surely keeping it on the
mains doesnt use the battery just saving its charge somewhat.

I can watch DVDs without a problem and playing games in general will drain the
battery of any laptop especially a powerhouse M1710.

Game performance really decreases if you dont have it plugged in anyway.
I currently get about 2 hours of development work. Thats about 10 applications
all running at once. Database stuff and general development tools. Just browsing
the web I get about 2hrs 20min with the sceen on full brightness.

I doubt 2gigs will help you much with general office work. For games it might.
Especially the new games coming out. Running 2gigs with no paging file
might cut out some disk read/writes and help the battery but I doubt its that
much noticable.

Lord Oz

DVDs on the battery are fine, but if you're playing graphics heavy games (eg oblivion) you'll only get a little over an hour of battery life. The battery lasts between 3 and 3.5 hours with regular use though.

petes

No point in starting another thread. Going to be ordering an Inspiron 9400 and 2 6400's in the next day or so. While I am at I am thinking of M1710 for myself. I'm not paying:) . Would have about 2k net to use. Could you post up your specs and give your opinions on it. Also everyone else's opinion is also appreciated. Looking at the minute for alternatives also so if anyone has any suggestions?

Cheers.

petes

I just ordered an XPS 1710. There was a link on boards a while back that had benches for graphics cards on Toms hardware. It covered all cards including mobile and you could select from a drop down list which one you wanted to see. Anyone have a link?

Thanks.

chopster

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568

Four of a kind

My M1710 is been delivered Friday....after 3 times been delayed. Hope it lives up to the expectations ive been hearing. I'll be using it mainly for gaming.

tonyboy247

Yes running the battery down low before recharging improves its life...rather than keeping it topped up as most nerds do....anyway sounds like you guys need an arcade visit...I use computers.. good luck.

petes

This is what I ended up ordering:

XPS M1710
Core 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
120GB SATA Hard Drive
512MB DDR3 nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX
All the other usual bluetooth etc.

TerrorFirmer

petes wrote:

This is what I ended up ordering:

XPS M1710
Core 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
120GB SATA Hard Drive
512MB DDR3 nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX
All the other usual bluetooth etc.

petes

I'm doing that myself at the thought of it.

Tom Dunne

chopster wrote:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568

Great link. I'll make that a sticky.

Ghost Train

tonyboy247 wrote:

Yes running the battery down low before recharging improves its life

Thats a total myth. Used to be true for old ni-cd batteries ten years ago. Running your battery right down is not necessary, and doing so deliberately is just using up battery charge cycles which will shorten the batteries life.

Headshot

petes wrote:

This is what I ended up ordering:

XPS M1710
Core 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
120GB SATA Hard Drive
512MB DDR3 nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX
All the other usual bluetooth etc.

wow how much was that if you dont mind me asking
this is mine

Base: Inspiron 9400 Duo Pro T2600 2.16 GHz, 2 MB L2

DVD Drive: 8X DVD+/-RW
Hard Disk Drive: 100GB (5,400 rpm) SATA Hard Drive

MISC: 90W AC Adapter

Memory: 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

Misc: 9 cell Li-Ion 80WHr primary battery

NoteBook Screen: 17 UltraSharp Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200


Video: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

only 1,220.00

petes

Expensive. I'll have to dig out the exact price. A lot more than €1220. Is that gross?

TerrorFirmer

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

wow how much was that if you dont mind me asking
this is mine

Base: Inspiron 9400 Duo Pro T2600 2.16 GHz, 2 MB L2

DVD Drive: 8X DVD+/-RW
Hard Disk Drive: 100GB (5,400 rpm) SATA Hard Drive

MISC: 90W AC Adapter

Memory: 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

Misc: 9 cell Li-Ion 80WHr primary battery

NoteBook Screen: 17 UltraSharp Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200


Video: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

only 1,220.00

1,220 is a damn good price for that spec. Did you get it from the outlet, I assume so?

petes

HavoK wrote:

1,220 is a damn good price for that spec. Did you get it from the outlet, I assume so?

I hope thats from the outlet, think mine is coming to over 2.5k.

Headshot

outlet on ebay

Headshot

petes wrote:

A lot more than €1220. Is that gross?

yes its gross

Four of a kind

I ordered the xps m1710 off dell back on the 14th Nov....and its been delayed 3 times already. Wonder why that is....nobody at dell can give me a reason...not that I can understand anyway as they are all foreign.

Heres the specs on the laptop I ordered:


Core 2 duo processor T7600 (2.33 GHz)
2048MB SDRAM
100Gb (7200rpm) Hard drive
8x DVD +/-RW drive
Second battery (as spare)
512Mb GeForce Go 7950 GTX Graphics card
Dell A525 speakers with subwoofer
Dell truemobile 350 internal Bluetooth module
Genuine windows xp professional SP2 including media
Carry bag
All the other usuall additions....etc..

Can say when I'll be getting it as its meant to be delivered this Fri, but it probably will be delayed yet again.

Headshot

Four of a kind wrote:

I ordered the xps m1710 off dell back on the 14th Nov....and its been delayed 3 times already. Wonder why that is....nobody at dell can give me a reason...not that I can understand anyway as they are all foreign.

Heres the specs on the laptop I ordered:


Core 2 duo processor T7600 (2.33 GHz)
2048MB SDRAM
100Gb (7200rpm) Hard drive
8x DVD +/-RW drive
Second battery (as spare)
512Mb GeForce Go 7950 GTX Graphics card
Dell A525 speakers with subwoofer
Dell truemobile 350 internal Bluetooth module
Genuine windows xp professional SP2 including media
Carry bag
All the other usuall additions....etc..

Can say when I'll be getting it as its meant to be delivered this Fri, but it probably will be delayed yet again.

ring them up and give out stink to them and demand some compensation

they did the same with my desktop and i rang them up and demand to talk to a supervisor and got a free monitor out of it

Four of a kind

cheers.

Ifs its not here by friday then i'll ring them up and see what I can get out of them for my "inconvience" !!!

petes

Four of a kind wrote:

I ordered the xps m1710 off dell back on the 14th Nov....and its been delayed 3 times already. Wonder why that is....nobody at dell can give me a reason...not that I can understand anyway as they are all foreign.

Heres the specs on the laptop I ordered:


Core 2 duo processor T7600 (2.33 GHz)
2048MB SDRAM
100Gb (7200rpm) Hard drive
8x DVD +/-RW drive
Second battery (as spare)
512Mb GeForce Go 7950 GTX Graphics card
Dell A525 speakers with subwoofer
Dell truemobile 350 internal Bluetooth module
Genuine windows xp professional SP2 including media
Carry bag
All the other usuall additions....etc..

Can say when I'll be getting it as its meant to be delivered this Fri, but it probably will be delayed yet again.

How much did that set you back?

Four of a kind

3k. Im not too well up on the technical side of things when it comes to computers, but the specs on that seem very good from what I've researched.

Maybe Im wrong?

Tom Dunne

Four of a kind wrote:

3k.

:eek:

petes

Mine is about €2800. Only difference in the two specs mainly are the processors. I have the T7400 in mine whereas four of a kind has the T7600. My hard drive is 20Gig bigger although it is 5,400. Hope I don't have any delays.

Headshot

Four of a kind wrote:

3k.

:eek:

have you tried dell outlet

you may get a brilliant deal

i did