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albertfreestyle
Apr 18, 2006, 11:26 PM
...whats all this new talk about a new dell laptop in the forums...Check out what this guy wrote!!! (in the delvelopers forum)

"...macbook pro is a slave compared to dells new monster 17" screen, intel core duo, 512mb 7900gtx graphics card, 4GB ddr2 ram and customizable LEDs
of course, the exterior shell is quite ugly well yea.. the macbook got PWND

Dell XPS M1710 (2.16 GHz Core Duo, nVidia 7900 GTX 512MB)
8,524 3D Marks

Apple MacBook Pro (2.0GHz Core Duo, ATI X1600 128MB
2866 3D Marks..."


Whats all that about!!!???


Peyton
Apr 18, 2006, 11:27 PM
Um. Kinda need to wait to see what Apple's 17 incher looks like before comparing the 2.

Just wait. You'll see.
Peyton
Apr 18, 2006, 11:28 PM
Besides, the thing costs a lot more, and it has the 2.16 (when the mbp can be customized with it)

this is bad reporting. nonsense
~Shard~
Apr 18, 2006, 11:29 PM
A 17" laptop with 4 GB of RAM? Sorry, but to make a meaningful comparison this guy needs to be comparing Apples to apples (pun intended.)

As Peyton says, wait until Apple releases their 17" MBP, then we'll be able to run some fair benchmarks. :cool:
homerjward
Apr 18, 2006, 11:30 PM
how the hell'd dell manage to get dimm's in that thing?
looks less cheesy than before but still too many led's/too expensive
dejo
Apr 18, 2006, 11:38 PM
...whats all this new talk about a new dell laptop in the forums...Check out what this guy wrote!!! (in the delvelopers forum)

Where were you reading this? (Link please)
generik
Apr 18, 2006, 11:39 PM
Urgh, spare me the thought of those bling bling LEDs on a laptop. "w00t it makes me so 1337"... NOT
faintember
Apr 18, 2006, 11:44 PM
that is one of the fugliest laptops that i have ever seen.

though 4 gigs of ram does make me drool a bit....:D
Phat_Pat
Apr 18, 2006, 11:47 PM
that is one hell of a laptop but at $6,430.... ehhhhhh
gman71882
Apr 19, 2006, 03:14 AM
"...macbook pro is a slave compared to dells new monster 17" screen, intel core duo, 512mb 7900gtx graphics card, 4GB ddr2 ram and customizable LEDs
of course, the exterior shell is quite ugly well yea.. the macbook got PWND

Dell XPS M1710 (2.16 GHz Core Duo, nVidia 7900 GTX 512MB)
8,524 3D Marks

At thoes specs that system is an unheard of $4370
with 4 GB of RAM IT WOULD BE $6648 :eek: :eek: :eek:
WTF?!?!?!?!
We are back to days of Knight Rider with the LED lights!!!! HAHA
Gordy
Apr 19, 2006, 04:13 AM
...whats all this new talk about a new dell laptop in the forums...Check out what this guy wrote!!! (in the delvelopers forum)

"...macbook pro is a slave compared to dells new monster 17" screen, intel core duo, 512mb 7900gtx graphics card, 4GB ddr2 ram and customizable LEDs
of course, the exterior shell is quite ugly well yea.. the macbook got PWND

Dell XPS M1710 (2.16 GHz Core Duo, nVidia 7900 GTX 512MB)
8,524 3D Marks

Apple MacBook Pro (2.0GHz Core Duo, ATI X1600 128MB
2866 3D Marks..."


Whats all that about!!!???

Bearing in mind 3dmark is a test for gaming its hardly a surprise a top of the range 7900gtx beats a mid rang x1600

Its not exactly surprising.

As others have said testing laptops that are completly different prices is hardly a fair test now is it.
joelypolly
Apr 19, 2006, 04:19 AM
Its like comparing a brick to a knife... they can both kill but the brick would be very messy... heavy too....
xparaparafreakx
Apr 19, 2006, 06:28 AM
1.7"x15.5"x11.3" (HxWxD)
8.8 lbs. (Display, 9-Cell battery, DVD-Combo drive)

I will not carry something around that is that big.

Source: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2742&p=12
Kaiser Phoenix
Apr 19, 2006, 07:44 AM
Man that is one hell of a laptop.

One thing i really admire about Dell is that they are always on Cutting edge technology. I know apple is pretty good at it too but lets face it, Dell is always getting the latest technology fastest and their supply chain is very efficient and very good at cutting costs by having the same design for as long as possible....

having said that....

If I were Michael Dell, I would spend a tiny bit more money on the design. I mean, YES the laptop is bloody powerful but the looks do absolutely no justice whats so ever. It just looks like a freakin toy...If they spent a tinytiny more amount of cash on a better designer, (if they have one lol) they would be far more profitable I think....

In the meanwhile, Apple wil be winner in my opinion for beautiful computers and I rather choose Apple everytime, simply because its so not Computery and techie. Its simple.
MacBoobsPro
Apr 19, 2006, 08:11 AM
Its like comparing a brick to a knife... they can both kill but the brick would be very messy... heavy too....

LoL tremendous!
MacBoobsPro
Apr 19, 2006, 08:15 AM
Am I right in thinking that from the specs that you can't watch a standard length DVD (2 hours) without the battery running out.

All that money and all it does is power LEDS. Made by Tonka too by the looks of it.
eva01
Apr 19, 2006, 08:25 AM
Am I right in thinking that from the specs that you can't watch a standard length DVD (2 hours) without the battery running out.

All that money and all it does is power LEDS. Made by Tonka too by the looks of it.

Thats what will make it not do well in a school environment. I <3 my powerbook for that reason
milo
Apr 19, 2006, 11:04 AM
that is one hell of a laptop but at $6,430.... ehhhhhh

Yow. I don't think pwned is the right term here. More like "mortgaged" or "sold a kidney for..."
Experiment13
Apr 19, 2006, 11:51 AM
Every Dell laptop (and almost every desktop) I have priced out in the pages and pages of the customize section on their web site has priced out at least $150.00 more expensive than a Mac laptop when configured the same. Dell laptops are usually advertized with cheap screens, no firewire, little slow hard disks, etc.

You can buy a bare bones cheap Dell, but you cannot buy a barebones cheap Mac. Dell has very deceptive advertizing. They use a core duo tag in their ads for cheap machines, but when you get to the link, the core duo chip is an extra. I wish people including the press and the US government would get smart and really look at Dell true costs.
yg17
Apr 19, 2006, 12:10 PM
That laptop also costs more than twice as much as the 17" Macbook Pro (assuming it costs the same as a 17" PB) which would explain why its got better specs.

Plus, that Dell probably gets 3 minutes of battery life with that kind of power.
portent
Apr 19, 2006, 08:03 PM
nVidia 7900 GTX 512MB
That's all you really need to say. Any notebook with a 512MB 7900 would outscore any MBP by a huge margin.

At least, when it comes to 3D games.
rhsgolfer33
Apr 19, 2006, 08:17 PM
Am I right in thinking that from the specs that you can't watch a standard length DVD (2 hours) without the battery running out.

All that money and all it does is power LEDS. Made by Tonka too by the looks of it.


Does anyone know if this lappy is bootable without being plugged in?
Phat_Pat
Apr 19, 2006, 10:50 PM
Does anyone know if this lappy is bootable without being plugged in?
It needs its own wall outlet (2 plugs) according to Dell (http://www.dell.com/) and MUST NOT be placed on exposed skin while operating or for up to 3 hours after use.
rhsgolfer33
Apr 19, 2006, 11:05 PM
It needs its own wall outlet (2 plugs) according to Dell (http://www.dell.com/) and MUST NOT be placed on exposed skin while operating or for up to 3 hours after use.

The batterylife on that Dell is about the same as the life on my desktop. Not to mention it weighs almost the same. Geez, almost 9 pounds.