7900GTX Go Series

Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
edited April 2006 in Hardware
I did some hunting on this new card, with Dells new M1710 in the USA starting at $2,600 and topping out at $4,800 fully loaded the question to ask is... can this possibly be worth it? It is funny for the price difference you can get a HP DV8000t with a lower graphics card for 1/2 the cost.... your paying a $2000 premium for a graphics card... and the HP setup is better suited for a gaming layout with the full num pad. I think Dell has gone too far with this offering making extreme graphics not so welcome in the notebook world. I mean thats more cash than it cost for a quad SLI setup...

Dell Specs:

XPS M1710 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2600 (2.16GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Professional
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ,
Video Card 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GTX
Hard Drive 100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Combo/DVD+RW Drives Featured Upgd-8XCD/DVD Burner(DVD+/-RW)w/dble-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty

Total: $4,323.00 plus tax and shipping

HP Specs:

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional with SP2
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2600 (2.16 GHz)
Display 17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1680x1050)
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
Memory 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)
Hard Drive 100 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive LightScribe 8x DVD+/-RW&CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer
Networking FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG w/BT
TV & Entertainment Experience TV Tuner w/remote control
Primary Battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Total: $2,213.00 plus tax and shipping

$2100+ premium for a graphics card.
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