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How is this 9100?
1.) Is this a good setup for gaming? I know a lot more about desktops but I figured this would be similar to a desktop (after-all the 9100 is a desktop replacement). Anyway, I was thinking about uprgrading the 512 MB of memory to 1 gig, but that would require me to drop the upgraded battery and DVD-burner to keep it in my price range (and this is pushing it). Will there be a big performance difference? If I get 512 MB I could upgrade to 1 gig later, or I could get an external DVD-burner. Thanks in advance for your ideas!
Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT Technology 3.2GHz, 15.4-in WSXGA+
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-In Service
512MB DDR 400MHz 2 DIMMs
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITYâ„¢ RADEONâ„¢ 9700 AGP 8X Graphics
Modular 4X CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) with Software
60GB Hard Drive
96 WHr 12-cell Primary Battery with Subwoofer
132 WHr 16-cell Secondary Battery
64MB Dellâ„¢ USB Memory Key
$2113 (with carying bag and red lava quicksnap cover)
2.) Is it worth upgrading the battery? I've read the 9100 puts out an understandably abismal 2 hours. How much does the 16 cell battery improve this, and how badly will intense gaming (including UT2004, Doom 3, Half-Life 2) effect this? Thanks again!!
spiked_martini
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Posted August 4th, 2004 17:00
It's probably cheaper to get the base amount of RAM and get more from crucial.com afterwards.EkinNYC2k1
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Posted August 5th, 2004 15:00
yeh, like you said, ure getting it as a desktop replacement. so what would be the point in upgrading the battery? us the AC like someone mentioned. get the base RAM and upgrade urself, and get the 60GB 7200RPM hd. other than that, ur config is fine. btw, the money you save on the battery and ram, i would spend on a longer warranty. trust me, u might wanna have that assurance when spending over 2G on a laptop, especially a gaming laptop which will prob see lots of heavy use.
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Posted August 4th, 2004 03:00
Message Edited by NemesisDB on 08-03-2004 11:49 PM