From: laura@nospam.me   
      
   "personalpages.tds.net/~rcsilk"  wrote in message   
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   > "Laura"  wrote in message   
   > news:cs5tsj$h7q$10@news.cybercity.dk...   
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   > > "personalpages.tds.net/~rcsilk"  wrote in   
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   > (L):   
   > > Keeping at it doesn't make you look better :-)   
   > (DS):   
   > >>  actually, I think I'm just gonna drop this n.g. for awhile until   
   > >> I've got my new Inspiron XPS up to speed.   
   > >   
   > > I googled that. Powerful machine, that one. Meant for gaming. Are you a   
   > > gamer?   
   >   
   > Well............ It's like this:   
   > I was building (had actually ordered!) a Latitude D800, but was very upset   
   > to find out that this 2+ GHz mother of a laptop only had a 400 MHz front   
   > side bus (for you non techies out there, that's kinda like the internal   
   > speed of the system *outside* of the internal speed of the CPU -- the   
   > "motherboard speed", as a general term).   
      
   Well, yes, there are faster FSB speeds out there, but 400MHz isn't exactly   
   bad :-)   
   My computer has less and still manages to run even the most recent and   
   demanding titles well.   
   That's with only an Athlon XP running at 1,8GHz.   
   A great deal depends on the graphics card, which has to be on or near top   
   notch :-)   
   That said, I wouldn't mind something with the specifications of that XPS ;-)   
      
   Oh, and yes, I am something of a techie and a frequent gamer :-)   
      
   >   
   > So... my son had pointed out this XPS to me a month earlier and said GET   
   > THIS next time you order.   
   >   
   > So... um... I thought I'd at least *look* at it... turns out it's 1.5 x   
   > faster (3+GHz instead of 2+), has the WXUGA display,   
      
   Which basically means a greater pixel density than other displays of the   
   same size. It's like a 21" monitor shrunk down to 15". It will support   
   ridiculously high resolutions without blurring :-)   
      
   > 128 meg radeon video   
   > card (or some such), put in a gig of ram using 2 half gig sticks to get   
   the   
   > full benefit of the 400 MHz DDR, and also comes with a subwoofer in the   
   > battery!  (plus, a DVD+RW)   
   >   
   > after pricing all that PLUS the external USB SoundBlaster 7.1 gadget,   
   along   
   > with the 4 year complete care warranty, it was $500 CHEAPER than the D800   
   I   
   > had just specked out! (AND I got a +/-$500.oo discount off regular price,   
   a   
   > free color printer, free shipping, AND a $100.oo rebate!)   
   >   
   > Also, it comes with a *nifty* backpack instead of a satchel-type case.   
   > Ultra cool.   
      
   It clearly is very good value :-)   
      
   >   
   > My son has great taste in computers :)   
   >   
   > (I also got Halo something or other and a flight simulator to go with it,   
   so   
   > I suspect he'll be having some fun this weekend...)   
   >   
   >   
      
   I believe the appropriate thing to say now is l33t! ;-)   
   Halo is good fun. It's nice to see games with compelling storylines. When   
   done right, it can be a cinematic experience. Halo has that quality, IMO.   
   (It's basically the game that enabled the X-Box to get off the ground in the   
   face of competition from all the other consoles)   
      
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