My new laptop

tastyweat · Aug 20, 2004, 04:15 AM

1.6GHz "Dothan" (2mb cache)
DVD+/-RW
13.3" "crystal" XGA
SD/MMC Card reader
64mb dedicated intel graphics
512mb ddr pc2700 (2.5-3-2-7)
60GB 5400rpm

It truly has astonishing battery life... and the weight of 1.7kg is unbeatable! The screen quality is so crisp... better than any tft I have seen before - and I have an LG L1710B back home! It's fast and plenty of storage space. Will probably re-boot it with XP Pro when I get home.

I don't really need it... but I am tempted to buy a second battery... 4.5->5 hours is good,but 9->10 hours is better

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Oh... and I'm in San Francisco now btw

drakesteakn · Aug 20, 2004, 04:44 AM

looks nice for a laptop, i need to get a good cheap laptop.

tastyweat · Aug 20, 2004, 04:53 AM

what kind of thing are you looking for?

This one was very good value for money... it's very small and portable... 1.7kg! It cost $1750 + tax at Fry's

what do you want though? powerhouse desktop replacement or small are portable?

drakesteakn · Aug 20, 2004, 05:05 AM

i just need a small portable(but fast) laptop without killer price

tastyweat · Aug 20, 2004, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by drakesteakn

i just need a small portable(but fast) laptop without killer price

well... I can highly recommend this one for $1750... the model down is a 1.4GHz "Banias" Centrino (1mb cache) with 256mb ddr, a cdrw/dvdrom and a 40GB hard drive... that weighs in at $1500

It depends what your budget is.

drakesteakn · Aug 20, 2004, 05:18 AM

my budget is low,but i always find ways to get what i want.hehehe. thx for the recommendation tasty i will look into that laptop.

Vampyromaniac · Aug 20, 2004, 10:28 AM

where have I seen that laptop before . . . .

glad you like your Dolphin

did you figure out how much it would be if you bought it from home?

Zardon · Aug 20, 2004, 10:41 AM

Probably around Â£1200-1300. gotta love those intel laptop CPUs

LeanWolf · Aug 20, 2004, 01:00 PM

but not those intel integrated GPUs

pr0digal jenius · Aug 20, 2004, 03:30 PM

....but did it come with the kitchen sink?

lol....glad to hear you love your new toy, cuz everyone(on DH especially) loves new toys

tastyweat · Aug 20, 2004, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

where have I seen that laptop before . . . .

glad you like your Dolphin

did you figure out how much it would be if you bought it from home?

ROFL

stupid sale guy!

.... when Mike and I were in Fry's the sales guy kept calling it a dolphin instead of a dothan.

It's not available in the UK apparently... it's 40GB, 1.5GHz, 256MB, CDRW/DVDROM little brother is though and that's selling for 1300GBP including VAT... and that was $1500.... so my $1750 laptop would probably be over 1500GBP if it were on sale in the uk.

As it is... the $1750+tax ($1894.38) translates into only 1052.43GBP... quite a difference!

tastyweat · Aug 20, 2004, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LeanWolf

but not those intel integrated GPUs

yeah... 64mb dedicated doesn't even do it any favours... it gets around 3000 3dmark01 points! lmao - good job I didn't buy it to play games (except maybe the odd game of starcraft)!

Vampyromaniac · Aug 20, 2004, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tastyweat

ROFL

stupid sale guy!

.... when Mike and I were in Fry's the sales guy kept calling it a dolphin instead of a dothan.

yeah, not to mention not only did he not know what a Dothan was, he traversed the entire area asking his fellow workers whether the laptop had a Dolphin, and none of them knew

Only when we asked him how much cache the chip had, did he give us the answer we seeked.
Fry's can be bad in that respect, incompetence. But it's still worth going there now and then.

tastyweat · Aug 21, 2004, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

yeah, not to mention not only did he not know what a Dothan was, he traversed the entire area asking his fellow workers whether the laptop had a Dolphin, and none of them knew

Only when we asked him how much cache the chip had, did he give us the answer we seeked.
Fry's can be bad in that respect, incompetence. But it's still worth going there now and then.

The prices are worth the incompetance!

This laptop is cheaper in Fry's than it is on Newegg! Substantially!

mainman · Aug 21, 2004, 03:21 AM

Very nice Lappy Tasty!!

i suck at life · Aug 30, 2004, 08:08 AM

Wow...u sure do know how to use a camera.

tastyweat · Aug 30, 2004, 08:52 AM

hehe - thanks bro

Aug 20, 2004, 04:15 AM	#1
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	My new laptop 1.6GHz "Dothan" (2mb cache) DVD+/-RW 13.3" "crystal" XGA SD/MMC Card reader 64mb dedicated intel graphics 512mb ddr pc2700 (2.5-3-2-7) 60GB 5400rpm It truly has astonishing battery life... and the weight of 1.7kg is unbeatable! The screen quality is so crisp... better than any tft I have seen before - and I have an LG L1710B back home! It's fast and plenty of storage space. Will probably re-boot it with XP Pro when I get home. I don't really need it... but I am tempted to buy a second battery... 4.5->5 hours is good,but 9->10 hours is better \ Oh... and I'm in San Francisco now btw __________________

Aug 20, 2004, 04:44 AM	#2
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 48	looks nice for a laptop, i need to get a good cheap laptop. __________________

Aug 20, 2004, 04:53 AM	Thread Starter #3
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	what kind of thing are you looking for? This one was very good value for money... it's very small and portable... 1.7kg! It cost $1750 + tax at Fry's what do you want though? powerhouse desktop replacement or small are portable? __________________

Aug 20, 2004, 05:05 AM	#4
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 48	i just need a small portable(but fast) laptop without killer price __________________

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drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 48	my budget is low,but i always find ways to get what i want.hehehe. thx for the recommendation tasty i will look into that laptop. __________________

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Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	where have I seen that laptop before . . . . glad you like your Dolphin did you figure out how much it would be if you bought it from home? __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Aug 20, 2004, 10:41 AM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 168	Probably around Â£1200-1300. gotta love those intel laptop CPUs

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	....but did it come with the kitchen sink? lol....glad to hear you love your new toy, cuz everyone(on DH especially) loves new toys

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