Can anyone beat this?

[ApexJimi]

Liszt said:

Just ordered a M1730 yesterday:
BASE Intel® Core(tm) 2 Duo Processor
T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista SP1(tm)Ultimate - English
LCD 17.0" UltraSharp(tm) WUXGA
(1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife(tm) with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
MEMORY 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM[2x2048]
HARD DRIVE 400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe -2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD DUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTXcard
PHYSICS PCI CARD Ageia PhysX Processing Unit Card
OPTICAL DRIVE Blu-ray Disc DVD+/-RW Optical Drive including software
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3 Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate EUR
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card - Europe - Core 2 Duo Processors



Cost a bit more than £500 though.

What exactly was the point of that? My post was specifically aimed at the best spec for £500, the spec you have quoted would have been considerably more than £500.

[Liszt]

ApexJimi said:

Liszt said:

Just ordered a M1730 yesterday:
BASE Intel® Core(tm) 2 Duo Processor
T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista SP1(tm)Ultimate - English
LCD 17.0" UltraSharp(tm) WUXGA
(1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife(tm) with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
MEMORY 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM[2x2048]
HARD DRIVE 400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe -2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD DUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTXcard
PHYSICS PCI CARD Ageia PhysX Processing Unit Card
OPTICAL DRIVE Blu-ray Disc DVD+/-RW Optical Drive including software
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3 Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate EUR
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card - Europe - Core 2 Duo Processors



Cost a bit more than £500 though.

What exactly was the point of that? My post was specifically aimed at the best spec for £500, the spec you have quoted would have been considerably more than £500.

It was more in reply to golfman, but I am quite excited about a new toy so will tell anyone on a flimsy excuse.

[Mighty Racoon]

LivinLaVidaLotus said:

plasticpig said:

I take it that the Vista is 64 bit? Otherwise whats the point in having 4GB memory?

You do realise that 32bit can actually make use of more than 4GB don't you? Just that there's a per process limit of 2GB (or 3GB with the right switches passed).

I thought that a 32-bit OS could only address 3GB RAM, hence the pointlessness of having 4GB RAM...

Mine has 2GB atm, but as soon as I trust the 64-bit Ultimate, I'll upgrade to that and install another 2GB...

[ScuttleRX]

I thought there was a slight benefit of having 4gb (opposed to 3) as you'd be able to have a matched 2gb pair, dual channel is it...I cant remember?

Heard its not a massive increase but neither is the cost between having 3gb or 4gb

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- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T8100 2.1GHz
- Memory: 2GB DDR2
- HD Capacity: 250GB
- Display: 15.4" 1280x800
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 256MB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Optical Drive: DVD-SM Super Multi With Lightscribe
- Removable Storage: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
- Networking: Ethernet 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN , Wireless 802.11b/g/n WLAN, High speed 56K modem, Bluetooth
- Sound: 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound
- Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, S-video TV out, 2 headphones-out, 1 mic-in, 1 IEEE 1394, remote control infrared port (remote optional), cable docking connector
- Power: 90 W AC Power Adapter
- Features: Webcam with integrated microphone, HP Mobile Remote Control
- Warranty: 2 year warranty
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