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ATI cards in the 8600s?
Hi there,
I'll be looking to get a laptop in the next 6-8 months, and I'm really considering the Inspiron 8600. The only thing I'm not too terribly excited about is the 128 meg Nvidia card. Is there any chance of Dell bringing the option of a 128 meg ATI card (such as the Radeon 9600)?
Just curious,
Tim
abl2012
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October 28th, 2003 18:00
In 6-8 months the ATI 9600 will be history....
kdawg8600
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October 28th, 2003 23:00
mistasopz
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October 29th, 2003 04:00
Firtol88
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October 29th, 2003 07:00
LOL
cd1000
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October 29th, 2003 12:00
http://commerce.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config/frameset.asp?s=frbsd&l=fr&m=eur&c=579&n=3315&cu=frbsd&v=n&cc=&ogn=&kcd=&ad=&mc=&rs=&cuid=&cg=&pch=1&pn=-1&demo=&gc=&sbc=frgen&co=&b=46240
check it out--someone found the 9600xt on thr french dell site.
Firtol88
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October 29th, 2003 15:00
howboutthatshh
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October 29th, 2003 17:00
nkrick
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October 29th, 2003 17:00
Firtol88
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October 29th, 2003 17:00
howboutthatshh
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October 29th, 2003 18:00
intelregod
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October 30th, 2003 21:00
caboosemoose
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October 31st, 2003 07:00
Zero. Dell Europe (barring one or two of the Scandinavian countries) flatly refuse to sell video separately.
On a another note, it's amazing how willing people are to see conspiracy theories. Dell sells 9600XT in France first=Dell loves Frenchies and hates Yanks. No. France is a much smaller market than the US and rolling out a new product with limited supply is much more feasible in smaller markets such as France and Germany.
jwindsurfer
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October 31st, 2003 16:00
abl2012
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October 31st, 2003 16:00
Not only in FRENCH, but also in Spain
http://commerce.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config/frameset.asp?s=esdhs&l=es&m=eur&c=3344&n=3342&cu=esdhs&v=d&cc=&ogn=&kcd=&ad=&mc=p&rs=&cuid=&cg=&pch=1&pn=-1&demo=&gc=&sbc=esdhs&co=&b=46530
My I8600 was shipped, now I am thinking if I will return for some configuration but ATI video card... I do not know...Maybe will appear another several problems with ATI (Power, Cooling, Prof. Application....etc.etc.etc...)
Regards,
JJCSEATTLE
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October 31st, 2003 18:00
For all those interested in getting a Radeon 9600 in the 8600 (as I am).
I have looked into it in some detail, and I do NOT believe that the page on the French website is correct -- I believe it is a copy error.
On one page, you have choices to look at the 1.4Ghz Pentium M model 8600, the 1.5GHz model, the 1.7GHz model, etc. If you look everything except the 1.5GHz model, they all show the NVidia chip. If you look at the 1.5GHz model, it shows the Radeon video card, but then if you click on "Details" it again shows the NVidia chip. If you notice, that line on the front page is part of the hardcoded HTML -- perhaps at one time they were considering to offer it, or perhaps they are going to in the future. But I do not believe that it is currently being offered with the Radeon even in France.