Agreed ... based on your needs, I see no reason for you to purchase the 8600. The 600m is quite powerful and portable. It's not a gaming machine though ...
I can't tell which has a better display adapter; they seem to vary between ATI and nVidia
I use my 600m mostly with a 2nd battery in the modular bay. The ultra high-res screen (1400 x 1050 15" screen) has taken some adjustment and getting used to, but I like it very much now.
The spec sheets seem to indicate that the 8600 uses 333 MHz memory, while the 600m uses 266, but I don't think there's a diffference, since the two use the same chipset, processors and 400 MHz bus speed. I think maybe the specs are just written a little differently.
The 8600 is physically a lot wider, but otherwise looks the same. I think I'd be happy to have either one, but when I'm travelling, I'm sure happier to have a smaller laptop that will fit on an airplane tray table.
Oh, and I play 3D games on the 600m. Sometimes. Don't tell anybody. But I'm happy with the games I play.
Message Edited by Marshall_600m on 04-13-2004 03:11 PM
The i8600 also offers an ultra high resulution screen (WUXGA is 1920 x 1200 pixels). You can also configure it with the Hitachi 7k60 HD, which is a big advantage in my view. But for your uses I think the 600m is more suitable.
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The other major issue is that the 8600 uses an AGP card, which may be upgradeable. The 600m uses soldered-on video that is not upgradeable.
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Advantages of the 8600:
I can't tell which has a better display adapter; they seem to vary between ATI and nVidia
I use my 600m mostly with a 2nd battery in the modular bay. The ultra high-res screen (1400 x 1050 15" screen) has taken some adjustment and getting used to, but I like it very much now.
The spec sheets seem to indicate that the 8600 uses 333 MHz memory, while the 600m uses 266, but I don't think there's a diffference, since the two use the same chipset, processors and 400 MHz bus speed. I think maybe the specs are just written a little differently.
The 8600 is physically a lot wider, but otherwise looks the same. I think I'd be happy to have either one, but when I'm travelling, I'm sure happier to have a smaller laptop that will fit on an airplane tray table.
Oh, and I play 3D games on the 600m. Sometimes. Don't tell anybody. But I'm happy with the games I play.
Message Edited by Marshall_600m on 04-13-2004 03:11 PM
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The i8600 also offers an ultra high resulution screen (WUXGA is 1920 x 1200 pixels). You can also configure it with the Hitachi 7k60 HD, which is a big advantage in my view. But for your uses I think the 600m is more suitable.
stu