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9100 HT Processors
Do all of the new 9100's use Hyper Threading Processors? The first page of the online order gives options of the pentium 4 w/HT and shows an icon of the regular pentium 4. The seconds page doesn't give options for hyper threading but it shows an icon of the HT version. Which do you get?
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Posted March 9th, 2004 23:00
as far as i know they are all HT processors.388
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Posted March 10th, 2004 01:00
hey man one more question..do the 9100 processors offer speedstep?..that feature is just awsome388
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Posted March 10th, 2004 01:00
because the 9100 and xps p4 processors are desktop processors, they do not offer speedstep. Speed step is only integrated with Mobile Processors (i.e. Pentium-M or P4-M) The processors in these 2 models are identical to the ones used in desktops... which have no need for speed step. So the answer is no. (even though it would've been pretty cool if they found a way to pack all of that power (the 3.2 ghz P4 Processors) into the machines and still find a way to incorporate the speedstep technology)388
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Posted March 10th, 2004 01:00
No. The 9100 uses a desktop P4 w/ H/T, which does not support SpeedStep. The mobile P4 w/ H/T and the Pentium M are laptop/notebook processors that support SpeedStep.
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Posted March 10th, 2004 02:00
I should add that whilst the CPU's on the i9100/ XPS do not offer speedstep, the Graphics card does... well, it doesn't offer speedstep, it offers the ATI feature Powerplay. Like SpeedStep does for the CPU, Powerplay alters the clock speeds of the Graphics card in order to conserve battery life when needed. So this should help make battery a little bit longer, and this thing will need all the help they can get in this regard... but I still wouldn't want to be trying to use that thing as a portable
. Cheers,
stu
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Posted March 11th, 2004 08:00
hello,
in the past, i remember reading articles that said the laptops that had a desktop processor were prone to over heating. does anyone know if that is also the case with the p4 hyperthreading chip that comes in the 9100?
thank you
indera388
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Posted March 11th, 2004 11:00
i believe that Dell's attempt to combat that issue was to install THREE fans in the unit. i would say that that prevents OVERheating. you may still experience some slight warnth, though.388
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Posted March 11th, 2004 12:00
Dell has added fans, 3 total, to the 9100. These cool the P4 and the Radeon 9700 graphics card. Because the fans draw air through the bottom of the laptop, you have to be careful where using it, so as not to block the intake vents. Working with the 9100 on your lap or in bed could prove problematic if insufficient cool air gets inside the case.347
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Posted March 12th, 2004 02:00
I wonder where the fans are placed on the bottom. I use the Traveler Coolpad on my Dell laptops and I hope it don't block the fans. I just ordered a 9100 after canceling a souped 5150 (actually had the order ready to go when I saw the release of the 9100 and changed my mind really quickly). The 9100 souped up figured out $100 less than the souped up 5150 to my surprise.
First post from me...I'm a longtime Dell user on my 4th generation of Dell laptops since 1998 (currently with a decent 840 and 5150). Before that I had in descending order: Latitude 750 Mhz, Latitude 300 Mhz, Twinhead 300 Mhz, Latitude 166 , a T.I. Travelmate 486, and the original IBM Thinkpad. Also had a Powerbook 140, but it was barely usable for anything other than the Internet.
Texruss
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Posted March 9th, 2004 23:00