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Donkey Oaty
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January 26th, 2006 21:00
Chipset
Hi
I have been checking out the possibility of buying a couple of InspironTM 9300 laptops to support a small recording studio.
When I checked out the systems prior to xmas the specs used to show which chipset each Dell system used. That now seems to have been removed.
I noticed that the 9300 claimed to have used the 914PM chipset , I wonder if that is still the case ? The 915GM chipset is no use for the audio applications we run.
Can anyone from Dell confirm ?
Donkey Oaty
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Posted January 27th, 2006 07:00
Many thanks for that info.Do you know which of the other Laptops in the Dell range use the 915PM chipset ?It's a pain they removed this info because it is critical for use in both Audio and Video editing and will sway the mind of the buyer.Donkey Oaty
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Posted January 27th, 2006 15:00
There is a USB delay of 40us with ALL 915GM chipsets when using a specific set up involving most external USB cards.AlsoShared video is a no no in any Audio set up ( hence why the 915GM is not suitable in any form, be it Laptop or Desktop because it share main memory ). During a screen refresh the Audio will glitch.Dells have been used in a Studio enviroment for a long time and the Intel 915GM chipset has been a problem from day one for both Audio and Video applicationsINCLUDINGSerious gamersSo the issues with the 915GM chipset will effect quite a few of Dells potential customers.The 915PM chipset has no such issues and has been tested and approved by most of the high end A/V software suppliers.The A/V market has a big captive audience and Dell taps into that quite well, but it is common knowledge between most of us in this field that this chipset is flawed ( its on most A/V forums ), that we often check out Dells website to see it there being used or not.Donkey Oaty
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Posted January 27th, 2006 22:00
After all that we gave up trying to buy a Dell online ! It was to much hassle and the so called special extra 5% discount ( applied at checkout ), didnt ;(
We got so fed up chasing the dell site around every day as the prices changed quicker then a whores knickers going up and down we bought 3 x IBM thinkpads and a Toshiba.
We may have paid more , I dont know ? But it was easier and there web site was more honest ( no hidden costs to remove ) and the pricing was consistant.
But thanks for the help anyway
@NemesisDB wrote:
The specs in the owner manual says 915PM. It's a pain that it's not on the order page anymore. Still, you can find it here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins9300/en/om/om_en.pdf on page 99.If you order and this is wrong, it's reason enough for a free return
Right, and the specs are correct: I do own two 9300 (one is made in september 2005 and the other is november 2005) and they do all have 915PM as reported in the specs.
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Posted January 27th, 2006 03:00