I have an opportunity to buy a slightly used Latitude D800 for $1,100. Looking online at brand new, it appears I would have to pay $2, 276 to get the same exact thing. I have some questions... 1) This laptop is of speed 2.0GHz, has 1GB of RAM and has the GeForce4 64MB video card. Sound like a good laptop so far or not? 2) I will mainly use this laptop for work but also desire to do some gaming on it. I am wondering if the speed of the laptop and if the video card will be able to offer decent gaming? 3) Can I upgrade/swap-out to a different video card on this laptop? I am under the impression you cannot on any laptop, but thought I would ask to confirm. 4) Will it be a great performer or should I buy an XPS having a newer video card and faster processor for around $2500? I would like to do some digital camera picture editing on it also. And maybe some video recording/editing as well, maybe. I have been trying to look at video card reviews but haven't found much that really compares laptop video cards to each other for the past 5 years. I am desperately looking for advice on this purchase because I have to decide Monday. Like I say, I will use it mostly for work but also want to do gaming, picture editing, and maybe video recording/editing. Thanks in advance!

‎I have an opportunity to buy a Latitude D800, I have some questions...

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ofelas

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January 30th, 2005 18:00

The D800 always has a seperate graphics card...the "non upgradeable GPU" is the official policy though ;)

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engelbert_slapt

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January 30th, 2005 19:00

So then "technically he could upgrade it to a fx 5650?

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ofelas

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January 30th, 2005 20:00

he could "technically" upgrade it a Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo, Go5200, Go5650, Go700 & Go1000.

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engelbert_slapt

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January 31st, 2005 00:00

Which would be the easiest without modding it?? The Fx Go5650???

I wonder why Dell's textbook response is that you cannot upgrade a standalone video card??

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ofelas

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January 31st, 2005 01:00

All the GPUs I mentioned install the same way, no difference in ease; 10 minutes max to swap GPUs.

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engelbert_slapt

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January 31st, 2005 01:00

I thought you hade to mod the ATI 9600 due to heat?

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Family_Man

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January 31st, 2005 21:00

I really appreciate where you guys are going with this conversation. So it sounds like I can upgrade the video card on a 1 year old D800. Is it soldered on or is this something I could do myself?

ofelas

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January 31st, 2005 22:00

6 screws & 1 plug in connector to swap video cards.

Family_Man

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February 1st, 2005 23:00

Wonderful!! So the physical size/envelope is the same with these higher memory cards? Meaning, any one of them will fit? What about the heat issue that the other person mentioned. Should I only upgrade to a specific(s) one due to heat issues that could damage the laptop? Would I need to mod the graphics card to solve a heat problem?

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