Thanks for the great pics. I was on the verge of ordering the i9200 for my wife and myself, but, after checking out this thread on Notebook Forums (http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=52484), I questioned the wisdom of getting the WUXGA display. Seems that a lot of the respondents didn't like the "haziness" or "sparkle" with this resolution. My wife prefers the WXGA, so that's not a problem, but I do a lot of "coding" in a lot of different environments, so the WUXGA seemed like the right one for me.
To cut to the chase, what resolution LCD did you get?
Also, in a previous post you mentioned a purchase price of $1,274. You must be a great deal maker! I configured one on Dell's site, and came up with their price of about $2,300 (Processor: 1.8G; WUXGA, Windows XPPro, 60Gigx7200 rpm HD, 3yr warranty covers the bulk of it). I've heard that occasionally Dell offers discounts, but the price you quote is a bit over half of what I configured. I've seen that Dell sometimes offers discounts, but that price you got is amazing.
Once again, thanks for the information and pics you provided.
To cut to the chase, what resolution LCD did you get?
Also, in a previous post you mentioned a purchase price of $1,274. You must be a great deal maker! I configured one on Dell's site, and came up with their price of about $2,300 (Processor: 1.8G; WUXGA, Windows XPPro, 60Gigx7200 rpm HD, 3yr warranty covers the bulk of it). I've heard that occasionally Dell offers discounts, but the price you quote is a bit over half of what I configured. I've seen that Dell sometimes offers discounts, but that price you got is amazing.
Once again, thanks for the information and pics you provided.
JoeB welcome to Anandtech (Best site anywhere)
I got the lowend screen XGA+
I love it, for my eyes it's a great res. 1440X900.
It seems that the WUXGA+ is more trouble than it's worth.
Besides that I don't need the extra real estate.
you must have read trikster2 post, I got mine for $1486.
I got the basic package with a couple of sidegrades.
I did get free 2 day shipping, but ended up with overnight shipping. :beer:
I added my own memory HD and dvd burner.
I still feel like I got a great deal, and the more I use my 9200 the better I feel about the debt I incured:laugh:
I got the lowend screen XGA+
I love it, for my eyes it's a great res. 1440X900.
It seems that the WUXGA+ is more trouble than it's worth.
Besides that I don't need the extra real estate.
you must have read trikster2 post, I got mine for $1486.
I got the basic package with a couple of sidegrades.
I did get free 2 day shipping, but ended up with overnight shipping. :beer:
I added my own memory HD and dvd burner.
I still feel like I got a great deal, and the more I use my 9200 the better I feel about the debt I incured:laugh:
Thanks for the welcome and the info.
We're still in the "due diligence" phase of gathering information about what's out there in "PC land." Before purchasing. Prior to Dell's release of this i9200 model, we were considering other options, but this one has grabbed our attention.
The next step is to evaluate the comparative cost of getting the upgrades from Dell (HD, RAM, DVD burner, etc.) or third party retailers.
Once again, our thanks. Now that we've found this forum, WE'LL BE BACK!
We're still in the "due diligence" phase of gathering information about what's out there in "PC land." Before purchasing. Prior to Dell's release of this i9200 model, we were considering other options, but this one has grabbed our attention.
The next step is to evaluate the comparative cost of getting the upgrades from Dell (HD, RAM, DVD burner, etc.) or third party retailers.
Once again, our thanks. Now that we've found this forum, WE'LL BE BACK!
Quick question Don66, our local Inspiron 9200 expert
Can the 9200 support Dual and/or Three monitors?
For example can it support a VGA LCD, a DVI LCD and the 17" flat panel, spanning the desktop across all three?
I have this image of me sitting in my easy chair with the Inspiron 9200 on my lap and 19" monitor sitting on both arms.......
Oh wait, how would I get up.....
Well it does have a dvi out and a vga out.
I think it can do both crt and lcd, but not all three..
My reason is I don't think that a regular 9700 can support more than 2 monitors.
I looked at the pdf that came with the laptop and it didn't say anything about monitor spanning.
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ok looking at the tech docs, the computer doesn't use a d/bay. so the latitude d series drives (and the inspiron versions such as the 600m) do not work in the 9200 :thumbsdown:
doesn't look like it'll take a battery in that drive either.
this just took a big step down in my list of notebooks to get
doesn't look like it'll take a battery in that drive either.
this just took a big step down in my list of notebooks to get
You call 4-5 hours with the 9-cell battery poor battery life? What do you consider good battery life?
> Yep, I don't think it's a good buy because of the poor battery life.
4 hours is astounding for a 17". The abismal 90 minute (or less!) battery life on the sager an HP 17" models is swaying me towards the dell.
This is kind of interesting.
To upgrade to the big battery it will cost $99.
But if you add the big battery to your purchase it will only cost $129.
So add the big battery and you will have both the 6 cell and the 9cell for only $30 more than buying the 9cell.
Betweent the two you should be able to get 6 hours or more of battery life, giving some legs to this desktop replacement.
Not the convinience of a media bay battery, but then you still can use your media bay.
4 hours is astounding for a 17". The abismal 90 minute (or less!) battery life on the sager an HP 17" models is swaying me towards the dell.
This is kind of interesting.
To upgrade to the big battery it will cost $99.
But if you add the big battery to your purchase it will only cost $129.
So add the big battery and you will have both the 6 cell and the 9cell for only $30 more than buying the 9cell.
Betweent the two you should be able to get 6 hours or more of battery life, giving some legs to this desktop replacement.
Not the convinience of a media bay battery, but then you still can use your media bay.
Hmm, Dell used to have a typo on their site then! No crap, I even advised a couple of people against buying the 9200 because of it. They had the same figure, 2:45, listed for both batteries, which was awfully strange but I never called to ask about it. PC Magazine tested the laptop with the 9-cell and got 4:59 out of it, which is really good for a laptop with such a large screen. I eat my virtual hat.
I have the basic battery.
That's enough for most things.
Most of the time it's plugged.
If I need to take it on the road, I have a power inverter if I need to charge the battery.
I got around 2.5 hours from the battery Playing games, listening to mp3's through an external drive powered off of the usb port and watching a video picture disk.
I think that's pretty good concidering the laptop has a 17" screen and a GB of ram and a 60GB 72K HD
to power. Not to mention a Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB video card.
I am more than happy with my beast.
That's enough for most things.
Most of the time it's plugged.
If I need to take it on the road, I have a power inverter if I need to charge the battery.
I got around 2.5 hours from the battery Playing games, listening to mp3's through an external drive powered off of the usb port and watching a video picture disk.
I think that's pretty good concidering the laptop has a 17" screen and a GB of ram and a 60GB 72K HD
to power. Not to mention a Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB video card.
I am more than happy with my beast.
Greetings. New member here.
I've been lurking on various boards reading posts about the i9200. I recently purchased one and pulled out all the stops. The order is in the boxing stage right now but I'm expecting it Monday. Specs include a 2.10 GHz processor, 2GB memory, 80 MB Hard Drive, Bluetooth, and every other amenity that there was to accessorize it. I'm a software developer and network engineer so I was impressed by a 17'" laptop screen, under which I could work with source code, monitor networks, and use my productivity software while all being reasonably visible. I also like working with very high resolutions, as my mantra is more info at once is better. I run MS XP hosting VMWare running Linux, so I like being able to switch over between OS's giving each enough memory in which to run. I am aware of the debate over the 'haze' of the screen, but I have seen one, and am willing to live with it, as it is not terrible.
I will post my impressions of this laptop after I loaded it up and begin working with it. Thanks for the info to date.
I've been lurking on various boards reading posts about the i9200. I recently purchased one and pulled out all the stops. The order is in the boxing stage right now but I'm expecting it Monday. Specs include a 2.10 GHz processor, 2GB memory, 80 MB Hard Drive, Bluetooth, and every other amenity that there was to accessorize it. I'm a software developer and network engineer so I was impressed by a 17'" laptop screen, under which I could work with source code, monitor networks, and use my productivity software while all being reasonably visible. I also like working with very high resolutions, as my mantra is more info at once is better. I run MS XP hosting VMWare running Linux, so I like being able to switch over between OS's giving each enough memory in which to run. I am aware of the debate over the 'haze' of the screen, but I have seen one, and am willing to live with it, as it is not terrible.
I will post my impressions of this laptop after I loaded it up and begin working with it. Thanks for the info to date.
Welcome EUDRACO
Sounds like a beast you are building there.
I wish I could have afforded more goodies
Don66, a reading comprehension course may be in order for you, with maybe a logic refresher course after. I didn't say anything about liking or not liking the 9200. You show your ignorance by saying that the battery life is good "concidering (sic) the laptop has... a GB of RAM and a 60GB 72K HD to power", as if either of those makes a big difference. The Hitachi 72k disk actually has lower power consumption than most 5400 RPM drives.
wow feel the love
> I didn't say anything about liking or not liking the 9200.
Your posts are all very negative regarding dell based on your past experiences. I assumed you hated the 9200 too, but reading you posts the only thing you say negative about the dell 9200 is you recommended clients away from it based on bad info on the dell web site.
Score one for jvarszegi
> "concidering (sic) the laptop has... a GB of RAM and a 60GB 72K HD to power", as if either of those makes a big difference
I hate it when someone edits an original quote to make it say what they want.
Don's original quote was:
" has a 17" screen and a GB of ram and a 60GB 72K HD
to power. Not to mention a Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB video card. "
Don is right, A huge screen, large fast (for laptop) hard drive and radeon 9700 are all power guzzlers vs. the integrated graphics and smaller screens and hard drives found on other laptops.
Score one for Don66
In other news
CNET finally posted a veview of the 9200. While they liked the laptop they state CNET is no longer doing battery tests, then go on to report the result of their battery test, the 9200 lasted 163 minutes for watching a movie on the 9200. That's with the large battery, and it is a lot less than PCMAG is reporting for time with the large battery:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_I...734.html?tag=pdtl-list
ref (hd specs including power)
40gb 4,200 rpm specs
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/c4k40/c4k40.htm
60gb 7,200 rpm specs
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/7k60/7k60.htm
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