Latitude or Toshiba Tecra

[ceo2b]

After reading some previus threads I wanted to edit this particular one. I was hoping someone could give me an overview on the Latitude D600 & 800 vs Tecra models. Or given the follow specs who would you choose. Can you really see the difference between 32mb vid ram versus 64.

Latitude D800
Pentium® M Processor 1.40GHz 15.4 WXGA Display
Price: $2,911.00
Latitude D800: Pentium® M Processor 1.40GHz 15.4 WXGA Display
Memory: 512MB,DDR SDRAM,1 DIMM 512MB
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce4 4200 Go? 4XAGP graphics w/64MB DDR Video Memory
Hard Drive: 30GB,HD,9.5MM,4200RPM
Floppy Drive Options: No Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 1
Modem: Internal 56K Modem
Modular Bay Devices: 8-24-10-24X SWDVD/CDRW Combo Drive
Wireless Networking: Dell TrueMobile? 1400 Dual Band WLAN(802.11a/b/g,54 Mbps)
Bundle: Microsoft Office Professional with Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Battery: 9 CELL PRIMARY BATTERY
Carrying Cases: FREE OFFER! NYLON CARRYING CASE
Hardware Support Services: 3Yr Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day)
Optional Support Services: Gold Technical Support, Latitude, 3 Years
File System: NTFS FILE SYSTEM
Wireless Accessories: Dell TrueMobile? 300 Bluetooth Module
Promotional Offer: Free Palm Zire ($99 retail value)

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Latitude D600
Pentium® M Processor 1.40GHz with 14.1in SXGA+ Display
Price: $2,751.00
Latitude D600: Pentium® M Processor 1.40GHz with 14.1in SXGA+ Display
Memory: 512MB,1 DIMM,DDR SDRAM 512MB [311-1875]
Hard Drive: 30GB,HD,9.5MM,4200RPM 30D [340-7877]
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 1
Modem: Internal 56K Modem
Module Bay Devices: 8-24-10-24X SWDVD/CDRW Combo Drive
Wireless Networking Options: Dell TrueMobile? 1400 WLAN (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps) miniPCI Card
Bundle: Microsoft Office Professional with Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Batteries: 6 CELL PRIMARY BATTERY 6C [
Carrying Case: FREE OFFER! NYLON CARRYING CASE
Hardware Support Services: 3Yr Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day) + CompleteCare
Optional Support Services: Gold Technical Support, Latitude, 3 Years
File System: NTFS FILE SYSTEM
Wireless Accessories: Dell TrueMobile? 300 Bluetooth Module
Promotional Offer: Free Palm Zire ($99 retail value)
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Tecra M1
Li-Ion battery (9-cell, 6600mAh), Atheros Wi-Fi? (802.11a/b), Bluetooth, Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.4GHz, 40GB HDD (5400 rpm), 14.1" SXGA+ display (1400x1050), 512MB RAM (512 x 1), Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, DVD/CD-RW
Toshiba 3-Year On Site Repair Next Business Day
Total $2682

 

[mocca]

The M9 32MB will be slower than the M9 64MB by about 20-25% depending on games, etc. With that price, I would seriously consider IBM T40 (with the ATI M9 32MB and SXGA+ LCD). I believe IBM have a sale promotion right now so you can configure a nice T40 with M9 and SXGA+ for that price.

Mocca

 

[ceo2b]

Ehhh, I have had a very bad experience with IBMs (desktops) in the past and took an oath to never purchase another product from them again. Their support, at the time, was not even subpar; more frankly, nonexistent.

 

[mocca]

My experience with IBM support on thier laptop is quiet opposite (I've never own an IBM desktop though). They take the call very quickly (less than a min most of the time) and they do thier job pretty good (better than Dell and Sony I've dealt with in the past). For the laptop, IBM is top grade and I always like IBM TS more than Dell and Sony. I'm sure someone else with more experiences with IBM TS can give you more opinion on this issue.

Mocca