Ordered a Dell Inspiron 8200

[pantherdan]

Its in the Boxing step now. I ordered UXGA, Radeon 9000 64M, free DVD/CDRW upgrade, free second battery and the rest is pretty much low end as possible. I ordered the 1.7G P4 with 128MB DDR. I can now upgrade the memory cheaper aftermarket and the CPU when they are reasonably priced in a year. Who has tried this video out? Which drivers are best? Any tips?

 

[MikeMike]

8200 or 8100? the 82 is a desktop and the 81 is a laptop which did you get?

 

[pantherdan]

Its the laptop, but its an 8200. I believe when the P4 went in to the lappy they started calling it an 8200. I think the Inspirons are lappys and Dimensions are desktops.

 

[Spicedaddy]

I'd use the latest ATI drivers, but the problem is they won't install properly because it's a mobile chip and you're supposed to get the drivers from Dell...

This page has the latest drivers for Dell Mobile chips... Bookmark it! The 6255 drivers are the latest Catalyst 3.0 drivers. (DirectX 9 compatible)

 

[odog]

i beleive the graphics chip in the inspirons "is" upgradeable.... the cpu i'm not sure, but i do feel a positive vibe..


even now it's not to bad

my 2.0 Ghz / radeon does a fragging right... and every game while not blazing does work!

 

[Compuguru]

Its easy to replace the cpus.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Compuguru
Its easy to replace the cpus.

Aren't they soldered in the mobo in laptops sometimes?

 

[nightowl]

In the Inspiron 8x00 line, the CPU and the video board can be replaced. The CPU sits in a socket just like every other desktop CPU available today. The video also resides on a removable board that can be replaced as well.

 

[NeoMadHatter]

some good info here since i plan on getting an inspiron 8200 eventually. how much did it end up costing you?