http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA

the best intel can offer to fill vista needs + santa rosa, c2d with low voltage= longer battery

correct me if im wrong..

So I am wondering how much does santa rosa cost if it's avaliable for dell laptop ?
Btw , anyone know whether the GMA X3100 is comparable with which graphic card geforce and radeon ?

So I am wondering how much does santa rosa cost if it's avaliable for dell laptop ?
Btw , anyone know whether the GMA X3100 is comparable with which graphic card geforce and radeon ?

well not really sure when dell can come out with santa rosa ..but if u surf arround about notebook, hp and asus r ready with santa rosa.

n news about dell, it will spice up with ubuntu ...  

The periyn core not 2008 release meh?

well not really sure when dell can come out with santa rosa ..but if u surf arround about notebook, hp and asus r ready with santa rosa.

n news about dell, it will spice up with ubuntu ...  

this is the response i got from some lowyat shops:
"performance wise, take hitachi. want longer warranty, take seagate (5years). western d is like.. middle"
no one seem to mention about maxtor or samsung though

ask you guys a simple question, will you guys buy one 160gb 2.5" or get 3.5" with casing and get more capacity?

I just got my DELL Inspiron 6400 yesterday!!! hehe so so happy..so so nice..DELL is nice!!    so now..thinking...of buying external HDD..which brand is better ah? hitachi is for performance?really ah? then should i get a sata ext HDD to usb 2.0 to connect to my lappie? but usb 2.0 will limit the sata speed rite?

what does it mean by hard disc (PATA)?

planning to buy cooler master notebook cooler also..but i heard if run with USB very lousy..need adapter ka?

Parallel ATA (Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment or PATA) is a standard for connecting hard drives into computer systems. As its name implies, PATA is based on parallel signaling technology, unlike Serial ATA (SATA) devices that use serial signaling technology. Parallel ATA dates back to the 1980s. Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) drives operate according to this standard.

The connections for PATA devices were originally made using 40-conductor ribbon cables. These were later supplanted by 80-conductor cables in which every other conductor is grounded, minimizing mutual capacitance (and consequent crosstalk) between conductors. The maximum workable cable length is 46 centimeters (about 18 inches). This means that PATA cables are only practical for use with internal drives.

Parallel ATA was originally called Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) until the year 2003 when SATA was introduced. The cable for a SATA connection has seven conductors. These cables are more flexible than PATA cables and can be much longer, allowing the designer more latitude in the physical layout of a system. Because there are fewer conductors, crosstalk is less likely to be troublesome in SATA than in PATA. The signal voltage is lower as well (250 mV for SATA as compared with 5 V for PATA).

n news about dell, it will spice up with ubuntu ...  

name added ....welcome to the club     

for notebook hdd , take hitachi , it is cooler than other brand .

Unless u plan to switch ur hdd all the time , i mean change it to use in notebook and vice versa, take SATA ....if not IDE will do ...

PATA is not supported by Dell 6400 . Sata hdd enclosure is more expensive than IDE . . but i advice u to take bigger capacity SATA hdd like 120gb , so that in case u need a larger capacity hdd for Vista purposes o watsoever , it is more convenience

PATA
from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,...1180433,00.html

cooler master notepad use adapter kar ? i nvr know bout it ...i tot use usb 1....

noisy ? i dun think so ....u wont realised it 1...

Thank you Steven! ehehe   happy to be in the club! 

Oh..take hitachi better ah? hmm okok..cos WD used to be a famous hard disc brand..hitachi is quite new brand rite? Dun think im gonna change the default 80GB hard disc in my inspiron 6400...planning to buy at least a 120 gb one...then just connect it to the lappie as an extra external hard disc...but should i get a SATA external hard disc? as i said..i dun think i want to install it into my laptop..just using it as an external device...will SATA be worth it?...cos seems USB 2.0 will still limit the SATA Fast speed transfer rite? since sata (from external HDD) to USB 2.0 (to my lappie)...thanks for clarifying what PATA is..

Yeap..my fren who bought a cooler master 2 fan notepad cooler told me at 1st he used USB..then he said the fan not powerful...so he bought an adapter for the cooler master W1 model..then he say now fan more powerful...but he din test the temperature difference la....

Another fren of mine also told me he bought the same cooler master notepad cooler...he said..only made a 1 degree reduction in his lappie... dunno if it really works a not..this cooler master notepad cooler..the W1 model..

Steven..hehe i said lousy...the fan lousy..when using USB..not noisy..hehe   

if like tis , take IDE .... cheaper and better

try Zalman and see....the design quite cool....saw it at All IT hypermart...

Actually,6400 can put X1600.Just dell dont provide it..about the temperature no big diff i tell u.My friend acer dunno wat wat with X1600 GPU runs the same game wif me(NFS Carbon),he at800x600 medium,me at 800x600 also medium.Then i can feel the smoothness for the X1600,while the X1400 is average but if put higher abit settings will start have some lagging isue.And for notebook range..dun have 7300GS GPU..people call Goforce 7300,only plain version If for 7300 GPU,i think the perfomance is crap if play some games like carbon..since my x1400(NV go 7400 also can fite x1400) so weak alrdy..(But still poor perfomance..)

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Added on May 5, 2007, 4:57 pmNOtebook GPU cant be overclocked i can tell u..becuz i tried b4..in my lappy..last time no things do,i go try overclock my X1400..when i juz increase few MHZ from the core..the display starts comeout some block..realy shocked me deeply. Then i quiclky turn off the LAppy with the off button.So can prove those notebook GPU's architecture not suitable for overclocking even few MHZ . So nvr expect to push the limits!

Well, it depend whether you think is worth it or not. If you are a clumsy person who always drop your laptop or accidentially hit the laptop here and there then I prefer you to get the extend warranty. Else, is it not necessary to extend the warranty.It is recommended to extend the warranty to 3yr on the 1st time purchase. If your laptop already over 3yrs, you might think of buying a new laptop rather than extending the warranty.

Main expensive cost of laptop is LCD screen, motherboard and the processor where we can't really able to buy it from the normal computer shop. So anything happen on this 3 part, you normally need to call the dell to replace it with charges.

The rest of the laptop part able to get from computer shop either replace it as internal/external/portable.

if my warranty period is over and i dont plan to extend it, then when something happened to my laptop how? send to pc shops? do they know how to repair a dell laptop?

My Windows Xp Sticker starts to rip off... use pc too much everyday
Anyone know how much it cost?
i plan to get 1 if its cheap.

Oh...or should i get firewire? Does Dell 6400 have firewire? the 4 pin one? and can i buy a notebook firewire? cos heard its more stable..but very hard to find rite?

Zalman also very famous rite?hehe...hmm..which model u recommend?

Things to shop for my new DELL inspiron 6400... 
1. Mouse
2. Notepad Cooler
3. External Harddisc

Are Razer mouses good? I do play games..so is this brand good? or A4TECH gaming mouse? any other brands to recommend?hehe

HELP!! after i format my window and instal the ati and reboot it, it come out the box say that The applicatio failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135) click on ok to terminate the application. anyone can help me solve the problem???