Dell Inspiron 600m v. 700m?

[Cruisers]

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yea, the 600m comes with an xga display that's 1024x768, and the 700m comes with an xga display that's 1280x800,

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Where did you find that the 700 is an SGA display with 1280x800? I didn't find that on the dell website.

[mmbt0ne]

Can you see evreything ok with the 15.4" WUXGA screen?

If I can get this 8600 1.6M, 512, 60GB/7200 for $1172 and the screen is big enough to make everything out, I'm making my first major purchase off of poker money.

[BusterStacks]

Dude, I am going with the 9200. WUXGA on a 15.4" is SMALL and would be a pain (imo) for things besides poker.

[boedeker]

my other notebook had was a larger toshiba, and i swore to myself that my next would not be so [censored] big, so i went for the smallest decent thing i could afford and couldnt be happier. i use it mostly for note taking at school, but i often play poker on it too, usually 2 tables.

[busguy]

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i will be connecting to an external monitor with that resolution...

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Make sure that the notebook that you choose will support 1600 x 1200 (or the likes). Don't assume that just because the Monitor will do a high resolution that the video card on the notebook will drive it.

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[BusterStacks]

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Don't assume that just because the Monitor will do a high resolution that the video card on the notebook will drive it.

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Uh... Actually yes, do assume that. because it's true.

[busguy]

Seriously ??

I was under the assumption (I'm a Mac guy so new to the whole PC thing) that the video card was VERY important as to whether you could get the proper resolution with say a Dell 2001fp.

Are you saying that my wife's Dell 600 that will only do a max of something like 1024 x 800 on it's internal screen, WILL support and drive a 1600 x 1200 external Monitor ???

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[BusterStacks]

Indeed, that is precisely what I am saying.

[mmbt0ne]

Yeah, that's what I figured. I was looking at my 15" extra monitor and trying to imagine 4 tables on that, and it wasn't working.

The 9200 is definitely a better deal. It looks better, the screen is bigger, it doesn't cost much more, and it really isn't that much bigger when it's closed than the 8600. 1/2 inch wider, about an inch longer, so that's not bad at all. Only problem, I can't get the WUXGA screen on Dell's website. They only have the XGA+ option, and that just won't do.

[JEM7VSBL]

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yea, the 600m comes with an xga display that's 1024x768, and the 700m comes with an xga display that's 1280x800,

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Where did you find that the 700 is an SGA display with 1280x800? I didn't find that on the dell website.

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check the display specs for the 700m.