SW & Dell
SW & Dell
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If anyone is using the M60 mobile WS with SW I would greatly appreciate any feedback as I’m seriously thinking of purchasing one.
thanks
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RE: SW & Dell
I've only got to load SW but it is quite a bit faster then my HP 1.4, 1/2 gig, 128meg Invida machine.
I'll keep you-all up to date as I continue migrating to the M60.
That M60 even sounds nice
have fun make money
Paul
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Thanks again
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Parel, do you have the 64mb or 32mb card? When you are in the bios change the performance for battery usage to maximize (i well check exact wording later tonight and post) also here is a web site that talks about overclocking the video card: http://www.geocities.com/thebithead/I8200FAQ.htm
I have not needed to do that yet but i thought you would like the option.
I also work in the shaded mode always.
There is also the option supposedly of the 8200 inspiron being able to incorporate the m50 or m60 NVIDA video card i do not know this for a fact but in the dell community chats people have supposedly done it with no problems. I would call dell and ask about buying the video card and if it would work ect.. let me know what they tell you.
RE: SW & Dell
could you let me know if your M60 work great with Solidworks.
Thanks
Maxb
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I agree that there is some lag, but so far it has not made that large an impact, It blows away my present desktop
have fun make money
Paul
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I know they call 'em laptops - but that don't mean you're supposed to put 'em there.
I suppose - if you're a girl - that's even less funny.
Seriously, what do you know about those tiny cube PCs?
The're popular with gamers for LAN parties.
Typically you take along a small flat-screen monitor too.
The whole idea sounds semi-portable to me.
Would that work for you mwall?
This will look favorable on my next review.
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RE: SW & Dell
When plugged in, the 4-M will run at full speed and be slightly faster, but when running on the battery, the 4-M "SpeedStep" technology kicks in and slows the machine considerably. The Pentium M uses much less power and can run at full or nearly full speed even when in power saving mode. The Pentium M is far superior for truly mobile users.
The Mobile Pentium 4 (on the Inspiron 5150) is yet another processor that at first glance looks ideal for workstation users with occassional need to take SolidWorks on the road. It is simply a repackaging of the last generation desktop Pentium 4 with 533MHz FSB. The system architecture is much less desirable. It uses old fashioned SDRAM - not DDR and not dual channel - and this might completely cancel out the benefit of 3.06GHz clock speed. Battery life is dismal and the machine is heavy. On the upside, it's much less expensive than comparably equipped notebooks that are optimized for mobile use.
All in all, the M60 is hard to beat. You can even order it with a 7200rpm hard drive. It's slower than top-speed desktops but faster than ANYTHING that you could by just a year ago.
RE: SW & Dell
Our VAR uses one whenever they come in-house to conduct training. I've seen the thing run SW03 and COSMOSworks and COSMOSmotion with neary a hiccup.
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