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mageshgv   08-15-2007 at 02:17:58 PM

Hi frnds..... . I am going to buy a new notebook. The use would be programming , watching movies ( very often ) , surfing and occasional gaming.

I was about to buy a sony vaio cr14G thinking that the ati radeon x2300 it has is a dx10 based card . Luckily i searched its review and to my horror found it to be a dx9 card ( renamed 1450 or something ) . I really liked that model except for that feature and i personally would want a 14" model with a dx10 card. I have another option of dell vostro 1400 or inspirion 1420 with a geforce 8400gs with 128mb video memory( no turbo cache ).

1.Would this geforce8400gs with 128 mb video memory sufficient under vista for movies and light games ?

2.Or is the x2300(316mb with hypermemory) better when compared to geforce 8400 with 128 mb vram even though x2300 is not a dx10 card?

3.What would be the video quality while watching movies under both these cards ?

4.Or should i dump these and go with a sony vaio 15" MODEL(forgot the number ) that has geforce8600GT even though its somewhat heavier and reduced battery life ?

Personally i would like to go with a sony just for its design and dell is much bulkier. All these differ in price only by about 150 us dollars. (I live in India and only a few santa rosa based models are available here . Also sony is reasonably priced whereas all other brands are much costly here than in international market ) ...

THANKS FOR UR

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rammedstein   08-15-2007 at 02:43:48 PM
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i'd go for the 8400gs, because there is no way ift could be as bad as the pos 2300

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Icarusmk2   08-15-2007 at 04:05:46 PM
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I agree with Rammedstein.

x2300: (WEAK) http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id- [...] hmark.html

The 8400GS performs better than the 7300 so at least you can play Halflife at lower res (1280 res) with ~40fps.


Message edited by Icarusmk2 on 08-15-2007 at 04:06:54 PM
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Sailer   08-15-2007 at 05:04:56 PM
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mageshgv wrote :

1.Would this geforce8400gs with 128 mb video memory sufficient under vista for movies and light games ?

2.Or is the x2300(316mb with hypermemory) better when compared to geforce 8400 with 128 mb vram even though x2300 is not a dx10 card?

3.What would be the video quality while watching movies under both these cards ?

4.Or should i dump these and go with a sony vaio 15" MODEL(forgot the number ) that has geforce8600GT even though its somewhat heavier and reduced battery life ?

THANKS FOR UR



1. The 8400 should work well enough for videos, but may be slow on games. Depends a bit on how much detail you want.

2. Forget the X2300, just as the other posters said.

3. Video quality should be ok, limited more by the screen itself than by the card.

4. I would go for this, but that's my opinion. The 8600 would be a better card, the keyboard larger so that my fingers would have an easier time hitting the correct keys, and I like the larger screen. Sure its a pound or so heavier, but that wouldn't affect me. The battery life is a problem, but keep it plugged into the wall whenever possible and it shouldn't be too bad. But like I wrote, this is what I would do, not necessarily what is best for you. Only you can decide here.

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